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GOSS Stephen

Oeuvres en tant qu'artiste: 101

Oeuvres en tant qu'arrangeur: 2

Description

The compositions of Stephen Goss are utterly captivatingThe Independent

Flair, quick thinking, and a feel for colour are everywhereBBC Music Magazine

Some very successful guitar composers seem a bit out of their element when the guitar is not present, but Goss sounds perfectly at home with other instruments or combinations of instruments. It is very impressive.Soundboard Magazine

 

Stephen Goss’s music receives hundreds of performances worldwide each year. It has been recorded on over 90 albums by more than a dozen record labels, including EMI, Decca, Virgin Classics, Naxos, and Deutsche Grammophon, and is regularly performed at the world’s leading concert venues, such as Carnegie Hall, Wigmore Hall, the Tchaikovsky Hall, and the Royal Albert Hall. Steve’s output embraces multiple genres: orchestral and choral works, chamber music, and solo pieces. He is considered ‘one of the guitar’s finest living composers’ (International Record Review).

Recent work includes several projects with the legendary guitarist John Williams, who has recorded and toured Steve’s Guitar Concerto (2012) with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Describing the concerto in an interview for Soundboard, Williams said ‘I don’t know of any guitar concerto which is as consistently successful on all fronts’.

Goss’s work is marked by a fascination with time and place – both immediate and remote – and the musical styles that evoke them. In many of his compositions, contrasting styles are juxtaposed through abrupt changes of gear. As BBC Music Magazine noted ‘Goss weaves together an eclectic range of influences – at once retrospective and forward-looking’. His compositional voice is shaped by his parallel career as a guitarist – that is to say, as a performer, transcriber, arranger, improviser and collaborator with other composers and performers. Not surprisingly, his music often tests the boundaries between all these activities and original composition.

Steve’s music has been performed and recorded by many of the world’s leading orchestras including: the Russian National Orchestra, the Oregon Symphony Orchestra, the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Colombia, the China National Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, BBC NOW, and the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra. In his role as composer-in-residence for the Orpheus Sinfonia, Steve wrote the Piano Concerto (released by Signum Classics in 2013), and the Concerto for Five (for the unique combination of violin, saxophone, cello, bass, piano and orchestra). Steve’s Albéniz Concerto for guitar and orchestra was released to great critical acclaim on EMI Classics in 2010 and has since been performed in Europe, Asia, Russia, and the US. Steve’s other concertos include: A Concerto of Colours, for guitar and wind ensemble, the Koblenz Concerto for two guitars and orchestra (for SoloDuo) and the Theorbo Concerto for Matthew Wadsworth: the first concerto ever written for the theorbo. In 2021 Steve was nominated for an Ivor Novello Award.

Other commissions have come from: percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie, cellist Natalie Clein, flutist William Bennett, and tenor Ian Bostridge, as well as guitarists David Russell, Xuefei Yang, Zoran Dukić, Miloš Karadaglić, Aniello Desiderio, and Lukasz Kuropaczewski. Steve’s eclectic approach has led to collaborations with artists as diverse as Andrew Lloyd Webber, Alt-J, and Avi Avital.

As a guitarist, Steve has worked with many leading composers (such as Toru Takemitsu, Hans Werner Henze, Peter Maxwell Davies, and Elliott Carter) and toured and recorded extensively with the Tetra Guitar Quartet and other ensembles.

Born in Wales in 1964, Stephen Goss studied at the Royal Academy of Music (where he won the Julian Bream Prize) and the Universities of Bristol and London (where he completed his doctorate in composition). His composition teachers included Edward Gregson, Robert Saxton, Peter Dickinson, and Anthony Payne, and he studied guitar with Michael Lewin. Steve is currently Professor of Composition and Director of the International Guitar Research Centre at the University of Surrey, UK, and Professor of Guitar at the Royal Academy of Music in London. In 2018 he was made a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music, an honour limited to 300 living people. He is an Arsenal season ticket holder.

