Flute

January-June 2025

• Carl Reinecke: Ballad for flute and orchestra in D minor, edited by Henrik Wiese; score, PB 5749, € 42.90; piano reduction by the composer, EB 9475, € 21.90; Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden
• Gergely Ittzés: The Flute Expedition, 42 imaginative studies on a voyage of discovery for extended techniques and unusual sounds on the flute, Vol. 2 (No. 22-42), ED 23843, € 29.00, Schott, Mainz

July-December 2024

• Johann Sebastian Bach: Four Sonatas for flute and basso continuo/obligato harpsichord BWV 1034, 1035, 1030, 1032, arranged for two flutes by Cathrin Ambach, playing score, BA 10961, Bärenreiter, Kassel
• Johann Sebastian Bach: Three Sonatas for flute and basso continuo/obligato harpsichord BWV 1033, 1031, 1020, arranged for two flutes by Cathrin Ambach, playing score, BA 10962, Bärenreiter, Kassel
• Gioachino Rossini: Andante and Allegro, for flute and organ arranged by Harald Feller, EW 1266, € 12.80, Edition Walhall, Magdeburg
• Tilmann Dehnhard: 99 Tiny Tunes for solo flute; UE 38381 with online audio, € 24.95, Universal Edition, Vienna
• Barbara Gisler-Haase: The new Magic Flute, Flute school from the beginning with online audio; Volume 1, UE 38001; Volume 2, UE 38002; € 29.95 each, Universal Edition, Vienna
• Marin Marais: Les Folies d'Espagne, arranged for 2 flutes (transverse flutes) by Adrian Wehlte, EW 1289, € 16.50, Edition Walhall, Magdeburg

July-December 2023

• Christmas carols from all over the world, for transverse flute solo or duet, VHR 13504 with audio stream, Holzschuh, Manching
• Katharina Flaig: On the road with the flute. Lantern light and Christmas magic, VHR 3675, Holzschuh, Manching
• Irish Folk Tunes for Flute, Volume 1, 71 Traditional Pieces, edited by Patrick Steinbach, ED 13360D, € 20.50, Schott, Mainz
• Tilmann Dehnhard: Postcards, for flute, UE 38378, € 16.95, Universal Edition, Vienna

January-June 2023

• Victoria Borisova-Ollas: Four Pieces for flute solo, UE 38384, € 16.95, Universal Edition, Vienna

 

Recorder

July-December 2024

• Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto in G major TWV 43:G6, for treble recorder, oboe, violin and basso continuo, edited by Klaus Hofmann, EW 1264, € 19.80, Edition Walhall, Magdeburg
• Tilan Susato: 12 easy dances for soprano recorder and piano, edited by Martin-Christoph Dieterich, published by Barbara Hintermeier, SE 1056, with audio material, Schott, Mainz

January-June 2024

• Raphael Benjamin Meyer: Solis Canticum, 12 pieces for recorder quartet SAAT or TBBGb, RM 35, Basilisk Edition, Basel
• Raphael Benjamin Meyer: Lunae Canticum, 12 short pieces for quartet (low recorders ATBB, viols, strings or broken consort), RM 00, Basilisk Edition, Basel

July-December 2023

• Thomas Cross: Synopsis Musicaefor alto recorder solo, edited by Raphael B. Meyer, RM 39, Basilisk-Edition, Basel
• Sarah Jeffery: The Wellerman. Variations on a sea shantyfor soprano or tenor recorder and piano, with online material, SE 1057D, € 9.50, Schott, Mainz

 

Oboe/English horn/bassoon

January-June 2025

• José Siqueira: Three Etudes for oboe and piano, DV 31003, € 24.90, Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden
• Alessandro Marcell: Concerto in D minor for oboe strings and basso continuo, piano reduction, Musica rara MR 2307, € 18.90, Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden

July-December 2024

• Carl Friedrich Abel: Sinfonia Concertante No. 2 D major, for oboe, violin, violoncello and orchestra, edited by Markus Möllenbeck; score, EW 1268, € 46.50; piano reduction, EW 126, € 34.50; Edition Walhall, Magdeburg
• Johann Gottlieb Graun: Trio in F major for oboe (flauto traverso, violin), violin and basso continuo, newly arranged by Klaus Hofmann, EW 1280, € 19.80, Edition Walhall, Magdeburg
• Ernst Christian Hesse (1676-1762): Concerto in B flat major à 3 for oboe (violin), viola da gamba (viola) and basso continuo, first edition by Thomas Fritzsch, EW 1284, € 17.50, Edition Walhall, Magdeburg
• Josef Fiala: Divertimento in E flat major for cor anglais and string trio arranged by Michel Rosset, EW 1149, € 21.80, Edition Walhall, Magdeburg
• Franz Schubert: Arpeggione, Sonata in A minor D. 821, for cor anglais and string trio arranged by Michel Rosset, EW 1227, € 28.50, Edition Walhall, Magdeburg

January-June 2023

• Grade by Grade Oboe, Grade 1selected by Janet Way, with audio, BH 13990, € 17.00, Boosey & Hawkes (Schott), London
• Domenico Cimarosa: Concerto in C major for solo oboe, 2 horns, 2 violins, viola and basso, first edition by Sandro Caldini, score, EW 1200, Edition Walhall, Magdeburg
  >>> Review by Matthias Arter
• Gustave Vogt: Solo de Concert pour le Cor anglais, for cor anglais solo and large orchestra, first edition, reconstruction Michel Rosset, EW 1216, Edition Walhall, Magdeburg
  >>> Review by Matthias Arter
• Florian Bramböck: Afro-Latin Bassoon Duets, Compositions and arrangements for two bassoons, UE 38063, € 1995, Universal Edition, Vienna

 

Clarinet

July-December 2024

• Gioachino Rossini: Fantasy for clarinet and organ arranged by Harald Feller, EW 1271, € 16.50, Edition Walhall, Magdeburg

January-June 2024

• Ernesto Cavallini: 30 Capricci for Solo Clarinet op. 1-5, edited by Andras Lehnert, KLB 105, € 24.50, Schott, Mainz
• Victoria Borisova-Ollas: Daybreak on Skeppsholmen for clarinet, UE 38 380, € 14.95, Universal Edition, Vienna

July-December 2023

• Johannes Brahms: Sonata for clarinet (viola) and pianoedited by Hans Gal, EB 9440, € 14.90, Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden
• Joachim Johow: New Klezmer Tunes, 16 Pieces for Clarinet and Piano (Guitar/Accordion), ED 23389, with Online-Material, Schott, Mainz
  >>> Review by Martin Sonderegger

January-June 2023

• Alexy Shor: Verdiana, Fantasy on themes by Giuseppe Verdifor clarinet (alto saxophone) and piano, EB 8980, € 29.90, Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden

 

Saxophone

January-June 2025

• Jörg Widmann: 7 Capricci for saxophone quartet, score and parts, ED 23565, € 89.00, Schott, Mainz

July-December 2024

• James Rae: 30 New Studies for solo saxophone, UE 21849, € 18.95, Universal Edition, Vienna

January-June 2024

• Victoria Borisova-Ollas: Daybreak on Skeppsholmen for soprano saxophone, UE 38 379, € 14.95, Universal Edition, Vienna

July-December 2023

• Lee Konitz Solo Transcriptions, for Alto Saxophone transcribed by Alex Oliverio, ADV 7161, € 24.50, Advance Music, Mainz
• James Rae: City Snapshots Saxophone, A musical journey for young people, for one or two saxophones (AA/AT/TT), UE 21744, Audio Online, € 17.50, Universal Edition, Vienna

January-June 2023

• Vahid Matejkos: Shanty Play-Alongs, twelve shanties to play along to for soprano, alto and tenor saxophone, art. no. 20303G, with CD and online access, € 18.95, Alfred Music, Cologne
• Neithard Bethke: Ludi Organi, Musical Travel Diary III, Booklet 4, Spiritual on Psalm 137 for tenor saxophone and organ op. 58, No. 4, EM 1938, Edition Merseburger, Kassel

 

Horn

January-June 2024

July-December 2023

• The Boosey Brass Method, Horn in F, Book 1, ed. by Chris Morgan, BH 13946, € 19.00, Boosey & Hawkes, London

 

Trumpet/trombone

July-December 2024

• Georg Friedrich Haas: "I can't breathe" for trumpet solo, In memoriam Eric Garner, UE 36965, € 17.95, Universal Edition, Vienna

January-June 2024

• Martin Schädlich : Soul Classics, 14 Soulful Hits & Melodies for Trumpet, ED 22572D, with online material, Schott, Mainz

July-December 2023

• Romantic trumpet duos for 2 trumpets (cornets) and piano, edited by Kirstin Thielemann, ED 23585D, with online material, € 21.50, Schott, Mainz

January-June 2023

• Vahid Matejkos: Shanty Play-Alongs, twelve shanties to play along to for trumpet opt. tenor horn, art. no. 20304G, with CD and online access, € 16.95, Alfred Music, Cologne
• Grade by Grade Oboe, Trumpet 2, selected by Janet Way, with audio, BH 13990, € 17.00, Boosey & Hawkes (Schott), London
• Vahid Matejkos: Shanty Play-Alongs, twelve shanties to play along to for trombone opt. baritone horn in Bb, art. no. 20305G, with CD and online access, € 16.95, Alfred Music, Cologne

Harp

January-June 2024

• Louis Spohr: Fantasy in C minor for harp op. 35, appendix: Fantaisie by Johann Georg Heinrich Backofen, edited by Masumi Nagasawa, BA 10954, € 19.95, Bärenreiter, Kassel
  >>> Review by Sarah O'Brien

January-June 2023

• Claude Debussy: Danses, for harp and bridge orchestra, edited by Peter Jost, study score, HN 7584, G. Henle, Munich
  >>> Review by Sarah O'Brien

Guitar

July-December 2024

• Michael Langer: Acoustic Pop Guitar Solos 6, sheet music and tab, with audio download, D 927, Dux, Manchin 
• Michael Langer and Ferdinand Neges: Play Guitar Powersteps 1, the ideal continuation for every beginner's school, with audio downloads, Dux 3519, Dux, Manching
• Michael Langer and Ferdinand Neges: Play Guitar Powersteps 2, the ideal continuation for every beginner's school, with audio downloads, Dux 3520, Dux, Manching
• Martin Tanner: Simply beautiful - beautifully simple, Beautiful guitar music from the first lesson, self-published, www.einfach-schoen.ch

January-June 2024

• Sami Kajtazaj: 5 shapes for guitar, em 1212, Edition Margaux, Berlin

July-December 2023

• Béla Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances, for guitar arr. by Dario Bisso Sabàdin, UE 38137, € 16.95, Universal Edition, Vienna
• Armin Kulla: A little journey, easy to medium ensemble pieces for 3 to 4 guitars, D 826, with audio stream, Dux, Manching
  >>> Review by Werner Joos
• Christmas carols from all over the world, for guitar solo, VHR 13510, Holzschuh, Manching
• Martin Kuhnle: The campfire guitar without sheet music, 75 indispensable songs, D 810, Dux, Manching

January-June 2023

• Franz Schubert: Serenade, Minuet, Waltz, German Dance and Ecossaiseedited and published by Jury Clormann, first edition, BP 2883, Fr. 19.50, Amadeus, Winterthur
  >>> Review by Werner Joos
• The José Tomàs Guitar Anthology, Arrangements for Guitar solo by José Tomàs edited by Pedro Jesus Gomez, ECH 2725, € 22.50, Edition Chanteresse (Zimmermann), Mainz

Ukulele

July-December 2024

• Andreas Lutz and Bernhard Bitzel: The ukulele thing, 200 Lieder and songs (lyrics and chord figures), D 342, Dux, Manching
• Martin Rube: The ukulele school for children of pre-school and primary school age, order no. 140, Schuh-Verlag, Gärtringen

July-December 2023

• Circle of fifths for the ukulele, D 1216, Dux, Manching

Mandolin

January-June 2025

• Carl Stamitz: Sonata op. 16 No. 6for two mandolins and mandola (guitar) arranged by Jean-Pierre Yraéta, score with parts, PAN KM 2155, € 22.00, Edition Grenzland, Pan-Verlag, Basel

E-Bass

July-December 2023

• Philipp Rehm: Bass Matrix. Unlock the secrets of bass grooves, for beginners, advanced and pros even without knowledge of sheet music, book, CD, online audio, art. no. 20281G, Alfred Music, Cologne
• Thomas Grossmann: Walking ABC. Bass playing in jazz, rock and pop for electric bass and double bass, Edition Hug 11789, with audio files for download, Hug Musikverlage, Zurich

Percussion

January-June 2025

• Peter Eötvös: Speaking Drums, Four poems for percussion solo, BAT 60, € 21.00, Schott, Mainz
• Christin Neddens' Creative Flow, The Ultimate Drum Practice Workout, Order No. 20314G, € 22.95, Alfred Music, Cologne

January-June 2024

• Olaf Satzer: Guaranteed drum learning - for children from 5-6 years, 136 p., with online audio tracks, No. 20286G, € 21.95, Alfred Music, Cologne
• Sperie Karas: A Tribute to Charley, 50 rudimental Solos, In honor of my studies with Charley Wilcoxon, 64 p., € 14.95, Alfred Music, Cologne

July-December 2023

• Drumming for beginners, by Rosy, African drum & vocal loops - step by step, D 419, Dux, Manching
• Gerwin Eisenhauer: The Christmas Drum Book 2, D 420, with audio download, Dux, Manching
  >>> Review by Daniel Maggi

