Peter Ablinger (*1959, Schwanenstadt, Upper Austria)

studied piano at the conservatory of Graz and composition with Gösta Neuwirth and Roman Haubenstock-Ramati.
Since 1992 he has been a visiting scholar and lecturer at various universities and institutes.
In 2012 he became a member of the academy of arts in Berlin.
In addition to his compositional work he initiated and organized many festivals.
As a composer he focuses on the borderlines of music, often using subtle sounds and noises from all origins.

WEISS/WEISSLICH 18 (1996, stereo, 12min) for Robert Ranke-Graves

The piece consists of 18 short excerpts of the rustling of leaves from various trees and bushes:
Birch, rowan, ash, alder, willow, hawthorn, oak, holm oak, hazel, vine, ivy, sloe, elder, fir, broom, heather, aspen, yew.
with technical support from IEM Graz and Electronic Studio of the TU Berlin.

source: private material by the composer