1994
Paysage Choisi (En entendant le clair de lune)
In memoriam Hanno Walter Kruft,
For piano solo
First performance at the
Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, July 1994.
Duration 8 minutes.
1997
Mekaber zajn di Lewone (To Bury the Moon)
Melodram for piano and the pianist’s voice
After Abraham Sutzkever’s 'Honik fun a wilder bin'. First performance at the 'Bayerische Akademie der schönen Künste', July 1997.
Duration 16 minutes.
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1997–1998
Lider-Togbuch (Song-Diary)
in memoriam Michael Hofmann
For piano
and the pianist’s voice
After poems in Yiddish by Abraham Sutzkever. Commissioned by the City of Munich. First performance at the Literatur-Woche München, March 1998.
Duration 60 minutes.
Samples from the cycle:
Dajn Rege (Your Moment)
Jehi (Let it Be)
Di oppelhakte Hant (The Chopped-off Hand)
Majn tefile (My Prayer)
Baj tog a lewaje, bay nacht a kontsert (A Funeral by Day, a Concert by Night)
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Published by "Peermusic Classical, No. 4097
1999
Quasi una fantasia?
For piano solo
With the movements: I. Durchaus, II. Phantastisch,
III. Und, IV. Leidenschaftlich, V. Vorzutragen.
First performance in Bochum, 2000.
Duration 20 minutes.
2001
Rega’im (Moments)
Five pieces for piano solo
First performance at the SWR-Radio Concert Series, 2002, between Schubert’s Moments Musicaux.
Duration 15 minutes.
Samples from the cycle:
Ländler
Zeltmusik (Tent-Music)
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2001
Debka Fallastin (Debka Palestine)
For flute/piccolo and drabuka
First performance in Theâtre Châtelet, Paris, 2002.
Duration 8 minutes.
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2001-2002
Hebräische Balladen (Hebrew Ballads)
For soprano and piano
After the poem-cycle 'Hebräische Balladen' by Else Lasker-Schüler. Commissioned by the Culture-Foundation North-Rhein Westphalia. First complete performance at Museum Baden, Solingen, 2003.
Duration 60 minutes. Available in print.
Samples from the cycle:
An Gott (To God)
Zebaoth
Im Anfang (In the Beginning)
Esther
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2003
Psalm
For cello and piano -
also in a version for viola and piano (2008)
First performance in Osaka, Japan, May 2005.
Duration 18 minutes. Available in print.
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2003
Psalm II
For flute und piano
With the Movements Psalm, Rauch (Smoke).
Duration 14 minutes. Available in print.
Psalm
Rauch
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2004-2005
Fugitive Pieces (Fluchtstücke)
Cycle for piano solo
After the novel by Anne Michaels. 18 short movements. First performance within a concert of the Südwestrundfunk, Baden-Baden, commemorating the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II, May 2005.
Duration 32 minutes. Available in print.
Samples from the cycle:
Blind Guide
Burst Door
Milk Teeth
Ghetto-Lullaby
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2005
Psalm
For string quartet
After poems by Paul Celan
Three movements: Auge der Zeit, Psalm (also recited), „Sandvolk“. First recording Auritus-Quartett, NEOS. First performance Freiburg, 2009.
Duration 24 minutes.
Score and parts available in print.
Auge
der Zeit (Time’s Eye, excerpt)
Psalm (excerpt)
Sandvolk (Sand-People, excerpt)
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Psalm
For chamber-choir (8 men-voices)
and string quartet
After poems by Paul Celan.
Duration 9 minutes. Available in print.
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2006
Cloches de joie et larmes de rire
(Bells of Joy and Tears of Laughter)
For piano solo
Commissioned for the 2nd Lepthien-Piano-Competition, Freiburg, 2007.
Duration 4 minutes. Available in print.
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Di vayte haymat mayne (My Distant Home)
For tenor and orchestra
After poems by Marc Chagall
First performance on July 9th, 2007, Munich.
Duration 32 minutes.
Score and orchestra-material available in print.
Samples from the cycle:
Di schtot di wajte (The distant town)
Majne trern (My tears)
Doss bild (The painting), excerpt
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2007
Three Love-Songs
For soprano and organ
After Else Lasker-Schüler.
First performance Auenkirche, Berlin, 2007.
Duration 6 minutes. Available in print.
2009
Walzerstaub
For Piano solo
Commissioned by Pianofortefabrik C. Bechstein.
