Robin de Raaff

Robin de Raaff (born 1968) is a Dutch composer.[1] He has written five symphonies, eleven concertos,[2][3][4] an oratorio entitled Atlantis,[5] and two main stage operas. The last opera Waiting for Miss Monroe [6] is about the tragic death of Marilyn Monroe[7] sung by American soprano Laura Aikin.[8] The first opera RAAFF [9][10] is an opera about the complex relationship between the older Anton Raaff and the young M. (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) in their struggle to create the world premiere of Idomeneo. Both operas were commissioned by Dutch National Opera[11] coproduced by the Holland Festival.[12]

Robin de Raaff
Robin de Raaff, 2006
Born
Hubertus Jacobus de Raaff

1968 (age 54–55)
OccupationComposer

Since 2001 Robin de Raaff has been teaching Composition and Instrumentation at Codarts, University for the Arts in Rotterdam.[13]

Awards
  • 1995: KNTV Composition Prize for De vlucht van de magiër for soprano, flute, mandolin, guitar and harp on a poem by Serge van Duijnhoven[14]
  • 1998: Bernhard van den Sigtenhorst Meyer Prize from GeNeCo for his Double concerto for clarinet, bass clarinet and orchestra.[15]
  • 2008: Toonzetters Prize for his Violin Concerto No. 1 "Angelic echoes"[16]

Discography

Albums
  • Jaap van Zweden conducts De Raaff – Violin Concerto No. 1 "Angelic Echoes" and Symphony No.1 "Tanglewood Tales"
  • Waiting for Miss Monroe – 2CD; Recording of the World Premiere in 2012, at the anniversary of Marilyn Monroe's death
  • Orphic Descent [17] – Piano Concerto No. 2 "Circulus", Orphic descent, and Violin Concerto No. 2 "North Atlantic Light"[18]
  • Atlantis – Oratorio on Atlantis by Hart Crane, Plato, and texts by the composer
  • Entangled Tales – Cello Concerto, Entangled Tales, and Symphony No. 3 "Illumination...Eclipse"
  • Melodies Unheard – Symphony No. 2 "Two Worlds Colliding" for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra, Symphony No. 1 "Tanglewood Tales", and Symphony No. 4 "Melodies Unheard". A Symphony of Songs on Poems by Emily Dickinson
  • Stolen Back from Time – 2CD; Violin Concerto No. 1 "Angelic Echoes", Percussion Concerto, Double Concerto for clarinet, bass clarinet and orchestra, Unisono (Remastered) for Orchestra, Ennea's domein for septet, Clarinet Concerto, and In Memoriam Dmitri Shostakovitch for 2 Trumpets, two Horns and Orchestra
  • Doelen Ensemble performs De Raaff – Der Einsame im Herbst, Flute Concerto, Megumi-Suite
  • RAAFF – Recording of the World Premiere in 2004
  • Orchestral Works – Piano Concerto No. 1, Unisono, Concerto for Orchestra

Appearances
  • Contradictie IVa (1998/rev. 2014 Deuss Music) CD Ladder of Escape 11, Fie Schouten bass clarinet solo, ATT2014140[19][20]
  • Soundscapes - Sonate for Violin and Piano No. 2 "North Atlantic Light", Carnegie Hall version Challenge Classics. Tosca Opdam[21] Violin & Alexander Ullman piano

References
  1. "Robin de Raaff in Library of IRCAM". brahms.ircam.fr. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  2. Woolfe, Zachary (2014-04-07). "A Maximalist Evening, Both Earthy and Elegiac". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  3. "Dutch Cornucopia / IFP / Pople, Cadogan Hall, London". The Independent. 2007-09-18. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  4. Griffiths, Paul (2001-08-16). "MUSIC REVIEW; Young Performers, New Works at Tanglewood". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  5. Music, Deuss. "Deuss Music -Works by RobindeRaaff - Atlantis, an oratorio for soprano, bariton, 2 harps, mixed choir and orchestra". Deuss Music. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  6. "Waiting for Miss Monroe". Operabase. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  7. Clements, Andrew (2015-12-16). "De Raaff: Waiting for Miss Monroe CD review – songs haunted by the ghost of Norma Jean". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  8. Loomis, George (2012-06-12). "A Dutch Take on a Cultural Icon". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  9. Music, Deuss. "Deuss Music - Newly composed Art Music and Opera - Works - RobindeRaaff". Deuss Music. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  10. "Raaff by Robin de Raaff | Opera". Operabase. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  11. "ROBIN DE RAAFF: The Operas". www.robinderaaff.com. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  12. "Robin de Raaff – Holland Festival". www.hollandfestival.nl. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  13. "Academic career". robinderaaff.com. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  14. "ROBIN DE RAAFF {} www.robinderaaff.com Prizes/Awards". robinderaaff.com. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  15. "ROBIN DE RAAFF OVER: De eenzame Schönberg". NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  16. "Robin de Raaff wint Buma Toonzetters Prijs 2008". Conservatorium van Amsterdam (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  17. "News - Release of Orphic descent by Robin de Raaff".
  18. "Music UpClose - North Atlantic Light".
  19. "Ladder of Escape 11". Dutch Performers House (in Dutch). 2021-04-03. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  20. gool, cinde van (2021-06-14). "Recensie DIVERSEN - Ladder of escape 11 (werken van Kagel, Stockhausen, Hirs, De Raaff en Chin) - Luister". Luister magazine (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  21. "North Atlantic Light - Tosca Opdam". toscaopdam.com. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
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