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Quotation „With his metallic, clear sound and his surprising chord progressions, Pepl developed into one of the most distinctive guitarists in Europe“Jazz thing (news, online), 8 December 2005, p. 1 2005
Quotation „with his rhythmic incisiveness, his surprising chord progressions and his metallic, sitar-like sound, one of the most stimulating stylists …“Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (no. 286, page 39, Feuilleton), 8 December 2005, p. 39 2005
Quotation „With the Vienna-born musician the jazz world loses one of the truly great“Michael Tschida, Kleine Zeitung · Michael Tschida, obituary, Kleine Zeitung, 6 December 2005, p. 55; translated from the German 2005
Quotation „a superbly polished concert that lingered on long afterwards, piece by piece“Kleine Zeitung, 30 April 2006, p. 86; translated from the German 2006
Quotation „above all an innovative way of working musically, the courage to leave one’s own traces“Matthias Wagner, Kronen Zeitung, 20 November 2006, p. 34; translated from the German 2006
Quotation „along with Austrian greats from Werner Pirchner and Harry Pepl downwards“Der Standard (culture, print edition), 22 November 2006 2006
Quotation „an incorrigible musical visionary“Otmar Klammer · GamsbART-Post 5/2006, text “Harry Pepl: Wege & Visionen” 2006
Quotation „As an original stylist who left a lasting impression on the international scene through his technical perfection, rhythmic incisiveness …“Porgy & Bess (Programmtext, Kürzel CH) · Programme text for “A Tribute to Harry Pepl”, 6 December 2006 (signed “CH, December 2005”) 2006
Quotation „became one of the most formative and most enduring instrumentalists in Europe, one who also holds his own on the international scene“Nikolaus Kohler · Diploma thesis “Harry Pepl. Ein Porträt des Musikers und Komponisten”, University of Vienna, 2006, p. 148 2006
Quotation „But it was Harry Pepl himself who was truly “ace”“Porgy & Bess (programme text, online), 6 December 2006, p. 1 2006
Quotation „finally Christian Muthspiel, Franck Tortiller and Breinschmid paid homage to the music of the two recently deceased exceptional talents“Kronen Zeitung, 29 April 2006, p. 25; translated from the German 2006
Quotation „For me Harry Pepl also embodies one of the basic principles of Hanns Koren, the great Styrian cultural politician […]: namely the …“Heimo Steps · „Harry Pepl“, GamsbART-Post 5/2006, S. 2 2006
Quotation „For me Harry Pepl was one of the patron saints of Jazz M59 and gamsbART.“Heimo Steps · „Harry Pepl“, GamsbART-Post 5/2006, S. 2 2006
Quotation „He is the European jazz guitarist par excellence.“Rainer Rygalyk · Obituary “Ciao Habanero”, Jazzzeitung, page 6, 2006 2006
Quotation „How much the star guitarist still inspires jazz musicians even now should be shown by more than just today’s final of the “Austrian …“Michael Tschida, Kleine Zeitung · “Harry Pepl: Œuvre eines Kreativen”, Kleine Zeitung online, 17 November 2006 2006
Quotation „I simply learned his musical language.“Wolfgang Puschnig · Quoted in the obituary “Ciao Habanero” by Rainer Rygalyk, Jazzzeitung, page 6, 2006 2006
Quotation „It was an extreme pull. Suddenly playing with someone who stands up there, two floors above us, steps on the gas so confidently and carries …“Wolfgang Reisinger · Quoted in the obituary “Ciao Habanero” by Rainer Rygalyk, Jazzzeitung, page 6, 2006 2006
Quotation „Pepl is, admittedly, a “sideman” in a certain sense, but he nonetheless plays a decisive part in shaping the overall impression of the …“Nikolaus Kohler · On “Volver”; diploma thesis “Harry Pepl. Ein Porträt des Musikers und Komponisten”, University of Vienna, 2006, p. 102 2006
Quotation „Pepl was a guitarist of international reputation who, with his idiosyncratic, angular and complex improvisational style, offered a European …“Otmar Klammer, GamsbART-Post · Text “Harry Pepl Preis”, GamsbART-Post 5/2006, November 2006 2006
Quotation „The award is meant to commemorate the leading Austrian guitarist Pepl, who died in 2005, and to be the starting point for a study of his …“Kleine Zeitung · News item “Jazzpreis”, Kleine Zeitung, 19 November 2006, p. 89; translated from the German 2006
Quotation „the composer, guitarist and musical free spirit Harry Pepl“Ö1 programme note, Wiener Zeitung, 9 December 2006, p. 21; translated from the German 2006
Quotation „their sadly posthumous tribute to the brilliant Jazzzwio“Der Standard, 22 July 2006, p. 11; translated from the German 2006
Quotation „to archive the work of an exceptionally creative person“Gerhard Kosel · Kleine Zeitung (online, Kultur section), 17 November 2006, p. 1 (Gerhard Kosel) 2006
Quotation „To me he was a Franz Schubert kind of guy: incredibly beautiful songs, but of the highest quality, and the next moment completely bizarre …“Wolfgang Reisinger · Quoted in the obituary “Ciao Habanero” by Rainer Rygalyk, Jazzzeitung, page 6, 2006 2006
Quotation „When you talk to guitarists, e.g. to Abercrombie or Scofield, there was one constant question: “And how is Harry?”“Porgy & Bess · Programme text for “A Tribute to Harry Pepl”, 6 December 2006 2006