© Jonathan Leathwood 2023

www.stephengoss.net

 

Oeuvres de l'artiste

  • Product previewA Concerto of Colours

    A Concerto of Colours

    GOSS Stephen

    42.37 $

    DO 1156

  • Product previewAmerican Pastoral

    American Pastoral

    GOSS Stephen

    28.25 $

    DO 952

  • Product previewan ideal insomnia

    an ideal insomnia

    GOSS Stephen

    15.30 $

    DO 996

  • Product previewAphorisms

    Aphorisms

    GOSS Stephen

    15.30 $

    DO 1581

  • Product previewBagatelles with Fantasies

    Bagatelles with Fantasies

    GOSS Stephen

    12.95 $

    DO 1362

  • Product previewCantigas de Santiago

    Cantigas de Santiago

    GOSS Stephen

    44.73 $

    DO 1217

  • Product previewCantigas de Santiago

    Cantigas de Santiago

    GOSS Stephen

    21.19 $

    DO 926

  • Product previewCarmen Fantasy

    Carmen Fantasy

    GOSS Stephen

    70.62 $

    DO 945

  • Product previewCaught Between

    Caught Between

    GOSS Stephen

    28.25 $

    DO 968

  • Product previewCinema Paradiso

    Cinema Paradiso

    GOSS Stephen

    15.30 $

    DO 1154

  • Product previewCocktail List

    Cocktail List

    GOSS Stephen

    38.84 $

    DO 1451

  • Product previewConcerto of Colours, piano reduction

    Concerto of Colours, piano reduction

    GOSS Stephen

    23.54 $

    DO 1298

  • Product previewCrunch Time

    Crunch Time

    GOSS Stephen

    20.01 $

    DO 1495

  • Product previewDark Knights and Holy Fools

    Dark Knights and Holy Fools

    GOSS Stephen

    28.25 $

    DO 953

  • Product previewDialogues from Invisible Cities

    Dialogues from Invisible Cities

    GOSS Stephen

    15.30 $

    DO 1456

  • Product previewEl Llanto de los Sueños

    El Llanto de los Sueños

    GOSS Stephen

    14.12 $

    DO 865

  • Product previewExhalation

    Exhalation

    GOSS Stephen

    5.89 $

    DO 1454

  • Product previewFirst Milonga, Last Tango

    First Milonga, Last Tango

    GOSS Stephen

    16.48 $

    DO 875

  • Product previewFrom Honey to Ashes

    From Honey to Ashes

    GOSS Stephen

    25.89 $

    DO 1000

  • Product previewFrozen Music

    Frozen Music

    GOSS Stephen

    70.62 $

    DO 872

  • Product previewGnossiennes

    Gnossiennes

    GOSS Stephen

    28.25 $

    DO 947

  • Product previewGuitar Concerto - complete pdf

    Guitar Concerto - complete pdf

    GOSS Stephen

    395.90 $

    DO 910M

  • Product previewGuitar Concerto - score

    Guitar Concerto - score

    GOSS Stephen

    94.16 $

    DO 910

  • Product previewGuitar Concerto (piano reduction)

    Guitar Concerto (piano reduction)

    GOSS Stephen

    29.43 $

    DO 920

  • Product previewHiraeth

    Nouveau

    Hiraeth

    GOSS Stephen

    12.95 $

    DO 1374

  • Product previewIllustrations to The Book of Songs

    Illustrations to The Book of Songs

    GOSS Stephen

    15.30 $

    DO 951

  • Product previewInterludes

    Interludes

    GOSS Stephen

    23.54 $

    DO 889

  • Product previewIntermezzi

    Intermezzi

    GOSS Stephen

    23.54 $

    DO 1462

  • Product previewInvisible Cities (Double concerto pour violon et guitare)

    Invisible Cities (Double concerto pour violon et guitare)

    GOSS Stephen

    25.89 $

    DO 1470

  • Product previewKoblenz Concerto (piano reduction)

    Koblenz Concerto (piano reduction)

    GOSS Stephen

    40.02 $

    DO 1342

  • Product previewKoblenz Concerto (score)

    Koblenz Concerto (score)

    GOSS Stephen

    40.02 $

    DO 1343

  • Product previewLa Catedral Sumergida

    La Catedral Sumergida

    GOSS Stephen

    18.83 $

    DO 1535

  • Product previewLa Cumparsita

    La Cumparsita

    RODRIGUEZ G.H.M.

