Reiko Füting Explained

Reiko Fueting (born 1970 in Königs Wusterhausen) is a German composer living in the United States.

Life and career

Reiko Fueting was born in 1970 in Königs Wusterhausen, just outside of Berlin in the former East Germany. He studied composition and piano at the Academy of Music Carl Maria von Weber in Dresden before moving the United States to pursue graduate degrees at Rice University and Manhattan School of Music. Fueting's primary teachers include Jörg Herchet and Nils Vigeland (composition) and Winfried Apel (piano).^[1]

Fueting has been a faculty member at Manhattan School of Music since 2000. He teaches composition and has served as chair of the music theory division since 2005.^[2] In 2015, New Focus Recordings released names, erased, a full-length album of Fueting's music.^[3]

Compositions

Solo

names, erased (2014) for cello solo
wand-uhr - infinite shadows (2013) for guitar solo
Echo des Lichts (2012) for organ solo
tanz, tanz (2010) for violin solo
land - haus - berg (2009) for piano solo
red wall (2006) for guitar solo
re-fraction: shadows (2005) for cello solo
nach-klang: dissolve (2004) for piano solo
leaving without (2003) for piano solo
gleichzeitg nacheinander (2001) for piano solo

Chamber

leaving without/palimpsest 3 (2014) for clarinet, violin and piano
ist - Mensch - geworten (2014) for flute and piano
infinite spring (2009) for guitar, flute, clarinet, viola, and cello
Kaddish: The Art of Losing (2008) for cello and piano
leaving without/palimpsest (2006) for piano and clarinet
re-fraction:shadows/palimpsest 2 (2005) for violin and cello
nach-klang:dissolve/palimpsest (2004) for flute, bassoon, and piano
finden - suchen (2002) for alto flute, cello and piano
light, asleep (2002) for violin and piano
Es geht ein' dunkle Wolk' herein (1997) for flute and guitar
Wenn nichts mehr da wäre, wohen man zu gehen hätte, ist das Wiederkommen von Heil (1994) for viola and piano

Ensemble

Weg der Schwäne (2015)
vine: snow (2014)
leaving without/palimpsest 2 (2007)
nach-klang:dissolve/palimpsest 2 (2007)

Orchestra

stimmen, nachtdurchwaschen (2007)

Vocal

mo"nu"ment for C (2015) for baritone, trumpet, trombone, bass clarinet, and string orchestra
land of silence: waves - bridges (2010) baritone, trumpet, trombone, and bass clarinet
über zwischen-welten (2006) for baritone, piano, and percussion quartet
...gesammeltes Schweigen (2006) for mezzo-soprano solo or with piano
...und Ich bin Dein Spiegel (2000) for soprano and string quartet
...erst im ershcrockenen Raum (1999) for mezzo-soprano and orchestra
...einst wuschen am Grund (1999) for baritone and piano
...weil sie in den Gedichten steht (1994) for baritone and cello

Choral

in allem frieden (2012)
...wie wer klar werden (2012)
alls ein licht (2011)
höhen - stufen (2011)
in allen landen (2010)
der töne licht (2008)
...und wo Du bist (2007)
...als aus nacht kimmer wurde (2005)
weht - umweht (2005)
atme - erken (2004)
silently wanders (1999)

Notable Students

Notes and References

News: Reiko Fueting. New Music USA. 2018-07-14. en.
News: Reiko Fueting - Manhattan School of Music. Manhattan School of Music. 2018-07-14. en-US.
Web site: Reiko Füting: names, erased Catalogue New Focus Recordings. New Focus Recordings. en-US. 2018-07-14.