Quotation „a cheerful, if wistful, remembrance of the two colourful characters of the former “Jazz-Zwio”“Gottfried Sengstschmid, NÖN, 11 June 2007, p. 50; translated from the German 2007
Quotation „a homage to Werner Pirchner and Harry Pepl, a jaunty if wistful remembrance of the two colourful birds of the former “Jazz-Zwio”“Gottfried Sengstschmid · Review “Schräges Sprach- und Klangspiel”, NÖN, Monday 11 June 2007, p. 50; translated from the German 2007
Quotation „Both are remembered for the illustrious coherence of their compositional and improvisational interplay.“Kronen Zeitung · Kronen Zeitung, 27 September 2007, p. 47; translated from the German 2007
Quotation „Christian Muthspiel now devotes himself for the second time to the music of the two musical free spirits“Alfred Krondraf · Alfred Krondraf, CD tip, Concerto 2/2007, p. 6; translated from the German 2007
Quotation „Ernst Jandl’s texts and the compositions of Werner Pirchner and Harry Pepl are, so to speak, part of my innermost vocabulary“Christian Muthspiel · Quoted by Michael Tschida, “Musikalischer Freigeist”, Kleine Zeitung, 22 January 2007, p. 39; translated from the German 2007
Quotation „Harry Pepl (1945-2005) and Werner Pirchner (1940-2001) were rather different and yet outstanding personalities of the Austrian jazz scene“Martin Juen · “Pepl und Pirchner in besten Händen”, Neue Vorarlberger Tageszeitung, Sunday 15 April 2007, p. 77; translated from the German 2007
Quotation „Harry Pepl, Pirchner’s congenial partner in the legendary “Jazzzwio”“Otmar Klammer, Kleine Zeitung, 3 October 2007, p. 63; translated from the German 2007
Quotation „It is a “hats off!” to the most original Jazzzwio from Tyrol to Texas: the late Harry Pepl & Werner Pirchner.“Michael Tschida (Kürzel „TSC“) · CD review of “Against The Wind”, Kleine Zeitung, 15 April 2007, p. 111; translated from the German 2007
Quotation „it is about the works of the glorious duo Harry Pepl and Werner Pirchner“Der Standard, 17 January 2007, p. 11; translated from the German 2007
Quotation „one of the most respected Austrian musicians“mica music austria, 3 December 2007, p. 1 2007
Quotation „quite different and yet outstanding personalities of the Austrian jazz scene“Martin Juen, Neue Vorarlberger Tageszeitung, 15 April 2007, p. 77; translated from the German 2007
Quotation „The album by the elder of the two Muthspiel brothers is dedicated to the work of the twin stars Harry Pepl and Werner Pirchner, who have …“Klaus Nüchtern (Kürzel „K. N.“) · Falter, 18 April 2007, p. 66; translated from the German 2007
Quotation „Two years have passed since Harry Pepl, one of the great guitarists of the European jazz scene, died.“Andreas Felber (Kürzel „felb“) · Watchlist “Tribute to Harry Pepl”, Der Standard, 6 December 2007, p. 14; translated from the German 2007
Quotation „Werner Pirchner and Harry Pepl were perfectionist characters who never did anything by halves.“Andreas Felber · Christian Muthspiel Trio, “Against The Wind” (liner notes), 2007 2007
Quotation „While the young improvisers of the JazzWerkstatt Wien, after Hans Koller, are now discovering Harry Pepl too and so elevating him to the …“Andreas Felber · Christian Muthspiel Trio, “Against The Wind” (liner notes), 2007 2007
Quotation „who reformed the European jazz scene with their quirky sounds“Der Standard (Kürzel „mh“) · Watchlist, Der Standard, 13 April 2007, p. 32; translated from the German 2007
Quotation „its starting point is the electronically and “analog”-pianistically processed music of the great Harry Pepl“Der Standard, 29 July 2008, p. 11; translated from the German 2008
Quotation „on condition that he engages with the music of the jazz guitarist who died in 2005“Kleine Zeitung, 18 November 2008, p. 58; translated from the German 2008
Quotation „once a student of the great Harry Pepl“Michael Huber, Kurier, 11 April 2008, p. 37; translated from the German 2008
Quotation „The Austrians Werner Pirchner and Harry Pepl were among the most original minds of European jazz in the seventies and eighties.“Neue Zürcher Zeitung · Concert note “Jazz”, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 31 January 2008, p. 57; translated from the German 2008
Quotation „The scholarship, endowed with 4,000 euros, comes with the requirement to engage with the work of Pepl, the jazz guitarist and KUG professor …“University of Music and Performing Arts Graz, gazette no. 5 (online), 3 December 2008 2008
Quotation „There’s also moving balladry as heard on the emotive “And Harry Said Goodbye,” dedicated to another Schalk influence, European guitar …“Mark F. Turner, All About Jazz (US online jazz magazine, founded 1995), 22 September 2008 2008
Quotation „Yet some of his teachers in Graz are personal heroes to him: Harry Pepl, for example“Falter, 26 November 2008, p. 55; translated from the German 2008
Quotation „a composition that is now regarded as an Austrian jazz classic“Samir H. Köck (Kürzel „sam“) · On “Air, Love & Vitamins”; “Tränen mit John Dowland”, Die Presse, 10 March 2009, p. 27; translated from the German 2009
Quotation „an Alpine ballad (Da augschissene Wandersbuasch) by the Viennese Harry Pepl“Gottfried Sengstschmid, NÖN, 9 November 2009, p. 49; translated from the German 2009

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