    9.42 $

    DO 1117

  • Product previewLa Serenissima

    La Serenissima

    GOSS Stephen

    9.42 $

    DO 1503

  • Product previewLabyrinth

    Labyrinth

    GOSS Stephen

    11.77 $

    DO 1036

  • Product previewLachrymae

    Lachrymae

    GOSS Stephen

    16.48 $

    DO 892

  • Product previewLandscape and Memory

    Landscape and Memory

    GOSS Stephen

    44.73 $

    DO 1484

  • Product previewLandscape and Memory - PDF complet

    Landscape and Memory - PDF complet

    GOSS Stephen

    176.55 $

    DO 1483M

  • Product previewLandscape and Memory - réduction de piano

    Landscape and Memory - réduction de piano

    GOSS Stephen

    24.72 $

    DO 1485

  • Product previewLandscape and Memory, Concerto for 2 guitars and string orchestra

    Landscape and Memory, Concerto for 2 guitars and string orchestra

    GOSS Stephen

    21.19 $

    DO 1483

  • Product previewLooking Glass Ties

    Looking Glass Ties

    GOSS Stephen

    15.30 $

    DO 1011

  • Product previewMahler Lieder

    Mahler Lieder

    GOSS Stephen

    41.20 $

    DO 845

  • Product previewMarylebone Elegy

    Marylebone Elegy

    GOSS Stephen

    9.42 $

    DO 866

  • Product previewMiami Beach

    Miami Beach

    GOSS Stephen

    9.42 $

    DO 1519

  • Product previewMinimal Effort

    Minimal Effort

    GOSS Stephen

    40.02 $

    DO 1308

  • Product previewMotherlands

    Motherlands

    GOSS Stephen

    25.89 $

    DO 1280

  • Product previewNorthern Lights

    Northern Lights

    GOSS Stephen

    25.89 $

    DO 969

  • Product previewOxen of the Sun

    Oxen of the Sun

    GOSS Stephen

    16.48 $

    DO 870

  • Product previewPaganini Variations

    Paganini Variations

    GOSS Stephen

    18.83 $

    DO 1532

  • Product previewPark of Idols

    Park of Idols

    GOSS Stephen

    24.72 $

    DO 871

  • Product previewPerpetual Motion Machine

    Perpetual Motion Machine

    GOSS Stephen

    9.42 $

    DO 1395

  • Product previewPiano Cycle

    Piano Cycle

    GOSS Stephen

    15.30 $

    DO 1012

  • Product previewPierrot, or Harlequin?

    Pierrot, or Harlequin?

    GOSS Stephen

    15.30 $

    DO 1555

  • Product previewPortraits and Landscapes

    Portraits and Landscapes

    GOSS Stephen

    15.30 $

    DO 893

  • Product previewRaise the Red Lantern

    Raise the Red Lantern

    GOSS Stephen

    14.12 $

    DO 867

  • Product previewRiver Fragments

    River Fragments

    GOSS Stephen

    18.83 $

    DO 1471

  • Product previewRiver Winds

    River Winds

    GOSS Stephen

    18.83 $

    DO 983

  • Product previewRough Music

    Rough Music

    GOSS Stephen

    15.30 $

    DO 1046

  • Product previewSonata

    Sonata

    GOSS Stephen

    15.30 $

    DO 868

  • Product previewSonata Capriccioso

    Sonata Capriccioso

    GOSS Stephen

    15.30 $

    DO 1003

  • Product previewSonatina

    Sonatina

    GOSS Stephen

    16.48 $

    DO 992

  • Product previewSongs of Ophelia

    Songs of Ophelia

    GOSS Stephen

    11.77 $

    DO 1116

  • Product previewSongs of the Solar System

    Songs of the Solar System

    GOSS Stephen

    40.02 $

    DO 1302

  • Product previewSongs of the Solar System (12-pack)

    Songs of the Solar System (12-pack)

    GOSS Stephen

    141.24 $

    DO 1302C

  • Product previewSound of Iona

    Sound of Iona

    GOSS Stephen

    5.89 $

    DO 1030

  • Product previewStill Life

    Still Life

    GOSS Stephen

    28.25 $

    DO 1299

  • Product previewTalking Drums

    Talking Drums

    GOSS Stephen

    17.66 $

    DO 1155

  • Product previewTarot

    Tarot

    GOSS Stephen

    43.55 $

    DO 1393

  • Product previewThe Albéniz Concerto - separate parts

    The Albéniz Concerto - separate parts

    GOSS Stephen

    776.82 $

    DO 887M

  • Product previewThe Albéniz Concerto - separate parts 4th movement

    The Albéniz Concerto - separate parts 4th movement

    GOSS Stephen

    137.50 $

    DO 887M1

  • Product previewThe Albéniz Concerto (piano reduction)