First performance in Mannheim, May 2009.
Duration 4 minutes. Available in print.
2009-2010
Isaac's Youth
Opera in 2 acts or 8 soloists and
chamber orchestra (ca. 30 players)
Libretto by
Simon A. Rosenbaum and Gilead Mishory.
Duration 100 minutes. Excerpts available in print.
2011
Gogolmusik
For piano solo with the pianist's voice
Melodram after 'Der Wij'. Commissioned by Okno, Zürich. First performance Zürich, April 2011)
Duration 10 minutes.
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2011
Didone Abbandonata
Sonata in g-minor for violin and piano
By Giuseppe Tartini. Adaption for piano solo. First performance Israel, November 2011.
Duration 12 Min.
Movement 1 (excerpt)
Movement 2 (excerpt)
Movement 3 (excerpt)
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2010-2011
My Grandpa and I - 10 Piano-Pieces for children
For piano solo
Commissioned by maestro Osamu Sasaki, Yokohama.
Birds’ Morning-Greeting; My Hamster; Scrambled eggs; Grandpa’s Hearing-Aid; Anna plays, Magdalena disturbs…; Grandpa is Sleeping; Grandpa and Grandma on the Motorcycle; The Strange Watch; The Golden Swiss Watch; Evening-Thoughts.
First performances May 2011 in Vienna, Tel Aviv, Tokyo, Osaka.
Available in print.
Duration 12 minutes.
Published by Peermusic Classical with
“My Grandma and I”,
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Tokyo-first-performance on YouTube
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2011
Kinnor (Violin) in memoriam Shimon Mishory
For piano solo
First performance Israel, November 2011.
Available in print.
Duration 14 minutes.
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2011
Gogols Nachtlied
For piano, toy-piano and pianist's voice
Commissioned by the Holst-Sinfonietta
After Landolfi, Wallach & Goethe.
First performance Freiburg, January 2012.
Available in print.
Duration 8 minutes.
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2012
Haus-Psalmen (House-Psalms, „Tehilej Bajit“)
For clarinet, cello and piano
Commissioned by the Jewish community in Freiburg
for the 25th anniversary of its synagogue.
First performance Freiburg, 4. November 2012.
Duration 21 Min. Available in print.
Movement 1 (excerpt)
Movement 2 (excerpt)
Movement 3 (excerpt)
Movement 4 (excerpt)
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2013
Three Israeli Folksongs
arranged for piano in four hands
'Hewenu schalom aleychem',
'Osse shalom',
'David melech Yissra’el'
First performance Tokyo, March 2013
Duration 12 Minuten. Available in print.
2012-2013
'Sham Yesh' (''Yonder there's')
Quintet for piano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello
Commissioned by 'Meitar'-Ensemble, Tel-Aviv.
First performance Tel-Aviv, March 2014
Duration 14 minutes. Available in print.
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2013
Ein paar kurze Stössel (A Few Short Stössls)
For piano solo
Improvisations after poems by Jürgen Peter Stössel
Duration 6 minutes.
2013-2016
An Aeneas for piano solo:
1. you
2. She. Delirium 3. Labyrinth 4. Father. The touch. 5. The sea
First movement commissioned by the European Piano Contest Bremen.
First performance Bremen, March 2014.
First performance of the whole cycle: Basel, February 2017. First recording NEOS (21601).
Published by Peermusic Classical, Cat. Nr. 4147
Duration ca. 32 min.
You. Nocturne (live in concert)
She. Delirium
Labyrinth
Father. The touch
The sea
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2014
Grandma and I (Oma und ich): 9 Children’s Pieces
For piano solo
'Decaf Coffee in the Morning', 'Grandma Wakes me Up', 'Egg Salad', 'Fear', 'On the Train', 'Grandma is Sick', 'Jodl the Dog', 'Grandma and Grandpa in New York, when they were young', 'Grandma’s Lullaby'
Duration 14 minutes.
Published by Peermusic Classical with
“My Grandpa and I”
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2014
Waterpsalm
For 8 solo voices or mixed choir (ss;aa;tt;bb)
Commissioned by the German Chamber Choir
('Deutscher Kammerchor')
First performance Tel Aviv 2016
1. movement: Mayim Ad Nafesh (2007, ca. 5')
2. movement: Mey Menuchot (2014, ca. 8')
3. Movement: Kol Mishbarecha ve Galecha (2014, ca. 8').
Available in print
CD-Recording: "Psalmus", Deutscher Kammerchor, Christophorus 77396
Movement 1 (excerpt)
Movement 2 (excerpt)
Movement 3 (excerpt)
2015
Kurzpsalm ('Shortpsalm' or 'Tehilim Katsar')
For violin solo
First performance Stuttgart 2015
Duration 2 minutes. Available in print
2016
Prépréludes
For piano solo.
