Death of the dulcimer player Karl Rechsteiner
The dulcimer player Karl Rechsteiner, known far beyond the Bern region, has died at the age of 98. He was best known for the music of his Stubemusig Rechsteiner in the hit film "Die Herbstzeitlosen".
Karl Rechsteiner only bought an Appenzell dulcimer at the age of 50 and learned to play his dream instrument by himself. After retiring as an SBB train driver, he began a second career as a conductor of various choirs and as a musician. He enriched the repertoire of the Stubemusig with his own compositions.
He became famous when his Stubemusig created the soundtrack for the successful Swiss film "Herbstzeitlosen" with Stephanie Glaser and Heidi Maria Glössner. The highlights of his performances were the film premiere of "Herbstzeitlosen" with his music on the Piazza Grande in Locarno, the television interview with Kurt Aeschbacher and a performance with Gustav, Marc Sway and former Federal Councillor Evelyn Widmer-Schlumpf at the 100th anniversary celebrations of Pro Senectute in Bern's Festhalle.
