Classic - Selection of new releases
White Nights. Deborah Marchetti, violin. Vovka Ashkenazy, piano.
Russian violin music by Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky, Glazunov, Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev and Swiss-Russian composer Paul Juon. Deborah Marchetti was born with dual Italian and Swiss nationality in Zug, central Switzerland. She began her training as a soloist at the Musikakademie in Basel. This was followed by studies at the Universität für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Vienna, where she graduated with honours.
The artist plays a violin by Francesco Ruggeri (Cremona 1652).
Vovka Ashkenazy was born in Moscow. He lives in Switzerland.
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Les Chemins d'Amour. Dreams of Love.
Swiss Soprano Rachel Harnisch. Chamber Ensemble I Salonisti (from "Titanic"). Oberwalliser Vokalensemble.
Lieder, arias, songs and chansons by Brahms, Rossini, Verdi, Puccini, Offenbach, Poulenc, Gershwin, Weill and Rota.
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Tansman. Symphonies Vol. 4. Orchestra della Svizzera italiana. Oleg Caetani.
Alexandre Tansman (1897-1986): Sinfoniettas Nos 1&2 (1924&1978). Sinfonia piccola (1951/52). Symphonie de chambre (1960).
Based in a region devoted to internationalism, the Orchestra della Svizzera italiana (OSI) combines Swiss discipline and dedication with Latin imaginativeness and vitality. Established in 1935 as a radio orchestra, the OSI is supported in part by the Italian Swiss Radio and Television whose archives in Lugano contain thousands of recordings documenting its history. The OSI is responsible for numerous studio productions and has launched several festivals. It gives more than fifty public concerts a year and attracts guest conductors and soloists of world renown.
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Fandango. Haydn, Boccherini. Carmina Quartet. Rolf Lislevand, Guitar. Nina Corti, Castanets.
Joseph Haydn: String quartets opp. 3/5 "Serenade" & 74/3 "Horseman". Luigi Boccherini: Guitar quintet no.4 in D "Fandango"; La musica noturna delle strade di Madrid. String quintet op. 30/6 in C, version for String quartet and guitar.
The Carmina Quartet has recorded critically acclaimed series of CDs, which have received numerous awards, including a Gramophone Award, Diapason d'Or, Choc, Deutscher Schallplatten prize, a nomination for a Grammy and in 2008 the Record Academy Award of Japan.
Rolf Lislevand was born in 1961 in Oslo. In 1984, he entered the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Switzerland. He was then asked by Jordi Savall to accompany him with groups such as Hespèrion XX, La Capella Reial de Catalunya and the Concert des Nations.
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Classic - Anthologies
Swiss Violin Concertos
These three concertos for violin and orchestra reflect the manifold influences from neighbouring countries as well as various forms of synthesis between Germanic severity and Latin clarity. Swiss violinist Sibylle Tschopp, along with the Stadtorchester Winterthur under the direction of Nicholas Carthy, performs the works of Paul Juon, Willy Burkhard and Raffaele d'Alessandro. ... »
Ethnophony - Folk meets Classic
"Ethnophony" presents four works in a programme which implement elements of Swiss folk music into a classical context. ... »
Albert Moeschinger (1897-1985)
This edition mainly spotlights Albert Moeschinger's work "Clementi Hütte". It also comprises other works of this extremly gifted Swiss composer such as the "Morgenstern Lieder", "Three Folk Songs" and his "Wind Quintet". The performers are the Chamber Orchestra La Strimpellata, the Vocal Ensemble Cantemus, pianist Hansjürg Kuhn, speaker Michael Schacht and Tenorist Hans-Jürg Rickenbacher. ... »
Classic - Archives radio programmes - Musica Helvetica
Ludwig Senfl - A Great Swiss Composer of the Renaissance (MH 32/1975)
Ludwig Senfl (1486(?)-1543(?)) was one of the great early masters of music in Europe. Born in Basel or Zurich he worked abroad, mainly in the Italian city of Florence and in the German cities of Augsburg and Munich. ... »
The Musical Past of Switzerland (MH 1/1972)
This first programme of the "Musica Helvetica" series spans a period of over thousand years. ... »
The Development of a Swiss Musical Identity (MH 2/1972)
A genuine Swiss music emerged relatively late in European musical history. The four composers presented in this programme, Emile Jacques-Dalcroze, Othmar Schoeck, Hermann Suter and Hans Huber, were all born in the second half of the 19th century. ... »
