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In progress

Die Krankengeschichte

Instrumentales Theater für Akkordeon solo mit Kammerensemble und Elektronik/Multimedia

after Irina Yasina's roman "Case Report" ("История болезни“)

2022   Epitaph (12 mins.)

for piano trio & recording

WP: 26 Februar, 2022 Volkshaus Zürich

Marketa Janouskova (violin), Christian Standridge (cello),
Fidan Aghayeva-Edler (piano)

2021   The WELL Short Fiction Film, directed by Rufat Ray

(original soundtrack Elmir Mirzoev)

                                                                           

2015   Allegoria Sacra (10 mins.)

for two performers & multimedia

(violin, prepared piano, glockenspiel, triangel and tibetan singing bowls)

WP: 1 June, 2015, "Les Images accordées" project
Elvira Di Bona (violin) and Saida Zulfugarova (piano)
l'Université Paris-Sorbonne, Amphithéâtre Richelieu, Paris, France

2013   Le complexe de Caïn (7 mins.)  

Instrumental MusikTheater for contrabass cl., sopr., fl., perc., hrf  and vcl.

Commissioned by Ensemble Accroche Note (France)

WP: Qara Qarayev V contemporary music Festival,  

Ensemble Accroche Note, Baku, Azerbaijan, 14.04.2013

Rashid Behbudov's State Musical Theatre   

                                                                                                                                                           

2012  Die Vergänglichkeit der Zustände des Phönix-Mythos (15 mins.)

bass Cl. & Double bass with chamber ensemble (fl., sax., tbn., accordion, vln., vla., vcl.)

commissioned by Ensemble Reconsil (Austria)

WP: Ensemble Reconsil, cond. Roland Freisitzer, Vienna/Austria, 22.11.2012

Vienna's Arnold Schönberg Center

           Transcommunication: invasion of senses  (20 mins.)

Experimental film written, directed, edited and produсed by Teymur Daimi
(original soundtrack Elmir Mirzoev)
WP: Festival of contemporary art "Public art 12", 06.06.2012

Fountains Square Baku, Azerbaijan

2011  L'identification de la vengeance d'Eurydice (8 mins.)

Instrumental MusikTheater for bass fl./fl. and 4 percussionist

WP: Qara Qarayev IV contemporary music Festival,

Beatrix Wagner (flute) and Freiburg Percussion Ensemble

cond. Bernhard Wulff, Baku/Azerbaijan, 07.04.2011

Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Hall

  

2010   Die schwerfälligste ästhetische Erfahrung vom verschwundenen Lärm der Schönheit (26 mins.)

Sinfonie for violin and chamber orchestra

WP: “Zamanla üz-üzə” contemporary music project, Azerbaijan State Chamber Orchestra

soloist Lidiya Futorska, cond. Volodymyr Runchak, Baku/Azerbaijan, 12.03.2011

Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Hall

 

2009   Die Flucht aus der Zeit (12 mins.) text Hugo Ball & Alfred Meissner 

for soprano, 3 soloists and ensemble

commissioned by æquatuor ensemble (Switzerland)

WP: Convergence Festival, Tiflis/Georgia, 09.04.2010

Georgian National Music Center

 

2008   Illusory perception of the destroyed world of anarchy (5 mins.)

            for bass fl., bass cl., perc., vln., vcl. and recording

commissioned by Seattle Chamber Players Ensemble (USA)

WP: A journey down today’s Silk Road Project, Town Hall, Seattle/USA, 25.01.2009    

 

Illumination (15 mins.)

for orchestra

commissioned by Young.Euro.Classic Festival (Germany)

WP: Young.Euro.Classic Festival, cond. Fuad Ibrahimov, Berlin/Germany, 15.08.2008

Konzerthaus Berlin

 

2006  Five styles for piano (12 mins.)

            piano solo

commissioned by Gülshan Annagieva (Azerbaijan)

WP: Gülshan Annagieva, Moscow/Russia, 16.12.2006

 

Die gestorbene Zeit des Idealismus (9 mins.)

            bass fl. (or flute), accordion, hrp., vcl. and tape

commissioned by Ensemble Reflexion K (Germany)

WP: Ensemble Reflexion K, Kiel/Germany, 23.09.2006

            Emil Nolde Project, dedicated to the 50 anniversary of death the painter

 

Black room (9 mins.), movie, directed by Nonna de Gubek

(original soundtrack Elmir Mirzoev)

WP: International Audiovisual Festival, Baku/Azerbaijan, 02.11.2006

 

2005   Fayum Portraits II (11 mins.)

            soprano, cor. anglais, teorbe (bass lute or guitar) and tape

WP: Sylvia Nopper and Duo Matthias Arter & Markus Hochuli, Baku/Azerbaijan, 19.04.2005