January-June 2023

• Jost Nickel: Beginner Book for drums, Book and audio online: Art. no. 20292G, € 24.95, Alfred Music, Cologne
• Elisabeth Amandi: Drumset Safari. With 144 solos around the world, booklet for beginners to professionals in German/English, 136 pages, plus mp3 download, € 24.00, Leu-Verlag, Neusäss
• Marco Kurmann: Step by Step on Drums, Guide for drum lessons, Volume 1, 98 p., € 24.00, Leu-Verlag, Neusäss
  >>> Review by Daniel Maggi
• Sperie Karas: Rock-o-Pation for Today's Drummers, 50 exercises for sight-reading in rock, German/English, 84 p., art. no. 20309G, € 16.95, Alfred Music, Cologne
• Tom Pold: Guaranteed to learn Kalimba, The instruction book for kalimbas with 17 notes in C major, with more than 100 songs, 104 p., art. no. 20294G, € 19.95, Alfred Music, Cologne
• Luigi Nono: Extracts for percussion ensemble, edited by Bernhard Wulff, ED 22904, Schott, Mainz

Handpan

July-December 2024

• Daniel Giordani: Practice pieces for handpan, for slightly advanced players, with online videos, D 920, Dux, Manching

Accordion

January-June 2025

• Marion Suter: 30 original compositions for piano or accordion (22 piano solos and 8 arrangements), self-published www.marionsuter.ch (partly recorded on CD: Pianist Marion Suter Vol. 2)

July-December 2024

• Songs for Freedom, well-known pop songs arranged for accordion by Waldemar Lang, VHR 1869, Holzschuh, Manchin
• Hans-Günther Kölz: Reflections, well-known classical pieces and original compositions arranged for accordion, VHR 1859, Holzschuh, Manching

January-June 2024

• Sami Kajtazaj: Follow me 1, Music for accordion, self-published, Thal, samikaj.com
• Sami Kajtazaj: Follow me 2, Music for accordion, self-published, Thal, samikaj.com
• Sami Kajtazaj: Follow me 3, Music for accordion, self-published, Thal, samikaj.com

 

Chamber music strings

January-June 2025

• Johann Benjamin Gross (1808-1848)Variations on a Barcarole op. 24, for 2 violins, viola and violoncello, edited by Folckert Lüken-Isberner, score, PAN 1611, € 36.00, Pan, Kassel
• Johanna Senfter: String Quartet in F sharp minor op. 28, edited by Wolfgang Birtel, score and parts, ED 21076, € 56.00, Schott, Mainz
• Antonín Dvořák: String Quartet No. 11 in C major op. 61, edited by Hartmut Schick; parts: BA 11566, € 18.95; pocket score: TP 00566, € 13.50; Bärenreiter, Prague
• Esther Klein / Michael Dartsch: Together on Strings, 23 song movements for young strings; score, EB 8982, € 29.90; violin 1 + 2, EB 8983, € 12.90; Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden
• Joachim Raff: String Quartets Nos. 6-8 op. 192,  edited by Stefan König, study score, PB 5708, € 39.90, Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden

July-December 2024

• Bela Bartók: String Quartet No. 6edited by László Somfai with the collaboration of Zsombor Németh; set of parts, HN 1426, € 38.00; study score, HN 7426, € 17.00; G. Henle, Munich
• Robert Schumann: Concerto in A minor for violoncello and orchestra op. 129, edited by Kate Bennett Wadsworth, transcription for violoncello and string quartet, parts BA 10967, € 44.95, Bärenreiter, Kassel
• Maurice Ravel: String Quartetedited by Peter Jost; parts, HN 962, € 33.00; study score, HN 9962, € 17.00; G. Henle, Munich

January-June 2024

• Béla Bartók: String Quartet No. 3, edited by Zsombor Németh and László Somfai; parts: HN 1423, € 28.00; study score: SE 7423, € 14.00; G. Henle, Munich
• Béla Bartók: String Quartet No. 4, edited by Zsombor Németh and László Somfai; parts: HN 1424, € 34.00; study score: SE 7424, € 14.00; G. Henle, Munich

July-December 2023

• Theodor Kirchner: Only drops. Very small pieces for string quartetedited by Wolfgang Birtel, SE 1059, Schott, Mainz
• Béla Bartók: String Quartet No. 1 op. 7, edited by László Somfai; parts: HN 1421, € 24.00; study score: HN 7421, € 14.00; G. Henle, Munich
• Béla Bartók: String Quartet No. 2 op. 17, edited by László Somfai; parts: HN 1422, € 24.00; study score: HN 7422, € 14.00; G. Henle, Munich
  >>> Review by Markus Fleck
• Giuseppe Verdi: String Quartet in E minoredited by Anselm Gerhard; parts: HN 1588, € 25.00; study score: HN 7588, € 14.00; G. Henle, Munich
  >>> Review by Markus Fleck

January-June 2023

• Antonin Dvorak: String Quartet No. 12 in F major op. 96 "Amerikanisches", edited by Michael Kube; parts: BA 11538, € 14.95; study score with critical report: TP 00538, € 8.95; Bärenreiter, Prague
• Laurent Menager: Paraphrase pour cordes op. 45, for 2 violins, viola, violoncello and double bass, score and parts, EM 2632, € 29.90, Merseburger, Kassel
  >>> Review by Martin Lehmann
• Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber: Mensa Sonora for violin, 2 violas and basso continuo, Partitas I and II, edited by Markus Eberhardt, EW 1051, Edition Walhall, Magdeburg

Chamber music with piano

January-June 2025

• Camille Saint-Saëns: Septuor in E flat major for trumpet, piano, two violins, viola, violoncello and double bass, edited by Sabina Teller Ratner, score, BA 10966, € 24.50, Bärenreiter, Kassel
• Miklós Rózsa: Quintet for 2 violins, viola, violoncello and piano in F minor op. 2, score and parts, EB 9464, € 79.00, Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden

July-December 2024

• Maurice Ravel: Trio for piano, violin and violoncello, edited by Douglas Woodfull-Harris, BA 10921, € 31.95, Bärenreiter, Kassel
• Tilan Susato: 12 easy dances for soprano recorder and piano, edited by Martin-Christoph Dieterich, published by Barbara Hintermeier, SE 1056, with audio material, Schott, Mainz

January-June 2024

• Evgeny Kissin: Piano trio op. 6, HN 1397, € 28.00, G. Henle, Munich
• Gabriel Fauré: Piano Quartet No. 2 G minor op. 45, edited by Fabian Kolb, HN 1545, 46.00, G. Henle, Munich
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Trios op. 70 for piano, violin and violoncello, edited by Jonathan Del Mar; score and parts, BA 10960, € 42.95, Bärenreiter, Kassel

July-December 2023

• Jean Sibelius: Trio in A minor for violin, violoncello and piano (Havträsk Trio), edited by Folke Gräsbeck, Anna Pulkkis, EB 9448, € 39.90, Breitkopf & Härtel
  >>> Review by Martin Lehmann
• Jean Sibelius: Trio in D major for violin, violoncello and piano (Korpo-Trio), edited by Folke Gräsbeck, Anna Pulkkis, EB 9449, € 39.90, Breitkopf & Härtel
  >>> Review by Martin Lehmann
• Antonín Dvořák: Piano Quartet in E flat major op. 87, edited by Peter Jost, HN1580, € 27.00, G. Henle, Munich

January-June 2023

• Emilie Mayer: Piano trio in E flat major, for violin, violoncello and piano, edited by Katharina Sellheim, score and parts, Fue 10346, Furore Edition, Kassel
  >>> Review by Martin Lehmann
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Trios for piano, violin and violoncello op. 1, edited by Jonathan del Mar, piano score and parts, BA 10943, € 52.00, Bärenreiter, Kassel
• Gabriel Fauré: Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minorop. 15, edited by Fabian Kolb, HN1544, G. Henle, Munich

Chamber music wind instruments

January-June 2025

• Johannes Maria Staud: Chasing clouds, dazzling blue! for brass quintet (trumpet in C, trumpet in Bb, Wagner tuba in Bb, also horn in F, trombone, tuba in F), score, EB 9575, € 47.50, Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden

January-June 2023

• Jean Sibelius: Karelia Suite op. 11, for wind ensemble and double bass arranged by Andrew Middleton, score and parts, Musica rara MR 2306, € 45.90, Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden

Chamber music various instruments

January-June 2025

• Adolf Busch: Quintet in C major for flute, violin, 2 violas and violoncello, edited by Jakob Fichert, study score, PB 5590, € 29.90, Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden
• Swiss trios, for recorder, strings or other instruments, based on traditional melodies of the 16th-21st century, arr. by Raphael Benjamin Meyer, RM21, Basilisk Edition, Basel

July-December 2024

• Josef Fiala: Divertimento in E flat major for cor anglais and string trio arranged by Michel Rosset, EW 1149, € 21.80, Edition Walhall, Magdeburg
• Franz Schubert: Arpeggione, Sonata in A minor D. 821, for cor anglais and string trio arranged by Michel Rosset, EW 1227, € 28.50, Edition Walhall, Magdeburg
• Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto in G major TWV 43:G6, for treble recorder, oboe, violin and basso continuo, edited by Klaus Hofmann, EW 1264, € 19.80, Edition Walhall, Magdeburg
• Raphael Benjamin Meyer: Advent calendar, 24 pieces for Christmas time for 1 or 2 instruments and chord accompaniment ad lib., incl. play-alongs, RM 11, Basilisk Edition, Basel
• Johann Gottlieb Graun: Trio in F major for oboe (flauto traverso, violin), violin and basso continuo, newly arranged by Klaus Hofmann, EW 1280, € 19.80, Edition Walhall, Magdeburg
• Ernst Christian Hesse (1676-1762): Concerto in B flat major à 3 for oboe (violin), viola da gamba (viola) and basso continuo, first edition by Thomas Fritzsch, EW 1284, € 17.50, Edition Walhall, Magdeburg

January-June 2024

• Erich Schmid: Small house concert. Twelve pieces for various instruments and voice op. 13, texts from "Des Knaben Wunderhorn", first edition by Iris Eggenschwiler, BB 3554, Boosey & Hawkes/Bote & Bock, Berlin
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Septet in E flat op. 20, for clarinet bassoon, horn, violin, viola, violoncello and double bass, edited by Jonathan Del Mar; parts, BA 10944; study score, TP 944; Bärenreiter, Kassel
  >>> Review by Jakob Hefti

July-December 2023

• Ulrich Kaiser: 12 variations on "Happy Birthday to You" for two melody instruments, MN 510, € 14.90, Breitkopf & Härtel
• Raphael Benjamin Meyer: 12 canons for two melody instruments, RM 05, Basilisk-Edition, Basel

January-June 2023

• Neithard Bethke: Ludi Organi, Musical Travel Diary III, Booklet 4, Spiritual on Psalm 137 for tenor saxophone and organ op. 58, No. 4, EM 1938, Edition Merseburger, Kassel
• Georg Philipp Telemann, Concerto in A minor TWV 43 :a3 for treble recorder, oboe, violin and basso continuo, edited by Klaus Hofmann, EW 1253, Edition Walhall, Magdeburg

String orchestra

January-June 2025

• Peter Tchaikovsky: Serenade for string orchestra in C major op. 48, Urtext edited by Tanja Geschwind, score, PB 5721, € 28.90, Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden

July-December 2024

• Edvard Grieg: From Holberg's time. Suite in the old style op. 40, version for string orchestra, edited by Ernst-Günter Heinemann; score, HN 3320, € 22.00; set of parts (3, 3, 2, 2, 1), HN 3322, € 45.00; study score; HN 7012, €10.00; G. Henle, Munich

January-June 2024

• Peter Tchaikovsky: Serenade in C major op. 48 for string orchestra, edited by Dominik Rahmer, foreword by Alexander Komarov; score HN1550, € 26.00; parts HN 1551, € 64.00; study score HN 7551, € 12.00; G. Henle, Munich

July-December 2023

• Arnold Schönberg: Transfigured Night op. 4, version for string orchestra, study score based on the text of the Arnold Schönberg Complete Edition, UE 36 531, € 33.95, Universal Edition, Vienna 2022

Chamber orchestra

January-June 2023

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: London Sketchbook 1764, Volume 1, selected and completed for chamber orchestra by Hans-Udo Kreuels, score, EW 1234, Edition Walhall, Magdeburg

Plucked string orchestra

January-June 2025

• Girolamo Frescobaldi, John Dowland, Henry Purcell: Canzona prima, Lachrimae antiquae, Chaconne, for plucked string orchestra arranged by Frank Scheuerle, score, PAN ZO 1115, € 15.00, Edition Grenzland, Pan-Verlag, Basel
• Antonio Lorenziti: Quartetto concertante op. 6 No. 4, for plucked string orchestra arranged by Jean-Pierre Yraéta, score, PAN ZO 1114, € 14.00, Edition Grenzland, Pan-Verlag, Basel
• Dieter Kreidler: German folk songs - heard anew, for plucked string orchestra, level of difficulty: medium, score, PAN ZO 1103, € 25.00, Edition Grenzland, Pan-Verlag, Basel

July-December 2023

• Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for harpsichord, flute, violin and strings in A minor BWV 1044 "Triple Concerto", edited by Dietrich Kilian, BA 5259, € 34.95, Bärenreiter, Kassel 2023

January-June 2023

• Marlo Strauss: Topaz for plucked string orchestra, Edition Grenzland, pan ZO 1087,Pan, Basel

Solo instrument with orchestra

January-June 2025

• Johann Benjamin Gross (1808-1848): Larghetto and Variations op. 28, for violoncello and orchestra, edited by Folckert Lüken-Isberner, score, PAN 2062, € 28.00, Pan, Kassel

July-December 2023

• Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor op. 64, edited by Birgit Müller, study score, PB 5712, € 17.90, Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden 202

