Native of Offenbach am Main, (Germany), growed up at Stuttgart and Hannover (Germany), study of music (clarinet and piano) at Hannover and Hamburg, Michael Berth moved to Italy (Lake Major) in 1983.
From 1985 his musical interest moved towards the sound-synthesis and the using most of all vintage analogue synthesisers and since some time also increasingly the Physical Modeling applications.
Not "only" a composer, at times he explores multimedia-art including in some projects not only sound but also
Video-Art and Computer Graphics.
In his "Dr.Jekyll-Mr.Hyde" existence he alternates between his personally works (experimental vanguard), and the activity as producer as well as commissioned works in countless stiles.
Its esthetics as a composer can be defined as floating between ECS and Trac-series relative at the two Labels that form part of Bermont Records. However, the nearness to the ac-series screens is to be classified as mainly.
The compositions that are part of the ECS-genre are released sometimes under his last name abbreviated to Bert.
The compositions that are allocated into the ECS-genre (see description in the section Bermont Records):
Ricordi persistenti di una primavera lontana e perduta
The compositions that are floating between ECS and Trac-series:
Il lido degli enigmi ultramorganici
Nous deux dans la baie onirique
Atmosphère délirante en evolution continue vers l’extase hyperparadisiaque avec la présence temporaire de Alexander Scrijabin
The compositions that are allocated into the Trac-series-dimension (see description in the section
Bermont Records):
Szenen einer Introspektion
Frantumi.......
Xanthesilea
Persistenza della memoria.....
Verklärte Einöde in dem Tal schizophrener und gleichgültiger Seelen

 

Works:

Ricordi persistenti di una primavera lontana e perduta listen
(Persistent memories of a lost and distant spring)
It consists of three times (1. = 9'18'' 2. = 7'56'' 3.= 13'08'').
For piano, orchestra, synthesizer and sampler-sequencer.

Il lido degli enigmi ultramorganici listen
(The lido of ultra morganatic enigmas)
(7'19'')
With a optional videosequence.
For sequencer or synthesizers.

Nous deux dans la baie onirique listen
(The two of us in the oniric bay)
(17'58'')
A symphonic poem for semi-acoustic-guitar, piano, orchestra, synthesizers and sampler-sequencer.

Atmosphère délirante en evolution continue vers l’extase hyperparadisiaque avec la présence temporaire de Alexander Scrijabin listen
(8'17'')
(Delirious atmosphere in continuos evolution towards the hyperparadisiacle extasy with the temporary present of Alexander Scrijabin)
For piano and sampler-sequencer.

Szenen einer Introspektion listen
(Scenes of an Introspection)
A symphonic poeme in two parts for orchestra, synthesizers and sampler-sequencer.
1. Part: Leicht apathisch, ab und zu besorgt und ein wenig himmlisch
(Slightly apathetically, sometimes anxious and a little celestial)
(10'29'')
2. Part:
In Metamorphose hin zu der verklärten Kontemplation
(In metamorphous towards the transfigured contemplation)
(14'46'')

Frantumi....... listen
Frantumi di un'anima scissa che palpitano ancora in uno scenario spettrale - paranoide
(Fragments.......)
Subtitle: Fragments of a split soul which are trembling still in a spectral-paranoid scenery.
(16'28'')
With a optional videosequence.
For violin, sampler-sequencer and live-electronics.

Xanthesilea..... listen
Gli echi di Xanthesilea rimbalzano nella valle Maggia dove brillano ancora le meravigliose luci azzurre.
The echis of Xanthesilea bounce in the valley Maggia where they still shine the marvelous blue lights.
(16'03'')
With a optional videosequence.
For violin and sampler-sequencer or for violin, sampler-sequencer and synthesizer. (The same version, it only changes the manner of the performance.)

Verklärte Einöde in dem Tal schizophrener und gleichgültiger Seelen listen
(Transfigured desert in the valley of schizophrenic and indifferent souls)
(17'30'')
For piano and sampler-sequencer.

Persistenza della memoria.....
In un paesaggio spettrale persiste la memoria
(Persistance of the memory.....)
(In a spectral landscape persists the memory)
(37'00'')
With a optional videosequence.
It consists of two times for bass clarinet, soprano sax, speaker, synthesizer, sampler-sequencer and live electronics.

 

Planned projects:
Il risveglio pomeridiano della memoria for orchestra, synthesizers, sequencer and live electronics.
La baia delle apparizioni enigmatiche e ultramorganiche for orchestra, synthesizers and sequencer.
A ballet version of the Scenes of an Introspection with video-art, which inspires itself to Hermann Hesse's Siddharta.
How always, sponsors and patrons (if they are still exists) would be absolutely desirable.
These, institutions and persons which desire to propose a work in commission, or other persons which wants to communicate a opinion can do this with an e-mail-message .