Von Biel, Michael

2002

Label: Edition Rz Country: Germany

German composer, cellist and fluxus artist Michael von Biel in 5 works, two performed by the Pellegrini-Quartett in 2003, a string quartet from '67, and two electronic works from '64 & '68.

"Michael von Biel (born 30 June 1937 in Hamburg) is a German composer, cellist, and graphic artist.

Von Biel studied piano, theory, and composition in Toronto (1956Ð57), Vienna (1958Ð60), New York (1960, with Morton Feldman, amongst others), London (1960, with Cornelius Cardew), and Cologne (with Karlheinz Stockhausen). From 1961 to 1963 he attended the Darmstadt International Vacation/Holiday Courses for New Music. In 1964 he received a commission from the WDR for the electronic piece Fassung. From 1965Ð66 he was Composer in Residence at the State University of New York in Buffalo. Since 1966 Michael von Biel has lived in Cologne, where he came into contact with artists of the Fluxus movement. From 1968Ð69 he studied with Joseph Beuys at the DŸsseldorf Kunstakademie. In the following years he created works in the visual realm especially. His JagdstŸck (1966) for brass, contrabass, tape, and amplified barbecues was probably partly inspired by his contact to artists from the Fluxus movement."-Wikipedia