Fayum Portraits II Project at Baku Jazz Centre, April, 2005 

 

Candentia II (6 mins.)

            strings (6, 5, 4, 3, 1) & pno./harpsichord/glockenspiel

commissioned by Azerbaijan State Chamber Orchestra

WP: Azerbaijan State Chamber Orchestra, cond. Volodymyr Runchak, Baku/Azerbaijan, 11.10.2007

 

2004   Fayum Portraits I (6 mins.)

            bass fl. (or flute), perc., hrp., vcl. and tape

(vibr., marimba, glockenspiel, triangle, cymbal, 3 t-toms, tam-tam, gong, bass drum)

WP: Ensemble Reflexion K, Baku/Azerbaijan, 25.06.2004

            “Before the Symbol” International Mini-Festival of Contemporary Arts     

                                                                                                                                                                              

2003  Ritual II (9 mins.)

for santur (Azerbaijanian string instrument) and 4 percussionist

(marimba, vibr., glockenspiel, t-bells, 2 triangles, 2 cymbals, 4 temple-blocks, 3 t-toms, 3 bongos, 2 gongs, bass drum)

            commissioned by Freiburger Musikhochschule (Germany)

WP: Freiburg Percussion Ensemble, cond, Bernhard Wulff, Freiburg/Germany, 11.12.2003

30.Jubiläum des Schlagzeugensembles der Freiburger Musikhochschule

 

Todesfuge (10 mins.) Text by Paul Celan (1920-1970)

2 soprano & 2 double bass with percussion

(vibr.; 4 triangles; 2 glockenspiel; 2 t-bells; 2 cymbals; 2 tam-tams; 2 gongs; 2 bass drums)

commissioned by Dresdner Tage der zeitgenössischen Musik

WP: Ensemble Accroche Note & Ensemble MW2 (Poland), Dresden/Germany, 05.10.2003

17. Dresdner Tage der zeitgenössischen Musik

 

2002   Ritual I (10 mins.)

for marimba solo and 3 percussionist

(marimba, triangle, 2 cymbals, 2 bongos, 3 t-toms, tam-tam, gong, bass drum) 

            commissioned by Bernhard Wulff and Freiburg Percussion Ensemble (Germany)

WP: Freiburg Percussion Ensemble, Baku/Azerbaijan, 21.02.2003

“SoNoR Links - Dialog of Cultures” International Contemporary and Traditional Music Festival

 

Sarı Gəlin (5 mins.)

soprano, fl./fl. alto, guit., perc.

(vibr., t-bells, triangle,  3 t-toms, 2 bongos, cymbal, gong, bass drum)

WP: Ensemble SoNoR, Ulaanbataar/Mongolia, 10.06.2002

“Roaring Hoofs” International Festival of Actual Music

 

4 Songs (18 mins.)

sopr., fl./fl. alto, cl. /bass cl./balaban (azeri wind instr.), guit.,  2 perc., synthes., pno., vcl. and tape

WP: Ensemble SoNoR, cond. Bernhard Wulff, Alte Deutsche Kirche, Baku/Azerbaijan, 17.02.2002

“SoNoR Links - Crossing the Ways” Festival of Contemporary Music 

 

2001    White Circles (8 mins.)

             for clarinet and violin

             WP: ALEA Ensemble, Cracow/Poland, 07.06.2001

“13 Miedzynarodowe Dni Kompozytorow Krakowskich” International Festival of Contemporary Music

 

Symbolic Triangular Cross (12 mins.)

            cl./bass cl.; vla.; pno.

            WP: Ensemble TaG, Winterthur/Switzerland, 19,.11.2013

Meet the artist: Elmir Mirzoev (Azerbaijan) in Villa Sträuli

 

2000   Visions and Echo (12 mins.)

            fl./fl. alto; cl./bass cl.; perc.; pno.; vln.; vla.; vcl.

            WP: Ensemble SoNoR, cond. Peter Keuschnig, Baku/Azerbaijan, 16.09.2000

 

1999   Seven Minutes for Orchestra (7 mins.)

orchestra

3,3,3,3; 4,3,3,1; 4 perc.; hrp., 14,12,10,8,6

WP: Sinfonieorchester Basel, cond. Bernhard Wulff, Basel/Switzerland, 27.01. 2001

            Silk Sound Road Project

 

Bahar (5 mins.)

bass cl., sax alto, bsn., hrn., perc., org.  (or: bass fl., bass cl., bsn., hrn., perc., vln., vla., vcl.)

            commissioned by French Embassy in Baku

WP: Paul Wehage (sax.) and small ensemble, Baku/Azerbaijan, 19.03.1999

French & Azeri Contemporary Music Project

 

Impromptu (3 mins.)

            fl./fl.picc., cl./bass cl., 2 sax., 2 hrn., trp., 2 tbn., perc., el.guit.. bass guit., pno.