19 extremely short pieces, to be played between Chopin’s préludes
First performance Freiburg November 2016 by Yeseul Moon
Complete length 4 minutes. Available in print
2017-2018
Nofim Pnima
For mixed choir a capella
Texts in Hebrew by Israeli Poets
Duration 18 minutes. Available in print
2018
To the Distant Sister
For piano solo
Commissioned by Susanne Kessel
www.250-piano-pieces-for-beethoven.com
First performance Bonn, June 2018
Duration 4 minutes.
Published by
Musica Ferrum, London, Vol. 5
2019
Earthly Dances
for Wind-Quintet and Percussion
Including the movements: Intrada, Air, Tin-Dance, Asches, Hora Berale, Stones, End-Dance
First performance Freiburg, June 2019
19 Minutes. Available in print
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2019-2020
'Mein verrückter Klavierlehrer' (My Crazy Piano Teacher): 11 pieces for young pianists, with a Schnaps-encore
With the pieces: Lazy Morning, Müsli; Nose-Trimmer; Snail Dance; Blue Wall, Blue Tower; Barefoot Shoes; Strong Coffee in the Afternoon; Hybrid Car; The Pupil Phlegmatius; Sugar; gg-Schnaps; Cherry Blossoms.
Duration About 20 minutes. Available in print.
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2020
Buongiorno con le ali (Good Morning with the Wings) for soprano and piano.
Text in Italian by Giusi Quarenghi. Ca. 3’50‘‘. Available in Print.
2020-2021
Six Tantrums for Cello solo
With the movements: Brennend; Außer Kontrolle; Tumultueux; Alla marcia furiosa; Knirschend; Grollend.
First performance 30. April 2021, Hochschule für Musik Frankfurt
Duration Ca. 10 minutes. Available in print.
First Performance on YouTube
Dance project of the Frankfurt
Hochschule für Musik und Tanz
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2020-2021
'Space-Voyages': Six Pieces for Cello Solo
With the movements: Einsam schwebend; Große Bärin; Kurnácht; The Ship (MS MRT); Dal niente al niente; Vergnügt und geschmeidig.
Duration Ca. 14 minutes. Available in print.
First performance with Lucas Fels, Burghof Lörrach, October 2021.
Dance project of the Frankfurt Hochschule für Musik und Tanz
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2021
Rosas y Ángeles (Roses and Angels) for piano solo (Variations on „Pavane de Spaigne“ by Praetorius/Caroubel)
With the movements: Theme; Wolfenbüttel; Wolf’s Blood; German Seguidilla; Pavane pour une poupée d’une infante; Poison for Isabella; Two Roses; Two Other Roses; Poison for Ferdinand; Pink Little Angels; Skeletons; Rap Espagnol; Toledo; Wegdamith! (Away with it!)
First Performance: 1. November 2021 in Bochum.
Duration Ca. 13 minutes. Available in print.
2021
Lune e Maroni (Moons and Maroni) for piano solo
Thirty Improauditions for thirty poems in “Maronenmond” by Urs Heftrich.
Duration ca. 31 minutes. Available in print.
2021
A Day A Minute for piano solo.
Length: exactly 60 seconds. Available in Print. Also in arrangement for Wind-Quintet and Piano.
2021-2022
AdamaAdamDamAdamAdama (a short history of earth and mankind) for mixed choir a capella.
Commissioned by Moran-Choir, Tel-Aviv. First performance June 2022. Text-collage by the composer in Accadian language (with short passages in Hebrew, Arabic, English). Duration 16 minutes. Available in Print.
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2022
Escape. Refuge? For Duo Violin-Cello.
Duration about 8 minutes. Available in Print
2023
„Ets Ha-Ssadeh“ (Tree of the Field: Seven looks at the tree of life) for organ
With „Looks“of the earth, the body fluids, the snake, the blazing turning sword, the leaves, the autumn and the birds, as well as very short “prayers” in between. First performance by Ulbe Tjallingii, Het grote Kerk, Harlingen (Netherlands) April 23.
Duration: ca. 15 minutes. Available in print |