January-June 2023

• Carl Friedrich Abel: Sinfonia Concertante No. 1 in B flat major WKO 42 for oboe, violin, violoncello and orchestra, EW 1236, edited by Markus Möllenbeck, Edition Walhall, Magdeburg

Wind orchestra

January-June 2024

• Erich Schmid: Suite No. 1 for wind orchestra and percussion op. 7, first edition by Knud Breyer, BB 3551, Boosey & Hawkes/Bote & Bock, Berlin

Orchestra

January-June 2025

• Carl Maria von Webern: Der Freischütz (Overture), Urtext edited by Frank Reinisch, score, PB 5859, € 39.90, Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden
• Johann Strauss: Die Fledermaus (Overture), Urtext edited by Fritz Racek, score, PB 5830, € 39.90, Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony in C major KV 425 (Linzer), Urtext edited by Henrik Wiese, score, PB 5537, € 39.90, Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden
• Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 9, Urtext edited by Christian Rudolf Riedel, score, PB 5639, € 189.00, Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden
• Joseph Haydn: Symphony in B Hob. I:68edited by Wolfgang Stockmeier and Sonja Gerlach, BA 10994, € 45.95, Bärenreiter, Kassel
• Richard Strauss: A Hero's Life op. 40, edited by Nick Pfefferkorn, score, PB 5711, € 159.00, Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden

January-June 2024

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Moorish funeral music KV 477 (original scoring, later scoring, posthumous double scoring), edited by Ulrich Konrad and H.C. Robbins Landon, BA 9189, € 29.50, Bärenreiter, Kassel

July-December 2023

• Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 4, study score edited by Renate Stark-Voit, UE 36 518, € 39.95, Universal Edition, Vienna 2022
• Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 44th movement, piano reduction edited by Renate Stark-Voit, UE 38 353, € 16.95, Universal Edition, Vienna 2022
• Jean Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite op. 22, edited by Tuija Wicklund, study score, PB 5576, € 39.90, Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden 2023
• Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 4 in A minor op. 63, edited by Tuija Wicklund, study score, PB 5695, € 18.90, Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden 2023
• Richard Strauss: Don Quixote op. 35, edited by Nick Pfefferkorn, PB 5719, € 98.00, Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden 2023
• Manuel de Falla: Noches en los Jardines de España, edited by Ullrich Scheideler, study score, PB 15154, € 19.90, Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden 2023
• Camille Saint-Saëns: Introduction et Rondo capriccioso op. 28, edited by Peter Jost, study score, PB 15159, € 14.90, Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden 2023

January-June 2023

• Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé. Fragments Symphoniques 1re Suite, edited by Jean-François Monnard, PB 5651, € 89.00, Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden 2023
• Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé. Fragments Symphoniques 2e Suite, edited by Jean-François Monnard, PB 5652, € 109.00, Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden 2023

Basso continuo and historical improvisation

January-June 2023

• Monika Mandelartz: Greensleeves and pudding pies. Figured Bass and Historic Improvisation, 50 Pieces for 2 or more Instrumentalists, Level 1, EW 1220, Edition Walhall, Magdeburg
  >>> Review by Dominik Sackmann

 

Solo singing

January-June 2025

• Neidhard Bethke: The outrageous fortune, song cycle on texts by Eva Zeller for alto and piano (organ), EM 616, € 39.00 Merseburger, Kassel
• Pauline Viardot-Garcia: Complete Spanish Songs and Duets for one or two voices and piano, edited by Miguel Lopez-Fernandez, EB 9473, € 43.90, Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden
• Steffen Wolf: Ways to duet singing - a German "Vaccai" for two, 24 duets after poems by Heinrich Heine for two voices and piano, EB 9388, € 39.90, Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden

July-December 2024

• Arnold Schönberg: Eight songs for one voice and piano op. 6, UE 38136, € 29.95, Universal Edition, Vienna
• Robert Schumann: Myrtles, Liederkreis op. 25, edited by Kazuko Ozawa; edition for medium voice, HN 1643; edition for low voice, HN 1644; € 24.00 each, G. Henle, Munich

January-June 2024

• Evgeny Kissin: Nine Songs op. 5 after poems by Boris Sandler, for voice and piano, HN 1133, € 28.00, G. Henle, Munich
• David Alagna et Frédérico Alagna : L'Andalouse, mélodie sur un poème d'Alfred de Musset, pour voix aigue et orchestre, € 20.00, Editions Symétrie, Lyon ISMN 978-0-23180427-0
• Jules Massenet : C'était dans la saison des roses, sur un texte d'Augustine-Malvina Blanchecotte, pour chant et piano, ed. par Jean-Christophe Branger, € 8.00, Editions Symétrie, Lyon ISMN 978-2-36485-120-7

July-December 2023

• Joanna Gill: A Song of Thanksgiving and Dedication, for soprano and piano, UE 21848, € 9.95, Universal Edition, Vienna
• Evening sounds, night songs. Songs by women composers, edited by Maria Behrendt, EB 9477, € 25.90, Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden
  >>> Review by Walter Labhart

January-June 2023

• Richard Straus: Four songs op. 36, after the text of the critical edition, edited by Andreas Pernpeintner; for high voice with piano accompaniment UE 38163; for medium voice and piano UE 38164; for low voice and piano UE 38165; € 19.95 each, Universal Edition, Vienna
• Michael Töpel: Six songs after poems by Gerhart Hauptmann, for soprano and piano, EM 615, € 15.00, Merseburger, Kassel
• OperaAria Tenor 1, lyrical, edited by Peter Anton Ling, EB 8874, € 32.90, Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden
• Bach/Gounod: Ave Maria, for voice and piano, original text for high voice, edited by Gérard Condé, HN 1012, G. Henle, Munich

Vocal ensemble

July-December 2023

• Johannes Brahms: Liebeslieder, waltzes for voice and piano for two hands op. 52, edited by Jakob Hauschild, ChB 16003, € 17.90, Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden
• Johannes Brahms: Four Quartets for four voices and piano, edited by Bernd Wiechert, ChB 16002, € 16.90, Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden

January-June 2023

• Comedian Harmonists. The original 5Five original arrangements by the Comedian Harmonists, edited by Ulrich Etscheit, reconstructed by Frank Schwemmer, BE 00457, € 12.95, Bosse (Bärenreiter), Kassel

Choir

January-June 2025

• Martin Wistinghausen: The thunderstorm for mixed choir a cappella, EM 519, € 19.00, Merseburger, Kassel
• Arnd-Dieter Ubben: Six praise and thanksgiving motets for six-part choir a cappella, EM 520, € 22.00, Merseburger, Kassel
• Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Lauda Sion MWV A 24, for solo choir and orchestra, edited by Clemens Harasim, score, PB 5648, € 53.00, Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden
• Johann Kuhnau: How beautifully the morning star shines, Cantata after Psalm 98, edited by David Erler, score, PB 5844, € 39.90, Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden
• Johann Kuhnau: Sing unto the Lord a new song Cantata for Christmas Day, edited by David Erler, score, PB 5678, € 42.90, Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden
• Johann Sebastian Bach: Magnificat in D major BWV 243 with interludes for performance at Christmas timefor soloists, choir and orchestra, edited by David Erler, score, PB 5733, € 28.90, Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden
• Jean Sibelius: Six songs for female voices a cappella, score, ChB 5390, € 8.90, Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden
• Uli Führe: The Nöck. Six two-part children's choir songs based on texts by James Krüss with piano accompaniment, (Der Kinderchor 13), Order No. 523, € 9.90, Fidula, Emmelshausen
• Tjark Baumann: Stimmbilder 2 with drawings by Eleonore Gerhaher, 20 picture cards for choir, singing and voice training lessons, order no. 945, € 24.90, Fidula, Emmelshausen

July-December 2024

• Frank Martin: Messe pour double Chœur a cappellaedited by Michael Ostrzyga, score, BA 11315, € 13.95, Bärenreiter, Kassel
• Tjark Baumann : Magnificatfor mixed choir (SSAM), soloists and piano, piano score, completed and arranged by Johannes Gessner, order no. 334, € 29.90, Fidula, Emmelshausen
• Arvo Pärt: Our Father for mixed choir and piano, UE 38005, € 8.95, Universal Edition, Vienna
• Richard Strauss: Two songs after texts by Adolf Friedrich von Schack (Heimkehr op. 15.5; Wie sollen wir geheim sie halten, op. 19,4) for eight-part mixed choir transcribed by Clytus Gottwald, UE 36724, € 12.95, Universal Edition, Vienna
• Genesis: Invisible Touch, for mixed choir arr. by Andreas Warschkow, Bosse Hits a cappella, BE00678, € 5.25, Bosse (Bärenreiter), Kassel

January-June 2024

• Yves Castagnet : L'Invitation au voyage, mélodie pour chœur et piano sur le poème de Charles Baudelaire, € 10.00, Editions Symétrie, Lyon ISMN 978-2-36485-137-5
• Dominique Vellard : Trois Motets pour voix d'hommes, solistes et ensemble vocal, € 20.00, Editions Symétrie, Lyon ISMN 978-2-36485-238-9
• Karl Jenkins: One World, for soli, choir SATB and orchestra, piano reduction, BH 14036, Boosey & Hawkes, London(Schott)
• Lucy Walker: Away in a manger, for SATB (with divisi) a cappella, Boosey & Hawkes, London(Schott)
• Lucy Walker: My heart, O God, for SATB (with divisi) a cappella, Boosey & Hawkes, London(Schott)
• Swiss Choral Music, for mixed choir a cappella, edited by Johannes Meister and Parrick Secchiari, C 2.305, with or without CD Carus, Stuttgart
  >>> Review by Markus Utz
• Gabriel Fauré: Pavane op. 50, arrangement for choir SATB and piano four hands by Pierre Albert Kopff and Kathrin Schweizer, score, C 10.402/10, € 12.00, Carus, Stuttgart
• Giacomo Puccini. I figli d'Italia bella "Cessato il suon dell'armi", for tenor solo, choir and orchestra, edited by Virgilio Bernardoni, score, C 56.151, € 27.00, Carus, Stuttgart
• Hermann Suter: Le Laudi di San Francesco d'Assisi (Canticle of the Sun) op. 25, chamber version by Urs Stäuble for 4 soli choir, children's voices, organ, timpani, glockenspiel, tam-tam and string quintet, score, Hug Musikverlage, Zurich
• Arvo Pärt: O Holy Father Nicholas, for mixed choir a cappella, UE38 114, € 13.95, Universal Edition, Vienna
• Henrike Thies-Gebauer: The Disciple, Musical on the story of Mary Magdalene for one to three-part choir, soloists, piano, bass, percussion and guitar ad. Lib. Score, ZE 2283, € 19.90, Zebe, Berlin
• LOTTE & Max Giesinger: Here's to what's still to come, for mixed choir arranged by Oliver Gies, Series: Made for choir!, BE 655, Bosse, Kassel
• Danger Dan: Good news, for mixed choir arranged by Oliver Gies, Series: Made for choir!, BE 670, Bosse, Kassel
• John Farnham: You're the Voice, arranged for mixed choir by Oliver Gies, Series: Made for choir!, BE 673, Bosse, Kassel
• Maybebop: Dat du min Leevsten büst, for mixed choir arranged by Oliver Gies, Series: Made for choir!, BE 674, Bosse, Kassel
• Alois Leenders: Missa Vivaldi, Missa brevis to "The Four Seasons" for choir SATB and piano, order no. 225, Fidula, Emmelshausen
• Stefan Lindner: Springtime Songs, Five countries, five languages: European Spring Suite for mixed choir SAM, percussion and piano, with audio QR codes, order no. 219, Fidula, Emmelshausen

July-December 2023

• Music for the Spirit. Chorbuch zu Pfingsten & anderen Anlässen, edited by Stephen Harrap, ChB 5384, € 26.90, Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden
  >>> Review by Markus Utz
• Give peace! Choir book for the German Youth Choir Festival "Pueri Cantores" 2023 in Münster, ChB 5385, € 17.90, Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden
• Johann Kuhnau: Christ lag in Todes-Banden, Cantata for Easter, for soloists (choir) and orchestra, edited by David Erler, PB 32034, € 24.90, Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden
• Johann Kuhnau: Decorate the festival with May, Cantata for the Feast of Pentecost, for soloists, choir and orchestra, edited by David Erler, PB 32117, € 39.90, Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden
• Franz Schubert: Mass in E flat D 950, edited by Rudolf Faber; score: BA 5576, € 95.00; piano reduction by Andreas Köhs: 5576-90, € 14.50; Bärenreiter, Kassel
• Camille Saint-Saëns: Super flumina Babylonis, edited by Christina M. Stahl; score: BA 11305, € 24.95; piano reduction by the composer: 11305-90, € 7.95; Bärenreiter, Kassel
• Camille Saint-Saëns: By the rivers of Babylonfor alto solo, choir and piano, edited by Christina M. Stahl; score: BA 11309, € 9.95; choral score: 11309-91, € 5.95; Bärenreiter, Kassel
• The Wayfaring Stranger, for mixed choir SATB arr. by Martin Kirchhübel, Bosse Hits a cappella, BE 787, Bosse, Kassel
• Meat Loaf: I'd do anything for love (but I won't do that), for mixed choir SMezATB + soli arr. by Agnes Hassler, Bosse Hits a cappella, BE 785, Bosse, Kassel
• The new choir book (S)SAB / SABT a cappellaedited by Christopher Miltenberger and Ulrike Wenckebach, ED 23412, € 32.50, Schott, Mainz
• Christmas music, choral movements of the 16th and 17th centuries for four voices for recorders, violas da gamba, other melody instruments or mixed choir, edited by Manfred Harras, RM 01, Basilisk Edition, Basel
• Christmas chorales, 5-part choral movements from the 16th and 17th centuries for recorders, violas da gamba, other melody instruments or mixed choir, edited by Manfred Harras, RM 31, Basilisk Edition, Basel
• Sting: Why should I cry for you, for mixed choir a cappalla arr. by Martin Kirchhübel, Bosse A-cappella-Hits, BE 788, € 5.25, Bosse, Kassel
• Johannes Brahms: A German Requiem, edited by Michael Struck and Michael Musgrave, study score, HN 9029, € 20.00, G. Henle, Munich