    The Albéniz Concerto (piano reduction)

    GOSS Stephen

    29.43 $

    DO 888

  • Product previewThe Albéniz Concerto (score)

    The Albéniz Concerto (score)

    GOSS Stephen

    49.43 $

    DO 887

  • Product previewThe Autumn Song

    The Autumn Song

    GOSS Stephen

    17.66 $

    DO 891

  • Product previewThe Autumn Song

    The Autumn Song

    GOSS Stephen

    17.66 $

    DO 873

  • Product previewThe Book of Songs

    The Book of Songs

    GOSS Stephen

    16.48 $

    DO 986

  • Product previewThe Chinese Garden

    The Chinese Garden

    GOSS Stephen

    15.30 $

    DO 864

  • Product previewThe Flower of Cities

    The Flower of Cities

    GOSS Stephen

    51.79 $

    DO 852

  • Product previewThe Garden of Cosmic Speculation

    The Garden of Cosmic Speculation

    GOSS Stephen

    43.55 $

    DO 1048

  • Product previewThe Garden of Cosmic Speculation

    The Garden of Cosmic Speculation

    GOSS Stephen

    43.55 $

    DO 1055

  • Product previewThe Lake of Time

    The Lake of Time

    GOSS Stephen

    21.19 $

    DO 1455

  • Product previewThe Miller’s Tale

    The Miller’s Tale

    GOSS Stephen

    15.30 $

    DO 1079

  • Product previewThe Paganini Concerto - score

    The Paganini Concerto - score

    GOSS Stephen

    47.08 $

    DO 1324

  • Product previewThe Paganini Concerto (piano reduction)

    The Paganini Concerto (piano reduction)

    GOSS Stephen

    37.66 $

    DO 1323

  • Product previewThe Raw and the Cooked

    The Raw and the Cooked

    GOSS Stephen

    28.25 $

    DO 874

  • Product previewThe Sea of the Edge

    The Sea of the Edge

    GOSS Stephen

    5.89 $

    DO 890

  • Product previewThe Shard

    The Shard

    GOSS Stephen

    35.31 $

    DO 895

  • Product previewThe Vine-fruit Carol

    The Vine-fruit Carol

    GOSS Stephen

    16.48 $

    DO 1277

  • Product previewThe Vine-fruit Carol (12-pack)

    The Vine-fruit Carol (12-pack)

    GOSS Stephen

    56.50 $

    DO 1277C

  • Product previewTheorbo Concerto (for theorbo and string orchestra)

    Theorbo Concerto (for theorbo and string orchestra)

    GOSS Stephen

    28.25 $

    DO 1311

  • Product previewTheorbo Concerto (for theorbo and string quartet)

    Theorbo Concerto (for theorbo and string quartet)

    GOSS Stephen

    58.85 $

    DO 1312

  • Product previewTheorbo Concerto (solo theorbo part)

    Theorbo Concerto (solo theorbo part)

    GOSS Stephen

    23.54 $

    DO 1310

  • Product previewTime

    Time

    GOSS Stephen

    5.89 $

    DO 1238

  • Product previewUnder Milk Wood Songs

    Under Milk Wood Songs

    GOSS Stephen

    15.30 $

    DO 894

  • Product previewUneasy Dreams

    Uneasy Dreams

    GOSS Stephen

    23.54 $

    DO 1054

  • Product previewVerismo

    Verismo

    GOSS Stephen

    16.48 $

    DO 1442

  • Product previewWan Dance

    Wan Dance

    GOSS Stephen

    DO 951C

  • Product previewWatts Chapel

    Watts Chapel

    GOSS Stephen

    5.89 $

    DO 1013

  • Product previewWelsh Folksongs

    Welsh Folksongs

    GOSS Stephen

    15.30 $

    DO 989

  • Product previewWelsh Folksongs

    Welsh Folksongs

    GOSS Stephen

    21.19 $

    DO 981

  • Product previewWinterbourne Preludes

    Winterbourne Preludes

    GOSS Stephen

    20.01 $

    DO 1473

  • Product previewWynwood Walls

    Wynwood Walls

    GOSS Stephen

    55.00 $

    DO 1526

  • Product previewAlborada del gracioso

    Alborada del gracioso

    RAVEL Maurice

    17.66 $

    DZ 2712

  • Product previewStill the Sea

    Still the Sea

    GOSS Stephen

    17.66 $

    DZ 2260