WP: Ensemble De Ereprijs, cond. Wim Boerman, Apeldoorn/Holland, 18.02.1999

            V International Young Composers Meeting

 

1998   JUStACRUM (10 mins.)

soprano, cl./bass cl., bsn., hrn., trp., perc., kanon (azeri string instr. or koto), pno., hrp., vcl.

            WP: Ensemble SoNoR, cond. Roland Freisitzer, Baku/Azerbaijan, 18.12.1998

            UN Project - 50 Years of Human Rights Declaration

 

Kara KARAEV (1918-1982) Preludes for piano VII, VIII, XV, XVI, XXIV (1957-65)

            instr: cl./bass cl., perc., hrp., vcl.

WP: Ensemble SoNoR, Baku/Azerbaijan, 13.05.1998

80 anniversary of Kara Karaev  

 

ReAKSIYA (6 mins.)

bass cl., perc., pno. & tape

(vibr., t-bells, triangle,  3 t-toms, 2 bongos, cymbal, gong, bass drum)

WP: Ensemble SoNoR, Tbilisi/Georgia, 20.09.1998 

            Edition: Stradiva Edizione Musicale (Italy)

                           

           Muğam ŞUR [notation from the Möhlet Müslimоv playing (tаr)]

            Edition: “Yеni Musiqi” (Azerbaijan) 

 

1997   Drei Reminiszenzen (15 mins.)

            solo guitar

commissioned by Pro Helvetia Cultural Foundation (Switzerland)

           WP: Christoph Jäggin, Winterthur/Switzerland, 26.05.1998

            “…aber der Himmel bleib fern” Project

 

Guillaume de Machaut (1300-1377) 7 Motets (30 mins.)

            instr: soprano/perc., fl./fl. alto, cl./bass cl., bsn., hrn., guit., vcl.

            WP: Ensemble SoNoR, con. Masoud Kazemzad, Baku/Azerbaijan, 04.10.2004

            Fayum Portraits Project

                       

...Also, Sie sind gekommen (8 mins.)

Text by Lu Andreas Salome (1861-1937)

            soprano, cl.bass/cl., perc., guit. (or vcl.), pno.

            commissioned by YUĞ Theatre

            WP: Ensemble SoNoR, Baku/Azerbaijan, 25.01.1997

 

1996   Short Exercises for Brain and Hands (15 mins.)

2 musicians with 7 instruments

(vibr., marimba, t-bells, triangle, cymbal, gong, bass drum & pno.)

commissioned by Pro Helvetia Cultural Foundation (Switzerland) 

WP: Asian Music Week, Yogyakarta/Indonesia, 05.09.1999                     

                       

A Game with Rosaries (18 mins.) after Herman Hesse's roman "Das Glasperlenspiel" (The Glass Bead Game)

orchestra

3,2,3,3;  4,2,3,1;  4 perc.;  pno.;  hrp.;14;12;10;8;6

 

1995   Symbolic Triangular Silence (16 mins.)

            cl.bass/cl., guit., pno.

            WP: Ensemble SoNoR, Baku, 25.01.1996                            

Edition: Edition Music Fabrik (France)

 

Candentia (12 mins.)

            fl./fl.alto.. cl./bass cl., perc., guit., vln., vla., vcl.

            WP: TaG Ensemble, cond. Fritz Voeglin, Wintenthur/Switzerland, 21.09.1995 

 

1994   Intra Cancellos (6 mins.) for ensemble

            fl./fl.picc/fl.alto, ob., cl./bass cl., bsn., trp., hrn., 2 perc., pno., 2 vln., vla., vcl.

WP: Göteborg University Ensemble, cond. Einar Nielsen, Göteborg/Sweden, 20.08.1994

               

Modus in Rebus (27 mins.)

            for orchestra

            3,3,3,3; 4,2,3,1; 4 perc.; pno.; hrp.;14;12;10;8;6

 

1993   Lux in Tenebris (12 mins.)

2 fl., ob./ingl. hrn., cl./bass cl., bsn., 2 hrn., trp., tbn., tuba, 2 perc., hrp.., 2 vln., vla., vcl., db

WP: Absheron Solors Ensemble, cond.Yashar Imanov, Baku/Azerbaijan, 14.04.1994 

            New Music: Music Today Project                     

 

1992   Sacrificium Intellectus (16 mins.)

            ob., cl., hrn., org./synthes., kanon (azeri string instr.), pno., vln., vla., vcl.

            recording in Baku/Azerbaijan, cond. Bayandur Mehdiev, 25.12.1993       

 

1992   Two pieces for String Quartett  (12 mins.)

for String Quartett

1991   In Trance (15 mins.)

for organ

 

1990   5 Pieces (15 mins.)

for piano 

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