January-June 2023

• Gustav Mahler: Don't look into my songs! from "Fünf Lieder nach Texten von Friedrich Rückert", for twelve-part choir a cappella arranged by Lukas Haselböck, Chrpartitur UE 38138, € 10.95, Universal Edition, Vienna
• Gustav Mahler: Ich atmet' einen linden Duft, from "Fünf Lieder nach Texten von Friedrich Rückert", for twelve-part choir a cappella arranged by Lukas Haselböck, Chrpartitur UE 38139, € 9.95, Universal Edition, Vienna
• Gustav Mahler: I am lost to the world, from "Fünf Lieder nach Texten von Friedrich Rückert", for twelve-part choir a cappella arranged by Lukas Haselböck, chrpartitur UE 38140, € 11.50, Universal Edition, Vienna
• Gustav Mahler: At Midnight, from "Fünf Lieder nach Texten von Friedrich Rückert", for twelve-part choir a cappella arranged by Lukas Haselböck, Chrpartitur UE 38141, € 11.95, Universal Edition, Vienna
• Gustav Mahler: Do you love beauty, from "Fünf Lieder nach Texten von Friedrich Rückert", for twelve-part choir a cappella arranged by Lukas Haselböck, Chrpartitur UE 38142, € 8.95, Universal Edition, Vienna
• Richard Strauss: Three songs (Nachtgang, Ich trage meine Minne, Madrigal) for five-part choir transcribed by Clytus Gottwald, UE 36990, € 12.95, Universal Edition, Vienna
• Joanna Gill: A Hymn to the Father, for mixed choir, violin solo and violoncello solo, UE 21845, € 4.95, Universal Edition, Vienna
• George Arthur: Simple Gifts, for two-part upper voice choir with piano accompaniment, UE 21844, € 3.93, Universal Edition, Vienna
• Johann Sebastian Bach: St. John Passion, version II "O man, weep" (1725) BWV 245.2, edited by Manuel Bärwald; score: BA 5938, € 85.00; piano reduction: BA 5938-90, € 15.95; Bärenreiter, Kassel
• Leokadiya Kashperova: Evening & Night, for female choir SSAA a cappella, BH 13990, € 17.00, Boosey & Hawkes (Schott), London
• Johannes Brahms: Triumphlied op. 55, edited by Johannes Behr and Ulrich Tadday, , study score, HN 9030, G. Henle, Munich
• Marin Wistinghausen: Time is of the essence, pass away! for choir, theorbo, violone, (tuba) organ, score, EM 1034, Edition Merseburger, Kassel

School music

January-June 2025

• Jörg Sommerfeld / Felix Janosa: Sounds Good. The art of pedagogical arranging. The practice book for schools, music schools, music clubs and ensembles, EB 9411, € 49.90, Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden
• Uli Führe: The Nöck. Six two-part children's choir songs based on texts by James Krüss with piano accompaniment, (Der Kinderchor 13), Order No. 523, € 9.90, Fidula, Emmelshausen

January-June 2024

• Meowowow, 33 Katzenmusiken und Hundegesänge, themed songbooks edited by Katharina Holzmeister, order no. 076, Fidual, Emmelshausen
• Sami Kajtazaj: Our favorite stories, with cool songs to sing along to, illustrated by Anna Stawarz, Edition Hug GH 11819, Hug Music Publishers, Zurich

Songbooks

January-June 2023

• Songs for everyone, 60 songs for everyone who likes to sing, lyric book with accordion, edited by Manfred Rehm, D 809, Edition Dux, Manching
• Songs for everyone, 60 songs for everyone who likes to sing, lyric book, edited by Manfred Rehm, D 808, Edition Dux, Manching

 

Sound carrier, received January-June 2025

• Perceptions Trio: The Wicked Crew. Charley Rose, saxophone and effects; Silvan Joray, guitar and effects; Paulo Almeida, drums. perceptionstrio.com
• Consort Mirabile: Fortuna - Old and New Version of an Italian Song. Works by Senfl, Agricola and others Prospero classical PROSP0104
• Hei cho. Dialect songs on poems by Josef Reinhart. Solo Musica SM 464
  >>> Review by Christoph Geissbühler
• Ruedi Häusermann: First approach. Ruedi Häusermann: Composition, Clarinets, Flutes, Hohner-Mignon; Sara Hubrich: Violin; Josa Gerhard: Viola; Liese Mészár: Viola; Christoph Hampe: Violoncello; Marco Käppeli: Percussion, Asa-Chan, Glockenspiel; Claude Meier: Double Bass, Acoustic Bass Guitar. Rabbit Hill Records RHR 008
• Violeta Garcia : In/Out. Bongo Joe BJR109
  >>> Critique de Gianluigi Bocelli
• Tchaka. Boys' Choir of St. Ursus Cathedral Solothurn. Conductor Tobias Stückelberger. Rondeau Production ROP6263
• Richard Flury: Chamber Music, Volume TwoString Quartet No. 2 and No. 3 Colla Parte Quartet. Toccata Classics TOCC 0717
  >>> Review by Daniel Lienhard
• Bach Cantatas No. 48. Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 62; Falsche Welt, dir trau ich nicht, BWV 52; Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden, BWV 6. Choir and orchestra of the J.S. Bach Foundation St. Gallen; conductor, Rudolf Lutz. bachfoundation.ch
• Johann Sebastian Bach: Missae breves BWV 233-236. Choir and orchestra of the J.S. Bach Foundation St. Gallen; conductor, Rudolf Lutz. bachfoundation.ch
• Pēteris Vasks: Violin Concerto No. 2 (Vakara gaismā/In the evening light). Camerata Bern; Antje Weithaas, violin and conductor. CAvi-music (only available digitally)
  >>> Review by Georg Rudiger
• Duo Praxedis: Baba Bussi. Works by Johann Strauss. Praxedis Hug-Rütti, harp; Praxedis Geneviève Hug, piano. Ars Production 38 680
• Gilbert Paefgen Trio: The man on the trampoline. Claude Meier: bass; Fabian Müller, piano; Gilbert Paeffgen, drums, dulcimer. Rabbit Hill Records
• Beyond Bach, Forgotten treasures of the German Baroque. Astrid Knöchlein, oboe, recorder; Attilio Cremonesi, harpsichord; Daniel Rosin, cello; Thomas Goetschel, viola da gamba; Rosario Conte, theorbo. Ars Production ARS 38670
• Offense. Works by M. Haydn, Mozart, Kendall. Musikkollegium Winterthur; Roberto Gonzales-Monjas. Claves Records 3113
• Debussy, Nielsen, Say, Barber. Ensemble Astera (Coline Richard, flute; Yann Thenet, hautbois; Moritz Roelcke, clarinet; Gabriel Potier, cor; Jeremy Bager, basson). Claves Records 3139
• Lyubomir Pipkov (1904-1974): Ludus Rithmicus. Complete Works for Piano. Vesko Stambolov, piano. Claves Records 3117-19 (3 CDs)
• Ola Onabulé, Nicolas Meier: Proof of Life. Ola Onabulé, Vocals and Keyboard; Nicolas Meier, Guitar and Glissentar; Jakub Cywinski, Acoustic Bass; Chris Nickolls, Drums; Will Fry, Percussion. Rugged Ram Records RRAMCD016
• Dedicated to Clara Schumann. Works by Bargiel, Lachner, Dreyschock, Heller, R. Schumann, E. von Herzogenberg, Brahms, Harmann, Mendelssohn, Berndorf, Smetana. Kathrin Schmidlin, piano. Claves Records 50-3122/23
• Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 24 K 491, "Haffner" Symphony K 385. Hans-Jürg Strub, piano; Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen; Christian Erny, direction. Ars Production
• Nicole Johänntgen: Labyrinth II. Nicole Johänntgen, saxophone, voice; Jon Hansen, tuba; David Stauffacher, percussion/drums. nicolejohaenntgen.com
• Johann Carl Eschmann: Light and shadow - piano works. Anna Reichert, piano. Prospero Classical PROSP0102
• Planet Earth - As within so without. Lisa Maria Schachtschneider, piano. Works by Liszt, Hasse Hodges, Ravel, Bakke, Beach, von Castelberg, Debussy, Wolf Baudissin, Skrjybin, Stravinsky/Agosti. Ars Production ARS 38377
• Ramón Oliveras:A Certain Darkness Is Needed to See the Stars. Ronin Rhythm Records 042
• Kokon: No problem. Paula Haeni, bass clarinet; Anatole Buccella, guitar; Julia Rüffert, trombone/composition. cocoonjazz.ch
• Lea Maria Fries: Cleo. Label: Heavenly Sweetness
• Beethoven - Schubert - Voříšek. Works for Cello and Fortepiano. Ursina Maria Braun, cello; Florian Birsak, fortepiano. audite 97.829
• Pino Zortea, Tim Hüllstrung: Lukas and Wale on the trail of jazz. Radio play for children aged 5 and over. Zytglogge 
• Marguerite Roesgen-Champion: Sonatine pour flûte, harpe et basson. Trio Lusinea (Isable Goller, harp; Annina Rusch, flute; Valeria Curti, bassoon). Triolusinea.com
• Schubert: Quintet in C, D 956, arr. for five saxophones by Maja Lisac Barroso. Maria Lisac Barroso and the Quatuor Habanera. Prospero PROSP0109
• Kapelle Nogler: Art forwarding. Clarigna Küng (violin, yodel), Florian Walser (clarinets, house organ), Johannes Gürth (viola, violin) and Peter Kosak (double bass). Zytglogge
• Marice Ravel: Pavane for a Dead Princess. Ravel 150 Years Tribute. Uriel Pascucci, piano. urielpascucci.com
• Human Intelligence Live. Pilgrim Quintet (Christoph Irniger, Tenor Sax, Compositions; Stefan Aeby, Piano; Dave Gisler, Guitar; Raffaele Bossard, Bass; Michael Stulz, Drums). Intakt Records 434
• Voice fire: Pura. (New interpretation of the essence of the Appenzeller Silvesterchlausen) Ziska von Crayen, vocals, harmonies, electronic music. tuningfire.ch
• Maia & Cate - Luck Grows. Maia Wackernagel and Catherine Tang, pianoforte and sythesizer. Mons Records
• Root Area: In Pursuit Of Happiness. Christoph Grab and Nicole Johänntgen, saxophones; Marcel Thomi, Hammond organ; Elmar Frey; drums. Lamento Records
• Pierre Boulez: Eclats-Multiples. Collegium Novum Zurich, Ensemble Contrechamps, Michael Wendeberg, conductor. Bastille musique CD 34
• Christoph Irniger's Pilgrim: Human Intelligence Live. Christoph Irniger, Stefan Aeby, Dave Gisler, Raffaele Bossard, Michael Stulz. Intakt Records
• Anna Kalk Quartet: Different Times. Anna Kalk (guitar), Paul Butscher (trumpet), Loic Baïllod (double bass), Xavier Kaeser (drums). Neuklang NCD 4294
• Deep Sun: Storyteller. Symphonic Metal. Debora Lavagnolo, voice; Tom Hiebaum, keyboard; Angelo Salerno, bass; Tobias Brutschi, drums; Erik Dummermuth, guitar. powerblastrecords.com
• Robert Oboussier: Entrada for trumpet and string orchestra, Introitus for string orchestra, Sonatinafor 2 violins and piano, Fantasy for piano, Pavane et Gaillarde for flute and piano, Sonata Brevis for violin and piano, 25 Abbreviationen for piano, 10 of the 25 Abbreviationen arr. for plucked string orchestra. World Premiere Recordings. Musiques Suisses, Naxos NXMS7008
• A garden of black flowers. Works by Cipriano de Rore, Pierre Vermont, Luca Marenzio and others. Astrophil & Stella (Johanna Bartz, conductor & Renaissance transverse flute; Giovanna Baviera, viola da gamba & mezzo-soprano; Anna Danilevskaia, viola da gamba; Claire Piganiol, harp). Albus Fair Edition
• Nikola Pešić: Skies. Piano music (classical basics with contemporary, jazz and neoclassical influences). Vinyl, CD and music book. nikolapesic.com
• Gapvis. Roland Bühlmann: electric, nylon and bass guitar, Aeon Sustainer, Korg MS-20, Logic software synthesizer, grass, kalimba and various objects as percussion. rolandbuehlmann.bandcamp.com
• Omega. Yves Theiler Trio with Bardia Charaf. Yves Theiler (p, comp), Luca Sisera (b), Lukas Mantel (dr), Bardia Charaf (ts). Xjazz Music. yvestheilertrio.com
• Be still my heart. Songs by Robert Grund and Wilhelm Grosz. Christian Immler, bass-baritone; Helmut Deutsch, piano. Alpha classics ALPHA1117
• György Kurtág: Complete Flute Music. Markus Brönnimann, flute, and friends. Tacet 281CD
• Bridges Between Individual Trees. Katherine Young, Weston Olencki, Patrick Stadler. Sideband Records 13
• Luis Aellig: Close Your Eyes. Luis Aellig, voc & guitars; Saïd Boulahcen, keys, piano & backing voc; Marco Clerc, bass; Matthias Stamm, drums. luisaellig.ch
• plastic_data: data-bloom. Collective for Electronic Music and Intermedia Art. polymer5000.bandcamp.com
• Laura & Luzius Schuler: Mandà in Lunga. Laura Schuler: violin and vocals; Luzius Schuler: organ. Ronin Rhythm Records 045
• Nuance. Pop album from the 80s, only now released. Andreas Nager (vocals, guitars, programming), Marc Nager (drums, percussion, sound effects), Thomas Lothenbach (piano, keyboards) Dino Meier (bass). Producer: Ajay Mathur. Ajay Mathur Music and Yakketeeyak Music.

