Wolfgang Fortner was born at Leipzig (12.10.1907) and died at Heidelberg (5.9.1987). Fortner's music represents the convergence of many mainstream 20th-century
aesthetic trends: neo-classicism, serialism, and the use of instrumental colour as both a
structural and an impressionistic element.
Overtly dramatic, whether in balletic, operatic or concertante
works, it nonetheless shows a hardwon balance between head and heart, a quality which also
made Fortner one of the outstanding teachers and administrators in post-war Germany.
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