Armand Angster (born 20 January 1947) is a French

clarinetist This article lists notable musicians who have played the clarinet. Classical clarinetists * Laver Bariu * Ernest Ačkun * Luís Afonso * Cristiano Alves * Michel Arrignon * Dimitri Ashkenazy * Kinan Azmeh * Alexander Bader * Carl Baerma ...

. With Françoise Kubler (soprano), he is the founder of the ensemble "Accroche Note", research and creative formation in contemporary music.

Career

Born in Strasbourg, Angster's mastery of the different clarinets ( soprano, bass clarinet and metal doublebass) allows him to be the dedicatee of works by contemporary composers ( Brian Ferneyhough, ''Ansioso quasi con gioia'' (2015) by

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, ''La mesure des choses I. La mesure de l'air'' (1992) by

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,) as well as their interpreter (''Aleph'' (1985) by

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, ''Dikha'' by Christophe Bertrand, ''By the Way'' by Pascal Dusapin, ''Assonance III'' (1989) by

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). In 1981, he created in Strasbourg with Françoise Kubler the Accroche Note ensemble offering programmes combining music from yesterday and today; this ensemble is supported in particular by the Ministry of Culture and the City of Strasbourg. He is soloist in various formations ranging from the

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, the

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to ensembles of contemporary music in Europe (Nieuw Ensemble d'Amsterdam.) He regularly takes part in the Musica FestivalBiographie Armand Angster — Festival Musica
/ref> of Strasbourg and to numerous others ( at Le Mans in 1989). Angster teaches clarinet and chamber music at the

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and at the Haute École des arts du Rhin in Strasbourg. Many of his students such as Manuel Metzger, and Jean-Francois Charles turned professionals. He is recognized in the jazz world, notably thanks to the concerts and recordings in 1990 of the clarinet trio with

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and Jacques Di Donato, renowned improvisers and masters of the clarinet. He continues the trio experiment with new clarinetists, and in 2005.

Awards

* Angster was made a Chevalier in the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2012.

Selected discography

;Jazz * ''Trio de clarinettes live'' with Jacques Di Donato, Louis Sclavis (FMP, 1991) * ''L'ibère'' by and

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's Passaggio (Label Bleu, 1994) * ''Trio de clarinettes: Ramdam'' with Sylvain Kassap, Jean-Marc Foltz (Evidence, 2008) ;Spectralism * ''Inner Time II'' (live) by Armand Angster "Clarinet System" (Montaigne, 1994) ;Chamber music * Eco, composer

, with the ensemble Accroche Notes (Accord, 2005) ;Contemporary music *''La Chute d'Icare'' (premiere in 1988) for clarinet and ensemble, by Brian Ferneyhough (Etcetera KTC1070, 1988) * ''Solo clarinet'', world premiere works: ''Dikha'' (2001) by Christophe Bertrand, ''Sinolon'' (2000) by Alberto Posadas, ''High'' (2005) by

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and ''Art of Metal II'' (2007) by , solo pieces: ''Time and motion study I'' (1971-1977) by Brian Ferneyhough and ''Dal Niente (intérieur III)'' (1970) by

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(Triton, 2017)

References

External links

L'invité de l'émission d'Arnaud Merlin: Armand Angster, 23 mai 2016
on

France Musique France Musique is a French national public radio channel owned and operated by Radio France. It is devoted to the broadcasting of music, both live and recorded, with particular emphasis on classical music and jazz. History The channel was launch ...

Accroche Note

by Sophie Chambon, 28 April 2008 * {{DEFAULTSORT:Angster, Armand 1947 births Living people Musicians from Strasbourg French classical clarinetists French jazz clarinetists Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres 21st-century clarinetists