 

Sound carrier, received July-December 2024

• Wolfgang Muthspiel: Etudes/Quietudes. Wolfgang Muthspiel, acoustic guitar solo. Clap Your Hands Records CYH 00012
• Errer Avelune. Emma Thomazeau, harpe et récitante ; Baptiste Baudimant, electronique et trombone. All compositions by Thomazeau & Baudimant. Claves 3100
• A tres voces. Triologie String Trio (Elodie Théry, cello; Meredith Kuliew, viola; Nevena Tochev, violin). Prospero PROSP0101
  >>> Review by Thomas Meyer
• Bach Cantatas No. 47. Cantata for St. Michael's Day, BWV 130; Cantata for a wedding celebration, BWV 202; Cantata for the 13th Sunday after Trinity, BWV 77. Choir and orchestra of the J.S. Bach Foundation St. Gallen; conductor, Rudolf Lutz. bachfoundation.ch
• "Dear friend ...". Sonatas by Brahms, Röntgen and von Herzogenberg. Isabel Gehweiler, cello; Fiona Hengartner, piano. Claves 3098
• Schnittke, Ravel, Prokofiev. (Ravel: Sonata for Violin and Cello; Schnittke: Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 1 (1978); Prokofiev: Symphony-Concerto in E Minor op. 125) Constantin Macherel, cello; Anna Orlik, violin; Frederic Bager, piano; London Mozart Players; Jonathan Bloxham, conductor. Claves 3097
  >>> Critique de Pierre-Alain Chamot
• Melodies In My Head: Joy Anger Doubt. melodiesinmyhead.com
  >>> Review by Hanspeter Künzler
• "I hang, between times". Duo Blickwechsel: Maria Laschinger, mezzo-soprano; Olivia Zaugg, piano. Works by Rebecca Clarke, Lili Boulanger, Ethel Smyth, Francesca Gaza. Ars Production ARS 38 658
• Duo Praxedis. Spirituals and Gospels. Praxedis Hug-Rütti, harp; Praxedis Geneviève Hug, piano. Ars Production ARS 38 668
• Rachmaninoff: Piano Trios 1 & 2, Romances opp. 21 & 38. Andrey Baranov, violin; Christoph Croisé, cello; Alexander Panfilov, piano. Arrangements for piano trio by Alexander Panfilov and Louis Eaton. Avie Records AV2691
• Nocturne. Works by Hahn, Tchaikovsky, Schumann, Loher, de Falla, Villa-Lobos, Saint-Saëns, Fauré. Aurélie Noll, harp; Maria Cristina Kiehr, voice; Yolena Orea Sanchesz, violoncello; and others Solo Musica SM427
• Frank Martin et ses contemporains. Chœurs a cappella, Zürcher Sing-Akademie, conductor: Florian Helgath. Claves CD 3115
• Being. Works by Mozart, Syrse, Haydn, J.-C. Bach. Musikkollegium Winterthur; conductor Roberto Gonzales -Monjas. Claves CD 3099
• Spanda.Création sonore et immersive pour ensemble vocal etélectronique. Jérémie Zwahlen, conception, musique et texte ; Félix Bergeron, conception, création électronique et réalization. Claves CD 3083
• Hanging Live Trio: Balkan Dreams. Didine Stauffer, Tabla, Dombak, Frame Drum; Hagay Sofer, Handpans (Hang andAsachan); Tassilo Dellers, Sax, Flute, Bassclarinet, Oriental Banjo; Dellers Tor Music Productions, dr.dellers.com
• Songs of Travel. Works by Vaughan Williams, Bloch, Mahler, Schubert. Alexandre Beuchat, baritone; Marija Bokor, piano. Prospero Classics PROSP0078
• Arpeggione. A forgotten instrument. Works by Schubert, Romberg, Spohr. Martin Zeller, arpeggione; Giorgio Paronuzzi, fortepiano; Victor Castillo luna, guitar. Prospero Classics PROSP0079
• Alpine Folk. Julian von Flüe Trio. Julian von Flüe, accordion; Marc Scheidegger, guitar; Matthias Abächeli, bass. phono-schop.ch, Lum4217
• Winter Tales. Tomas Sauter, compositions, western, classical and baritone guitars; Daniel Schläppi, bass. Catwalk Jazz CW250023-2
• Chiara Dubey: Chandani. Chiara Dubey, singer, songwriter, violinist. Livana Music
• Black Sea Dahu feat. Amour sur Mars: Live in Zürich and Bern. Janine Cathrein and band. Mouthwatering Records
• Echoes of Home. Tatiana Nova, vocals, effects, percussion; Julia Perminova, piano, synthesizer. (Focusyear graduates), original jazz compositions.
• A. Mozart, J. Ch. Bach: Opus V. Inés Moreno Uncilla, harpsichord; Minué Ensemble. ARS production
• Brun - Brunner - Bach: Adaptations of the cello suites by J. S. Bach. Kristina Brunner: Schwyzerörgeli, cello; Albin Brun: soprano and tenor sax, Schwyzerörgeli. albinbrun.ch
• We are Ava: Radix. Kim Lemmenmeier, Vocals, Keys; Nicola Holenstein, Keys, Bass; Andy Schwendener, Drums. Muve Records (music distribution)
• Ludwig*'s DNA. (Hybrid of classical chamber music for cello & keyboard instrument and electronic music). Works by Beethoven, Schwarz and Ťupa. Schwarz Jan-Filip Ťupa and Coco Schwarz. Paraxenos Records
• Mo & Kapelle: The stones in my path. Marc Ottiker, vocals and guitar, with band
• This is Pan: Taller in Your Dream. Matthias Kohler, saxophone, and band. ANUK Label ANUK0058
• Klaus Estermann: Bird Bear. Singer-songwriter from Frauenfeld
• Florian Weiss' Woodism: Inner Garden. Linus Amstad, alto saxophone; Florian Weiss, trombone, vocals; Valentin v. Fischer, double bass; Philipp Leibundgut, drums, glockenspiel. Nwog-Records
• Cadrage. Musique en route. Tom Tafel; Ronny Spiegel; Ariel Rossi;Stefanie Hess. Turbo Music
• Susurration: Hate Is My Love Language. Band around singer/songwriter Jessy Bäsecke-Beltrametti. Susurration Music
• TrioColores: En Couleur. (Luca Staffelbach, Fabian Ziegler, Matthias Kessler, mallet, percussion). Works by Camille Saint-Saëns, Maurice Ravel, Darius Milhaud, Claude Debussy, Germaine Tailleferre. Solo Musica
• Diamond Dean and the Furious Four: Scooby-Do Proto Punk. Monobuster Records
• Mnevis: Lightning Sulfur Calm. Red Brick Records
• Dear Misses: Cool Down Under. Fabian Schelbert (voc, git), Jonas Marty (voc, git), Cornel Betschart (dr), Remo Betschart (b) and Belinda Villforth (voc, perc). Monobuster Records / Irascible
• Chopin Etudes. Etudes op. 10 and op. 25. Anastasia Zorina, piano. Tyx-Art classics TXA24186
• Julie Campiche Qurtet & Capella Jenensis: Transitions. Nwog Records nqog 63
  >>> Review by Michael Gasser
• Maria Mater Meretrix. Works from Hildegard von Bingen to Gustav Holst. Anna Prohaska, soprano; Patricia Kopatchinskaja, violin; Camerata Bern. Alpha Records ALPHA 739
• Šuma Čovjek: Ringišpil. Ivica Petrušić and Hafid Derbal, singers (French, Croatian, Arabic); Manuel Wülser, piano. sumacovjek.com
• Mass pour double chœur. Œuvres a cappella de Frank Martin, Willy Burkhard et Cyrill Schürch. Schweizer Jugendchor / Chœur Suisse des Jeunes / Coro Giovanile Svizzero; conductor : Nicolas Fink
• Nik Bärtsch's Ronin: Spin. Nik Bärtsch, Piano, Keyboard; Kaspar Rast, Drums; Jeremias Keller, Bass; Sha, Bass Clarinet, Alto Saxophone. Ronin Rhythm Records
• In the Land of Saints & Sinners. Music Composed by Diego Baldenweg with Nora Baldenweg & Lionel Baldenweg. Galaxy Symphonic Orchestra, Conducted by Dirk Brossé; Feat. Pfuri Baldenweg. Caldera Records C 6058
  >>> Review by Andreas Zurbriggen
• Longing - Robert Schumann. Ensemble Polhymnia; Christophe Sturzenegger, piano; Franck Marcon, direction. Klarthe Records
• Ani Blue: Seventeen Years. Anja Aerschmann Bechtiger. aniblue.ch
• Klaus-Werner Pusch Quintet and Klaus-Werner Pusch-Kirk Lightsey Ensemble: My Destination. Werner Pusch (tp, flh), Wilson de Oliveira (ts), Peter Kosch (p), Jochen Schaal (b), Thomas Zahn (dr) and Kirk Lightsey. New edition for KWP's 75th birthday. Unisono Records UNIREC8431
• Cat shelter: We are here! Lorenzo Bonati (voc), Patrick Lerjen (git, voc), Simon Rupp (git), Fabian Baer (bass), Thomas Blanchat (drums). TAN Records
• Kneubühler: Love of machines. kneubuehler.bandcamp.com/album/machine-love
• Exile. Works by Alfred Schnittke, Andrzey Panufnik, Ivan Wyschnegradsky and others. Patricia Kopatchinskaja, violin; Thomas Kaufmann, cello; Camerata Bern. Alpha Classics ALPHA1110
• Swiss Love. The sorrow and lust of love. Franziska Heinzen, soprano; Benjamin Mead, piano. New Year's piece of the Zentralbibliothek Zürich 2025. Solo Musica SM 477
  >>> Review by Christoph Geissbühler

 

