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Bernd Alois Zimmermann
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Wolfgang Rihm
11,357 listeners
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Aaron Cassidy
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Jörg Widmann
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Hans Abrahamsen
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Paul Dessau
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Aribert Reimann
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Henri Dutilleux
26,086 listeners
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Enno Poppe
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Enno Poppe was born on December 30, 1969, in Hemer, Sauerland, Germany. He studied conducting and composition at the Hochschule der Künste … read moreEnno Poppe was born on December 30, 1969, in Hemer, Sauerland, Germany. He studied conducting and composition at the Hochschule der Künste Berlin, with Friedrich Goldmann and Gösta Neuwirth, among others. Further studies of sound synthes… read moreEnno Poppe was born on December 30, 1969, in Hemer, Sauerland, Germany. He studied conducting and composition at the Hochschule der Künste Berlin, with Friedrich Goldmann and Gösta Neuwirth, among others. Further studies of sound synthesis and algorithmic composition at the Technische Universität… read more