360°
367′48″
24417 W
2560 B
12 F

With FURRER 70, Klangforum Wien is creating a legacy in the artist’s lifetime: Beat Furrer – composer, conductor and founder of the ensemble – has selected 18 key works from his oeuvre, collaborating with Klangforum Wien and conducting the ensemble in a series of seminal new recordings. The exclusive media box set with 6 CDs, 3 films and 2 books offers unparalleled access to Furrer's music and artistry on the occasion of his 70th birthday. Released on 19 November 2024. – In February 2025, Furrer 70 was honored with the German Record Critics' Award.

Furrer 70 Media box set © Liza Borovskaya-Brodskaya, Mitzi Gugg, Jakob Mayr
Beat Furrer © Manu Theobald
Furrer 70 Media box set © Liza Borovskaya-Brodskaya, Mitzi Gugg, Jakob Mayr
Furrer 70 Media box set © Liza Borovskaya-Brodskaya, Mitzi Gugg, Jakob Mayr
Furrer 70 Media box set © Liza Borovskaya-Brodskaya, Mitzi Gugg, Jakob Mayr

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The box contains

6 CDs, 367′48″

18 key works selected by Beat Furrer from his oeuvre for new recordings, conducted by himself – setting a timeless standard in the interpretation of his own music: Nuun (1995), Konzert für Violine und Orchester (2020), Klarinettenkonzert (2019), Konzert für Klavier und Ensemble (2008), spur (1998), Retour an Dich (1986), apoklisis (2004), cold and calm and moving (1992), in mia vita da vuolp (2019), La bianca notte (2013), invocation VI (2003), Spazio immergente III (2019), Xenos III (2010/2013), linea dell’orizzonte (2012), intorno al bianco (2016), Gaspra (1988), à un moment de terre perdue (1990), Begehren (2001/2003)

3 films

Three video documents provide a close-up encounter with Beat Furrer's sources of inspiration and his creative universe: hiking in the Gesäuse mountains or in his ‘composing room’, we can witness the flow of time as his thoughts and his work process unfold. In an extensive conversation with founding members of Klangforum Wien, the long-standing collaboration with the ensemble is explored, and Furrer's stance as a composer becomes tangible.

2 residences,  2560 books

Spaces of Reflection – A “Book of Books” invites readers into Beat Furrer's personal world of literature. Books are points, land-marks, promises, and atmospheres that refer to things beyond themselves. A comprehensive index of his book collection is accompanied by Furrer’s personal comments on selected books that have lined his life to date.