Sound carrier, received January-June 2024

• Swiss Dreams. Works by Stalder, Dupuy, Schnyder von Wartensee, Hans Huber, Templeton Strong, Suter, Paul Huber. Swiss Orchestra; conductor Lena-Lisa Wüstendörfer; Michael Barenboim, violin; Christph Pfändler, dulcimer. Prospero Records PROSP0090 (2 CDs)
  >>> Review by Christoph Geissbühler
• Joachim Raff: Samson, Music drama in three sections, libretto by the composer, first recording. Magnus Vigilius, Olena Tokar, Robin Adams, Christian Immler, Michael Weinius, Berner Symphonieorchester, Chor der Bühnen Bern, musical director Philippe Bach. 3 CDs, Swiss Fonogram
  >>> Review by Georg Rudiger
• Johann Sebastian Bach: Suites a violoncello solo senza basso. Petr Skalka, violoncelo. Claves Records 50-3101/02 (2 CDs)
• Tchaikovsky Symphonies 5 &6. Orchestra della Svizzera italiana; Markus Poschner, conductor. Clves Records 50-3104/05 (2 CDs)
• Simone Keller: Hidden Heartache. Intakt CD 419 /Simone Keller and others: Facets 21 - Hidden Heartache, Cultural Foundation of the Canton of Thurgau, 320 p. with music booklet, Fr. 32.00, Jungle Books, St. Gallen 2024, ISBN 978-3-033-10349-8
  >>> Review by Thomas Meyer
• Jens Gebel Quartet: Tunesday. Jens Gebel, bass; Michael Arlt, guitar; Domenic Landolf, bass clarinet, saxophones; Daniel Schay, pandero. Timezone Records TZ 2492
• Franz Schmidt: Organ works Vol. 1, Royal fanfares (Variations and fugue on his own theme in D major, Chaconne in C sharp minor, Four little chorale preludes). Andreas Jetter at the Behmann organ St. Martin Dornbirn. Ambiente Audio ACD 2047
• Maurizio Cazzati (1616-1678): Motets. Ayako Ono, soprano; Christoph Rudolf, Christoph Riedo, violins; Marc Meisel, organ. Brilliant Classics 96663
• Eastbound. Robert Schumann: Pictures from the East, Evening Song; Antonín Dvořák: Andante and Serenade for string orchestra; Franz Schreker: Scherzo for string orchestra. Festival Strings Lucerne; conductor Daniel Dodds. Sony classical 19658863312
• Bloch, Bruch, Dohnány. (Ernest Bloch: Schelomo; Max Bruch: Kol Nidrei; Ernö Dohnány: Konzertstück) Tim Posner, cello; Berner Symphonieorchester; conductor Katharina Müllner. Claves 50-3079
• Tallis, Bird, Gibbons. Friederike Chylek, Harpischord & Organ. Oehms classics OC 1727
• Mozart. Flute Quartet No.1 in D major K.285; Flute Concert No. 2 in D major K. 314, Concerto for Flute and Harp in C major K. 299. Helena Macherel, flute; Tjasha Gafner, harp; London Mozart Players; Simon Blendis, leader. Claves 50-3082
• La contenance angloise. (Œuvres de Fonteyns, Dufay, Power, Binchois, Chirbury, Cesaris and others) La Chapelle des Ducs de Savoie. Christophe Carré, contreténor ; Lionel Bourguignon, ténor ; Benjamin Ingrao, ténor ; Vincent Arlettaz, basse, flûte à bec ; Aliénor Wolteche, vièle à archet ; Michal Gondko, luth. Revue Musicale de Suisse Romande RMSR 20232
• Daniel Studer: Extended II for Stings & Piano. Harald Kimming, violin; Frantz Loriot, viola; Alfred Zimmerlin, violoncello; Daniel Studer, double bass; Philipp Zoubek, piano. Ezz-thetics 1044
• Reverberation. Othmar Schoeck: Orchestral songs (Nachhall, Three Songs op. 4 and Eight Songs op. 17, arr. G. Contratto). Olena Tokar, soprano; Stephan Genz, baritone; Bern Symphony Orchestra; conducted by Graziella Contratto. Swiss Fonogram SF0015
• Patric Pleasure: Rocket Radio, 70's retro radio show with 11 singers, 40 studio musicians, 20 voice-over artists, double LP, vinyl, Kawaii agency KWA001
• Hilke: Piano feroce. Acoustic/singer-songwriter. Red Brick Records
• L'Amour sorcier. Duo Singer & Fischer (Sébastien Singer, violoncelle; André Fischer, guitar). Œuvres d'Albéniz, Granados, Debussy, De Falla (L'Amour sorcier, transcrit par André Fischer). Stradivarius STR 37290
• Viola Concertos. Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Cello concerto, arr. for viola by Mathias Rochat, first recording, Johann Gottlieb Graun: Concertante for violin and viola in C minor Graun WV A:XIII:3. concerto for viola, strings & b.c. E flat major. Mathis Rochat, viola; Stephen Waarts, violin; Camerata Schweiz; Howard Griffiths, conductor. CPO 555 613-2
• El cant de la Sibil.la / Draumkvedet (The great old mystery songs of Spain and Norway). Arianna Savall, Petter Udland Johansen, Hirundo Maris, Ensemble Vocal de Saint-Maurice, Conductor Charles Barbier, P. U. Johansen. Carpe Diem Records CD 16333
  >>> Critique de Thierry Dagon
• Nikolaus Matthes: St. Mark Passion. Baroque new setting of the text by Picander. Maya Boog, soprano; Annekathrin Laabs, alto; Daniel Johannsen and Georg Poplutz, tenor; Matthias Helm, bass; Gli Aspetti choir and orchestra; conducted by Nikolaus Matthes. Resonando RN-10018 (3 CDs + accompanying book)
• Roma Songs & Cantata "We children of the country road" by Roger Moreno-Rathgeb. Project choir Roma Songs & Balkan Band Sebass. World premiere, live recording
• Four-stroke engine: Ändler. Nayan Stalder (dulcimer, composition), Kaspar Eggimann (accordion), Raphael Heggendorn (violoncello), Laurin Moor (double bass), viertaktmotor.ch
• Bach Cantatas No. 46. Der Himmel lacht, die Erde jubilieret, BWV 31; Ich bin ein guter Hirt, BWV 85; Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält, BWV 178. Choir and orchestra of the J.S. Bach Foundation St. Gallen; conductor, Rudolf Lutz. bachfoundation.ch
• Tony Majdalani: Moment in Time. Tony Majdalani, sound and rhythm instruments, voice; Tamar McLeod, voice. Ship of Fools NAR 202316
• Pilgrims in Trance it. John Wolf Brennan, keyboard instruments; Tony Majdalani, rhythm instruments, voice ; Marco Jencarelli, plucked instruments. Ship of Fools NAR 2023165
• Franz Xaver Mozart : The Two Piano Concertos. Andriy Dragan, Piano; Musikkollegium Winterthur; Bogdan Bozovic, Concertmaster and Leader. Claves 50-3070
• Ella Ronen: The Girl With No Skin. Irascible Records/BB*Island
  >>> Review by Hanspeter Künzler
• FriendShip (Pago Libre & Soons): Riffs ahead! Chamber rock folk jazz sextet. Sonja Morgenegg, voice; Florian Mayer, violin; Arkady Shilkloper, horn, alphorn, flugelhorn; John Wolf Brennan, piano, melodica; Rätus Flisch, bass; Tony Majdalani, voice, percussion, handpan. Leo Records CD LR 942
• John Thomas: Complete Duos for Harp and Piano, Volume four (Harp Concerto No. 1: Andantino, March of the Welsh Fusiliers, Transcriptions of Music by Arditi, Bellini, Meyerbeer and Rossini. Duo Praxedis: Praxedis Hug-Rütti, harp; Praxedis Geneviève Hug, piano. Toccata Classics TOCC 0582
• Frank Martin: Piano Quintet & String Quintet, Pavane Couleurs du temps. Fabrizio Chiovetta, piano; Quatuor Terpsycordes ; François Grin, cello. Claves 50-3081
  >>> Critique de Thierry Dagon
• Forgotten songs, forgotten love. Works by Willy Heinz Müller (great-grandfather of the singer), Dohnányi, Ries, Hildach, Gotze. Mélanie Adami, soprano; Äneas Humm, baritone; Judith Polgar, piano. Prospero
  >>> Review by Christoph Geissbühler
• Pierre Wissmer: The Violin Concertos. Oleg Kaskiv, violon, Sinfonia Varsovia, dir. Aleksandar Markovic. Claves 50-3080 
• Miho Fuki, Vol.3. Antonio Vivaldi: Concerti per fagotto e arie per basso .Miho Fuki, baroque bassoon; Dominik Wörner, bass; Ensemble F. Ars Production ARS 38 374
• Nature. Ringing slate stones from the Alps. Simon Berz. Badabum Records
• DeLaSar: In-To
• Manrico Padovani: Niccolo Paganini: Concertos 1 & 2, Joseph Weigel: Variations. Oltenia Philharmonic Orchestra | Boris Perrenoud ; Seoul Güri Philharmonic Orchestra | Boris Perrenoud ; Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana | Howard Griffiths; ARS Production
• Cuando el fuego abrasa. Chamber music works by Joseph Lauber, Christoph Blum, Francisco Col, Manuel de Falla. Ensemble Bayona: Maria Florea, violin; Simone Roggen, violin; maria Moros, viola; Eros Jaca, violoncello; Camille Sublet, piano. Eudora
• Travis Reuter: Quintet Music. Travis Reuter, g, comp; Mark Shim, ts; Peter Schlamb, vb; Harish Raghavan, b; Tyshawn Sorey, dr.
• Six Hands Open As One. Izumi Kimura, piano; Barry Guy, bass; Gerry Hemingway, drums, percussion voice. FSR Records
• Indantitâ # Revisited. Compositions by Florian Favre; Joseph Bovet and Pierre Kaelin, arr. by Florian Favre. Florian Favre piano & prepared piano; Claire Huguenin vocals; Amine Mraihi oud; Baiju Bhatt violin; Lucie Göckel cello; Raphael Rossé euphonium; Louis Matute guitar. Traumton Records
• Mélodies d'ailleurs. French songs of the fin de siécle by Claude Debussy, Ernest Chausson, Cécile Chaminade, Reynaldo Hahn; Ophelia sings by Wolfgang Rihm. Viviane Hasler, soprano; Maren Gamper, piano. Carpe Diem Records
• Tobias Jensen: What Needs to Be Said. Singer/songwriter. Muve Records

 

Sound carrier, received July-December 2023

• A Swiss Romantic. Fritz Stüssi: Vergehen und Auferstehen, an oratorio; Psalm 28; Wo du hingehst, two motets etc. Soloists, Zürcher Sing-Akademie, Zürcher Kammerphilharmonie, conductor Florian Helgath. Claves 50-3085
  >>> Review by Verena Naegele
• Bach Cantatas No. 44. Would God not be with us this time, BWV 14; Take what is yours and go, BWV 144; Everything only according to God's will, BWV 72. Choir and orchestra of the J.S. Bach Foundation St. Gallen; conductor, Rudolf Lutz. bachfoundation.ch
• Samuel Ducommun: Musique de chambre (Quatuor pour flûtes, Sonatine pour violon et piano, Quatre pièces brèves pour violoncelle et piano,Divertimento pour flûte, violon, alto, violoncelle et piano). Claves 50-3071
• Rosetta. Live at Jazz Festival Schaffhausen (2003). Compositions by Pierre-François Massy. Claves digital only
• Rotraut Jäger Sonambique : Dynamite. Rotraut Jäger, flutes, compositons ; Andreas Ebenkofler, piano ; Abdourakhmane Fall, electric bass; Omar Diadju Seydi, drums. Red Planet Flute, redplanetflute.com
• Torelli, Perti, Pollarolo, Colonna: Concertos and Cantatas. Nuria Rial, soprano; Basel Chamber Orchestra; Julia Schröder, violin & direction. German Harmonia Mundi (Sony) 19658813432
• Benedetto Marcello: Sinfonias & Cantatas. Nuria Rial, soprano; La Floridianan ; Nicoleta Paraschivescu, direction. German Harmonia Mundi (Sony) 19658710682
  >>> Review by Verena Naegele
• Esther Sévérac: Work Witch! Composed and performed by Esther Sévérac, pedal harp, analog & digital effects. Hout Records HR 047
• Richard Flury: Four Song-Cycles (20 women's songs on texts by Hermann Ferdinand Schell, 7 songs on poems by Josef Reinhart, 10 night songs, 8 love songs). Stephanie Bühlmann, soprano; Margaret Singer, piano. Toccata classics TOCC 0685
• Is sound the meaning? Works by Wyttenbach, Demenga, Holliger, Ligeti, Kurtág, Moser, Veress. Alexander Foster, violoncello; Heinz Holliger, recitation. Prospero PROSP0070 
• Lee Schornoz: Requiem Londinium. Pro Stata Records, PSR018
• Blaer: Pure. Maja Nydegger: piano, composition; Nils Fischer, bass clarinet; Claudio von Arx: tenor sax; Simon Iten: double bass, FX; Philippe Ducommun: drums. Ronin Rhythm Records 037
• Silvan Joray: Updraft feat. Nadav Erlich, double bass & Jeff Ballard, drums. Ubuntu Music UBU0144
• Slavonic Journey. Music for flute and piano from the Czech Republic (Martinů, Feld, Schulhoff, Mucha, Janáček, Kreisler). Sarah Rumer, flute; Ulrich Koella, piano. Prospero Records PROSP0049
  >>> Review by Walter Labhart
• Swiss Treasures. Chamber Music for Wind Quintet (Mieg, Paul Huber, Juon, Derungs). Art'Ventus Quintet (Paula Soares, flute; Tiago Coimbra, oboe; Horácio Ferreira, clarinet; Nuno Vaz, horn; Raquel Saraiva, bassoon). Prospero Records PROSP0081
  >>> Review by Daniel Lienhard
• Chet. David Enhco, trompette; Marc Perrenoud, piano. Nome Records 021
• Simplicity. Masterpieces for children (Nodar Gabunia: From a Pupil's Diary; further works by Bartók, Kurtág, Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky, Schumann). Giorgi Iuldashevi, piano. Gramola 99291
  >>> Review by Torsten Möller
• Together. Sarah Chaksad Large Ensemble. Clap Your Hands Records CYH
  >>> Review by Michael Gasser
• Clara Barry sings Bartók. Emil Spányi, piano; Mátyás Szandai, bass. Claves 50-3088
  >>> Critique de Thierry Dagon
• Home. Friedrich Theodor Fröhlich: Songs (including Songs to Meieli). Raphael Höhn, tenor; Shin Hwang, fortepiano. World premiere recording.Claves 50-3089
• Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach: Works for Keyboard solo. Jermaine Sprosse, fortepiano. Prospero Records PROSP0074
• Haydn 2032: No. 14 - L'Impériale (Symphonies No. 53 L'Impériale, No. 54, No. 33, Sinfonia in D major Hob. I A: 7). Basel Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Giovanni Antonini. Alpha-classics ALPHA 694
• J.S. Bach: Cello Suites. Pablo de Naverán. 3 CDs, Claves 50-3062-64
• J.S. Bach: Sonatas for viola da gamba and harpsichord. Thomas Goetschel, viola da gamba; Yvonne Ritter, harpsichord. Tyxart TYXA 23181
• Echo of Bach. Works by Clara Jaz (composition pseudonym of the performer), Paul von Westhoff, Bach, Eugène Ysaÿe. Agata-Maria Raatz, violin. Solo Musica, sm439
• Franz Liszt: Sonata in B minor and Études d'exécution transcendante. Francesco Piemontesi, piano. Pentatone Music
• Color Gradient. Duo Arto : Lionel Andrey, clarinet ; Flore Merlin, piano. Works by Widor, Debussy, Poulenc, Bernstein, Daniel Schnyder, Templeton, Touchard. 7 Mountain Records
• Christoph Stiefel: Full Tree. Christoph Stiefel, piano; Bastian Stein, trumpet and flugelhorn; Domenic Landolf, tenor saxophone and bass clarinet; Raffaele Bossard, bass; Dejan Terzic, drums. Nwog-Records nwog056
• The Next Movement: Never Coming Down. Funk, Soul, R&B. J.J. Flueck: Vocals, Drums, Keys, Percussion, Fender Rhodes; Pascal Kaeser, Bass; Sam Siegenthaler. Guitar. SoulVision Productions SVLP-011
• Phanee de Pool: Algorythms. Arrangements et piano : Etienne Champollion ; Direction d'orchestre : Louis Théveniau ; Avec les voix de Henri Dès et Paul Éluard. Escales Productions
  >>> Critique de Thierry Dagon
• Werckmeister: Maruschka. Band around singer/songwriter David Howald. Label Erdgleich, werckmeister-music.at/ 
• Elias Bernet Band: Christmas Boogie Celebration. Elias Bernet: piano, hammond organ, vocals; Markus Fritzsche: double bass, backing vocals; Bernhard Egger: drums. eliasbernet.ch
• Improspections. Marcol Savoy, drums; Alfio Origlio, piano. Cjazz / Out of My Head Records
  >>> Review by Michael Gasser
• Bandit Voyage: What is it. Cheptel Records CHPTL-065
• Ajay Mathur: Blow my cover. ajaymathur.com/
• Pierre Omer's Swing Revue: Tropical Breakdown. Voodoo Rhythm Records
• Ulrich Zeitler: novembrig for five voices and five instruments based on the cycle of poems by Elsbeth Maag. Ensemble fünf&fünf. Solo Musica SM 446
• Beda Findling: Glad Day. Written, recordes and produced by Beda Mächler. Red Brick Records RBC073CAS
• Duo Minerva (Johanna Gossner, clarinet; Damian Keller, accordion): Hymne àl'amour. Arrangements of works by Kreisler/Sieczynski, Gershwin, Chausson, Lehar and others), Ars Production ARS 38 639
• Albin Brun & Kristina Brunner: Innerland. Kristina Brunner, Cello, Schwyzerörgeli; Albin Brun, Schwyzerörgeli, soprano sax. Self-distribution albinbrun.ch/audio-shop
  >>> Review by Michael Gasser
• Unheard. Beethoven Trilogy 3. See Siang Wong, piano; Camerata Switzerland; Howard Griffiths, direction. RCA Red Seal, Sony Music 19439943162
• Richard Strauss: 1883. Cello Sonata TrV 115 (op. 6); Edvard Grief: Cello Sonata op. 36; Gabriel Fauré: Elégie op. 24; Christoph Croisé, cello; Oxana Shevchenko, piano. Avie AV 2632
• Bach Cantatas No. 45. Whoever loves me will keep my word, BWV 74; Verily, verily, I say unto you, BWV 86; Jesus, nun sei gepreiset, BWV 41. Choir and orchestra of the J.S. Bach Foundation St. Gallen; conductor, Rudolf Lutz. bachfoundation.ch
• American and English Orchestral Music. (Charles Ives: Three Places in New England; Ethel Smyth: Suite for Strings, Serenade etc.) Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, direction Joshua Weilerstein. Claves 50-3091/92
• British Music for Viola & Piano. Works by Clarke, Britten, Bowen. Izabel Markova, viola; Irene Puccia, piano; Alla Belova, piano. Claves 50-3073
• La Contemplazione. Eloy Orzaiz, fortepiano, plays works by Hummel and Schubert. LBS Classical LBS182023
  >>> Review by Torsten Möller
• Swiss Dreams. Works by Stalder, Dupuy, Schnyder von Wartensee, Hans Huber, Templeton Strong, Suter, Paul Huber. Swiss Orchestra; conductor Lena-Lisa Wüstendörfer; Michael Barenboim, violin; Christph Pfändler, dulcimer. Prospero Records PROSP0090 (2 CDs)
• Luzia von Wyl Ensembel: FrankmontLuzia von Wyl, compositions and piano; Gary Versace, accordion; Amin Mokdad, flute; Nocola Katz, clarinet; Marcel Lüscher, bass clarinet; Maurus Conte, bassoon; Vincent Millioud, violin; Karolina Öhman, cello; Christoph Utzinger, double bass; Fabian Ziegler, marimba and thundersheet; Lionel Friedli, drums. LU-Label, LU01 lulabel.ch Scores also available!
  >>> Review by Michael Gasser
• Wobble:contact: Kind of Empty. Lukas Wäger, drums; David Bircher, synths; Janis Asendorf, vocals & guitar; Yann Schütz, bass.
• Mahler 2 / Scarazzini 3. Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 2; Andrea Lorenzo Scartazzini: Symphony No. 3, orchestral works Torso, Epitaph, Spiriti. Jena Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Simon Gaudenz. Odradek Records
• Ralph Zurmühle: Studio Live Session. Ralph Zurmühle, piano. Vinyl, Little Big Beat littlebigbeat.com
• Oxeon: Somewhere far. Colorful & Intimate Jazz. Lea Gasser: accordion, fx, composition; Sylvie Klijn: voice, fx, composition. ANUK0053

 

Sound carrier, received January-June 2023

• Clair Obscur. Œuvres du 16e et du 17e siècle. Duo Aeoline (Charlotte Schneider, flûtes; Guy-Bapriste Jaccottet, orgue). Claves 50-3065
• Arubator. Aruba Trio (Tobias Lang, trombone; Joël Kuster, guitar; Peter Fleischlin, percussion). Works by Luzia von Syl, Stephan Hodel, Mathias Landtwing, Jorge Fernando, Fränggi Gehrig, Markus Flückiger). Aruba Records
• René Wohlhauser: From the depths of time. Ensemble Polysono; Elia Seiffert; René Wohlhauser; Duo Simolka-Wohlhauser. Neos Music NEOS 12227
• Folk Flow. Viviane Chassot, accordion. (Irish and Breton traditionals, works by Squiban, Einaudi, Chopin, Satie, Granados, Silvestrov and others) Prospero PROSP
• Julian von Flüe Trio: Dur d'Altstadt. Julian von Flüe, accordion; Marc Scheidegger, guitar; Matthias Abächerli, double bass. LuMusic LUM2386
• Beethoven flute & piano. Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major op. 24 "Spring", Serenade in D major op. 41, Romance in F major op. 50. Qiling Chen, flute; Yoshiko Iwai, piano. Prospero Music PROSP0063
• 20th Century Foxtrots 5, Switzerland. Foxtrots by Moeschinger, Berr, Lang, Beck, Marescotti, R. Flury, Burkhard, Mieg, Jaques-Dalcroze, Honegger, Roesgen-Champion, Gerber, Zbinden, U. J. Flury. Gran Piano/Naxos GP922
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• Tomas Sauter: Treasure Hunt. Tomas Sauter, composition, guitar; Domenic Landolf, tenorsax; Luzius Schuler, rhodes; Daniel Schläppi, bass; Kevin Chesham, drums. Catwalk Jazz CW230021-2
• Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major "Eroica". Orchestra of the J.S. Bach Foundation St. Gallen; conductor, Rudolf Lutz. www.bachstiftung.ch
• Hely: Plode. Lucca Fries, piano; Jonas Ruther, drums. Ronin Rhythm Records RON031
• Deller's quintet: live @ Felseneck. Tassilo Dellers, saxophone; Marco von Orelli, trumpet; Adrian Schäublin, piano; Florian Abt, double bass; Felix Handschin, drums. fontastix.ch
• Mon amie la lune. Songs by Grieg, Debussy, Kirchner, Maurice. Kathrin Hottiger, soprano" Edward Rushton, piano. Prospero PROSP0054
• Biber: The Rosary Sonatas. Les Passions de l'âme; Meret Lüthi, violin & direction. Prospero PROSP 0065 (2 CDs)
• Close Encounters. Works for bassoon and string quartet by Edouard du Puy, Wynton Marsalis, Helena Winkelman, Marcelo Nisinman, Camille Saint-Saëns, Astor Piazzolla. Rui Lopez, bassoon; Gringolts Quartet, Ruslan Lutsyk, double bass. Prospero PROSP0057
• Johann Gottlieb Janitsch: Chamber Music. The Friday Academy. Directed by Katharina Suske. Prospero PROSP0069
• Fantasy. Georg Philipp Telemann: 12 Fantasias. Matthias Arter, oboe solo. Pre-Art-Music PAM 005
• Tie three: meandering. Hannah Adriana Müller, vocals, violin, composition; Johanna Pärli, double bass, composition; Sonja Ott, trumpet, flugelhorn, composition. Anuk Label ANUK0051
• Massimiliano Neri: Sonate da sonarsi con varij stromenti. Concerto Scirocco; Giulia Genini, direction; feat. Voces Suaves. Outthere Music Arcana A544
• Camille Saint-Saëns: Poèmes Symphoniques. Basel Symphony Orchestra; conducted by Ivor Bolton. Prospero PROSP0060
• Become. Works by Mozart, Beethoven, Tarrodi. Musikkollegium Winterthur: Conductor Roberto Gonzales-Monjas. Claves 50 3076
• Dieter Ammann: Core - Turn - Boost (2000-2010), Unbalanced Instability for violin and chamber orchestra (2013). Basel Sinfonietta, Baldur Brönnimann, Principal Conductor, Simone Zgraggen, Violin, Naxos 8.551474
• Già. Gilbert Paeffgen, compositions and arragements, hammered dulcimer. Stridea 024
• Shih-Wei Hunag plays Beethoven & Mussorgsky (Piano Sonata No. 21 "Waldstein", Pictures at an Exhibition). Shih-Wei Huang, piano. www.shihweihuang.com
• Haydn: Stabat Mater. Brigitte Christensen, soprano; Kristina Hammarström, alto; Steve Davislim, tenor; Christian Immler, bass. Zürcher Sing-Akademie; Basel Chamber Orchestra; conductor René Jacobs. Pentatone PTC 5186 953
• Bach Cantatas No. 42. Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein, BWV 2; Barmherziges Herze der ewigen Liebe, BWV 185; Wer da gläubet und getauft wird, BWV 37. Choir and orchestra of the J.S. Bach Foundation St. Gallen; conductor, Rudolf Lutz. www.bachstiftung.ch
• Bach Cantatas No. 43. Break your bread for the hungry, BWV39; What shall I make of you, Ephraim, BWV 89; Why do you grieve my heart, BWV 138. Choir and orchestra of the J.S. Bach Foundation St. Gallen; conductor, Rudolf Lutz. www.bachstiftung.ch
• Christoph Croisé: Voyage Exotique. Christoph Croisé, compositions & cello; Chamber Orchestra of the Niederlenzer Musiktage; Annette Jakovcic, cello; Damien Bachmann, clarinet; Oxana Shevchenko, piano. Avie AV 2598
• Pleasurable rest. Bach cantatas BWV 54, 35, 170, Jan Börner, countertenor; Capricornus Consort Basel. Resonando RN 10017
• Bach: St. John Passion. Werner Güra, Evangeliste; Gli Angeli Genève; Stephan Macleod. Claves Repertoire 50-3068/69
• Breath Versus Beats. Simon Berz, Toshinori Kondo, Bill Lastwell, Everest Records ER 109 Vinyl
• Leopold van der Pals. String Quartets Vol. 1 (String Quartets Nos. 1-3) Van Der Pals Quartet (Gordan Trajkovic, 1st violin; Fredrik Burstedt, 2nd violin; Markus Falkbring, viola; Tobias van der Pals, cello) cpo 8992781
• Harmonious Journey. Works by Johann Sebastian Bach and Adam Mital (including Post-auto-Fantasy). Adam Mital, cello. Genuin classics GEN 23815
• Nebula. Piano Prince (Coco Schwarz). Paraxenos Records
• Break. District Five (Vojko Huter, guitar; Paul Amereller, drums; Tapiwa Svosve, alto saxophone; Xaver Rüegg, bass). A Tree in a Field Records TREE087
• Patterns Of Self And Other. Maja Wackernagel, piano. Xjazz Music
• Bachs, Benda and Brönnimann. Music for Flute by Johann Sebastian Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach and Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, Franz Benda, Markus Brönnimann. Markus Brönnimann, flute; Jean Halsdorf, cello; Léon Berben, harpsichord; Ensemble Pyramide.
  Toccata Classics TOCN0022
• Tetrapylon. Works for bass quartet by Studer-Frey-Schlegel-Weber. Peter K. Frey, double bass; Jan Schlegel, electric bass; Daniel Studer, double bass; Christian Weber, double bass. Leo Records, CD LR 938
• Alexander Boldachev: Pop meets Classical Vol.1. works by Bach, Marley, Beethoven, Scorpions, Debussy, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rossini, Darf Punk, Daquin, Nirvana. Alexander Boldachev, harp. Indesens Calliope Records IC001
• Luca Sisera and Roofer: Clazz. Luca Sisera, Jazzquintett Roofer, Kammerphilharmonie Graubünden. nWog Records nwog052
• Secret Nights. Works by Reineke, Chaminade, Saint-Saëns, Boulanger, Schoeck, Schulhoff, Beach, Safaia. Sonja Leutwyler, mezzo-soprano; Astrid Leutwyler, violin; Benjamin Engeli, piano; Benjamin Nyffenegger, cello. Solo Musica SM385
• RAMS: till last call. (Punk Rock) Vinyl: Sound and dress
• Crome: Oneiroi. (Jazz and string quartet) Sam Urscheler, saxophone, composition; Arthur Traelnes and Anne-Sophie Ollivier, violin; Daniel Minten, viola; Pauline Boulanger, violoncello.
• Adina Friis: Luumu - Elephant Love Song. Turbo Music
• Asbestos: Cyanide. Robyn Trachsel, Vocals, Guitar; Judith Breitinger, Vocals, Bass; Jonas Häne, Drums. LP / digital, A Tree In A Field Records / Czar Of Crickets Productions

At the beginning of May, the cellist Sara Oswald published an open letter on social media in which many artists recognized their own situation. She speaks of an "... exhaustion from always having a meagre salary while the cost of living is rising. An exhaustion of always having to apply for a premium reduction from the health insurance company, because without it I can really pack it in. Exhaustion from having to create tons of dossiers to realize my projects."

She reminds us that professional training does not protect musicians from precarious circumstances: "I studied at the HEMU Lausanne and completed a master's degree in baroque cello at the HEM in Geneva. I've been a professional musician for 23 years. There are months when I earn 400 francs because I can only play one concert in 30 days. Yes, I could teach, I could play in an orchestra. But that doesn't suit me at all. I like writing music, composing for projects, giving concerts. That's why I learned this profession. It takes time to create music, practise my instrument, promote concerts, do administrative work (more than half of my time). Who has the energy after a day of lessons to sit down in their practice room and find the inspiration for an original composition? Because, in addition to being a musician, you also have to learn to sell yourself. I can say that my work takes up more than 100 percent of my time. To be clear: I only do that: work. And for free."

The singer from Valais Meimuna has expressed her dissatisfaction in drawings: a series of 14 illustrations that can also be seen on social media. They reflect the same concern and address an existential question: "Do I have to give up music?"

Paléo deep beater

On 2 May, a third artist, singer Moictani, who will be performing at this year's Paléo Festival, will take up the subject on the RTS radio program. We hear that she too has to make do with fees of 200 to 300 francs per concert and that Switzerland's biggest festival is in no way more generous. The entire budget flows into the dizzying fees of the stars. People dream of a Paléo that would invite two fewer celebrities and pay the lesser-known artists correctly. It would then perhaps sell its 200,000 tickets in 30 minutes instead of just 13.

Overall, we dream of a society that is aware of the indispensable role of culture and the need to represent our own culture instead of delegating cultural life to individual stars from across the Atlantic. This requires support from the state that is not questioned every time money is needed to save a bank or compensate for customs duties.

The Fee recommendationswhich were recently drawn up by Sonart, are a very good step in this direction. As her open letter has triggered numerous reactions, Sara Oswald is now conducting an online survey that will ultimately result in a manifesto. It will most likely be published in the French-speaking Swiss daily newspaper Le Temps appear. In order to achieve an improvement, musicians in Switzerland agree that they must act together and open their mouths - or rather: shout - with a united voice. The Swiss Music Newspaper is precisely for this purpose.

Open letter from Sara Oswald: Invisible

"It started a few years ago. A touch of tiredness. An emerging irritation at still having to explain that I would like to be paid when I play on this or that album or when I give a concert. A growing dismay at the unrealistic ideas people have about the life of an artist. I still hear the same thing: it's nice to be able to live out your passion.

The years go by and all this is compounded by exhaustion, combined with the thousands of kilometers travelled to perform somewhere in French no man's land for 300 euros, with no travel allowance. I ask myself how useful it is to go and play somewhere else, and the desire for something unfamiliar is always stronger than the sense of reality. An exhaustion from always having a meagre wage while the cost of living is rising. Exhaustion from always having to apply for a premium reduction from the health insurance company, because without it I can really pack it in. Exhaustion from having to create tons of dossiers in order to realize my projects.

And speaking of projects: Recently, at the age of 47, I have been filled with undisguised anger at the rejection of a grant that puts a very personal performance, the fruit of my work over the last four years, in jeopardy because "we can only consider a third of the applications submitted". I am aware that there is not an infinite amount of money available for culture. Talking to musician friends, I hear that some of them put their entire meagre savings on the table to produce and manufacture an album. (Needless to say, we don't get a penny from Spotify and the like). Others squander a small inheritance "so as not to abandon projects altogether", others actually quit in disgust and still others burn out. Everyone is suffering. More and more. In silence. Invisible.

I studied at the HEMU in Lausanne and completed a master's degree in baroque cello at the HEM in Geneva. I have been a professional musician for 23 years. There are months when I earn 400 francs because I can only play one concert in 30 days. Yes, I could teach, I could play in an orchestra. But that doesn't suit me at all. I like writing music, composing for projects, giving concerts. That's why I learned this profession.

It takes time to create music, practice on the instrument, promote concerts, do administrative work (more than half of my time). After a day of lessons, who has the energy to sit down in their practice room and find the inspiration for an original composition? Because, in addition to being a musician, you also have to learn to sell yourself. I can say that my work takes up more than 100 percent of my time. To be clear: I only do that: work. And for free.

It goes without saying that rehearsals are also unpaid. Just like the work on the instrument, composing, putting together a concert program, the hours spent on the computer to put together a budget or a project presentation. Only the concert is paid for. And the travel expenses, often if you fight for them. As the excellent study by Marc Audétat and Marc Perrenoud, published by Stéphanie Arboit in Le Temps on April 25, shows, the average fee for jazz and new music is 300 francs. Even if you perform every weekend, which (I believe) hardly any Swiss artist can do, it is extremely difficult to make a living ... The beautiful drawings by Maimuna (on Instagram, April 25) show this very clearly.

Isn't it sad and shocking that we have to say to ourselves: We do vocational training, go to university, learn self-taught or via other educational paths, we spend our lives making music and can't make a living from it. What I also find unfortunate in our profession is the unfair competition. Since we're in such an unfortunate situation, I don't think you're doing the profession a service if you're prepared to play somewhere for less than 300 francs. It gives the impression that our services are worthless. Hence the question: what is a professional musician? Someone who lives from their art, has studied at a school and has no other income than music?

Over the past few days, I have spoken to many musicians. And everywhere I go I feel this exhaustion, this healthy anger, this dejection. I think we have to do something.

What conclusions can be drawn from the above-mentioned study? How do we become visible? What should we do to be heard? How do we join forces? And above all: what do we propose to change things?

This morning I am tired of my/our invisibility."

 

Drawings by Meimuna: Do I have to give up music?

The Belgian violin virtuoso and composer Henri Vieuxtemps worked for six years at the court of Tsar Nicholas I in St. Petersburg. At the beginning of this engagement in 1846, he composed the Morceaux de Salon op. 22 for violin and piano, including No. 5 Tarentelle, and put it into print. As he also found it suitable for the big stage, he created an orchestral version, which was printed in 1854. Vieuxtemps made considerable changes to the violin part from 1846, changes that had previously only been found in the score.

New editions (5a) are now available, on the one hand of the version for violin and piano with the solo violin part of the orchestrated version, and on the other hand of the score. The orchestral material is available to borrow - the perfect prerequisite for performing the Tarantella on a larger scale! The preface is exciting and the critical report helps with many questions of detail. The fingerings in the score and the piano reduction are by Vieuxtemps, those in the violin part by the editor.

 Henri Vieuxtemps: Tarantella for violin and orchestra op. 22 no. 5a, first edition published by Olaf Adler; score, OCT-10371, Fr. 40.60; piano version, OCT-10371a, Fr. 29.50; Edition Kunzelmann, Adliswil

 

In his 1950 publication Memories writes the composer Richard Flury (1896-1967): "I do not consider the possibility of new and original musical ideas with Romantic means to be exhausted by any means, and I seek originality less in the invention of new, technical means of expression at any price than in the vitality of a strong experience. Creativity in art is like an organic growth in which the temperament and intuitive powers of the soul are more involved than the intellect, which is in danger of having a disastrous influence on the natural development of art."

Flury's String Quartets No. 2 (1929) and No. 3 (1938), which have never been recorded before, have been released on a CD by the English label Toccata Classics in outstanding interpretations by the Colla-Parte Quartet from Bern. They are good examples of Flury's aesthetic, which was influenced by his teachers Hans Huber, Ernst Kurth, Joseph Lauber and Joseph Marx. The "unbearable accumulation of sought-after and also unintentional accidental dissonances" in some works, which he criticizes in his memoirs, is sought in vain; tonality is preserved, as is the classical four-movement structure. It is obvious that Flury, a central figure in Solothurn's musical life as a teacher at the cantonal school and conductor of the town orchestra, was a trained violinist and violist and knew the string instruments very well. The Colla-Parte-Quartett, founded in 1997, with Georg Jacobi, Susanna Holliger, Friedemann Jähnig and Eva Simmen, plays the works with commitment, nuance and color, allowing them to come into their own.

Richard Flury: Chamber Music, Volume Two: String Quartet No. 2 and No. 3. Colla Parte Quartet. Toccata Classics TOCC 0717

With the exception of two motets and an ensemble piece, Johann Jacob Froberger's (1616-1666) oeuvre consists of compositions for keyboard instruments. "What Chopin became for the piano literature of the 19th century, Froberger was for the piano music of the 17th century: both placed the subjective feelings of player and listener at the center of their work and both succeeded in taking their instruments to the limits of sound and expression" (Siegbert Rampe).

Now Pieter Dirksen, the Dutch specialist in 17th century keyboard music, has reissued Froberger's suites, giving all keyboard players an insight into suite music before Bach and Handel. Here you can learn expressivity and the kind of sound design that comes from the "style brisé" of French music for lute. This peculiarity requires a meticulously notated resolution of the chords, which is not easy to read. A less crowded layout would therefore have been desirable, and the distribution of the musical text between the two keyboard systems could also have been more player-friendly. Even if one is surprised at some of the editorial decisions, the Henle publishing house has nevertheless closed a gap in a repertoire which can also be used with profit in piano pedagogy.

Johann Jacob Froberger: Suites for Harpsichord, edited by Pieter Dirksen, HN 1091, € 31.00, G. Henle, Munich

In his music, Pēteris Vasks searches for the last things. The Latvian composer wants to "feed the soul" and emphasizes the importance of emotions for his tonal musical language. His second violin concerto, composed in 2020 Vakara gaismā (In the evening light) unfolds a great deal of emotion and has great breath. A melancholy undertone lies over the five-movement work, which is mostly written in a minor key, but also contains combative passages and dissolves spherically in the bright light at the end. A last ray of sunshine before night falls, which the spiritual composer associates with death.

Antje Weithaas and the Camerata Bern dedicate themselves to this work, which is deeply rooted in the Romantic period and in some passages is also pompous, with great intensity and never flagging creative power. The great ups and downs that punctuate the opening Andante con passione have tension and direction. Weithaas' violin sound emerges almost imperceptibly from the tutti. It is only in the Cadenza I, characterized by double stops, that the solo violin comes to the fore. The long-standing artistic director of the Camerata Bern keeps the urgency high. And is able to increase the emotional and rhythmic intensity in the Andante cantabile, which is reminiscent of Shostakovich's music with its manic repetitions and forced string sound. The glissando crashes in Cadenza II are shattering, the clusters in the tutti tell of excitement and resistance. The strings of the Camerata Bern can grab hold, but also lay out a floating carpet. And always reflect the emotionality of the solo violin.

In the finale, the Andante con amore, the emotional struggles are over apart from one last rebellion. At the beginning of the movement, the solo violin floats above the orchestra's organ part as if redeemed. Even in the icy heights of the finale, Antje Weithaas' violin tone never becomes cold, but instead develops warmth and emphasis.

Pēteris Vasks: Violin Concerto No. 2 (Vakara gaismā/In the evening light). Camerata Bern; Antje Weithaas, violin and conductor. CAvi-music (only available digitally)

Stories that life writes: Thanks to a prize at the International Composition Competition in Boswil, Michael von Hintzenstern was able to embark on his first trip to the West from the GDR in 1976. Not only did he take advantage of the three-month work and study stay in rural Switzerland that came with the prize, but he also changed his itinerary - without permission from the GDR regime, of course: he also went to Cologne to visit the revered "master" Karlheinz Stockhausen. Stockhausen's approach to "intuitive music" would shape both Hintzenstern and his Ensemble for Intuitive Music Weimar (EFIM) - and ultimately also the richly illustrated and entertaining book Sounds of the momentwhich, among other things, reproduces some handwritten testimonies of the correspondence with Stockhausen.

The focus is on the history of the ensemble, which was founded in 1980 and consists of four musicians who are as active as they are experimental: Michael von Hintzenstern plays organ and all kinds of synthesizers, Hans Tutschku is the specialist for electro-acoustic and electronic music, the "jazzman" Daniel Hoffmann plays horn and trumpet, Matthias von Hintzenstern usually plays the cello, but also makes appearances with sound installations.

At the beginning, Stockhausen's works take center stage, such as the 15 text compositions for intuitive music in variable instrumentation From the seven days (1968) or the well-known Zodiac (1974/75). Increasingly, also due to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the programs expanded. Tutschku increasingly contributes his experience with French electro-acoustic music, the EFIM seeks out venues far away from concert halls, plays in parks, botanical gardens or in potash mines 670 meters underground. The EFIM can now also accept concert and workshop invitations to 30 countries on 4 continents.

Anyone who is enthusiastic about experimental music will also be thrilled by this documentary. But it is also worth reading for anyone interested in the cultural history of the GDR. There was a great deal of freedom in music in particular - freedom that the EFIM used in an astonishingly open, intelligent and sympathetic way.

Michael von Hintzenstern: Klänge des Augenblicks - 44 Jahre Ensemble für intuitive Musik Weimar 1980-2024, 256 p., over 300 illustrations, € 44.00, Weimar 2024, ISBN 978-3-00-078834-5,
hintzenstern.eu

Which new work was performed for the first time on April 2, 1800 by Schuppanzigh, Schreiber, Schindlecker, Bär, Nickel, Matauschek and Dietzel at the Hofburgtheater in Vienna? A septet for strings and winds by Ludwig van Beethoven. Was it a "Sinfonia concertante", a genre that enjoyed great popularity at the time, or a symphony for chamber music ensemble?

With its six movements and a playing time of almost forty minutes, this composition far exceeded the dimensions of the other works played that evening, the 1st Piano Concerto and the 1st Symphony, which were also premiered. The delightful interplay of the string quartet, without second violin but with double bass, with the winds playing in harmony and the solo parts of the violin and clarinet, whereby the former is required to display the highest virtuosity comparable to the later Violin Concerto op. 61, especially in the cadenza of the last movement, was received with enthusiasm and subsequently enjoyed great popularity.

Beethoven's Septet also became a model for Franz Schubert and his Octet in F major D 803, composed in 1824, and other works with similar instrumentation by Louis Spohr, Ferdinand Ries, Franz Berwald and others. Beethoven's satisfaction with the septet continued after his pride at the first performance in the Vienna Castle and his remark to Joseph Haydn: "This is my Creation" in later times according to Ignaz Pleyel. The work was published by Hoffmeister in 1802 with a dedication to Empress Marie Therese.

This Urtext edition was edited by the English Beethoven scholar Jonathan Del Mar, who completed the Beethoven symphonies in the new edition in 2000, which is now used by all well-known conductors as a basis for interpretation. The study score also contains four autograph pages from the Biblioteka Jagiellońska in Kraków and is excellently equipped with a preface and detailed source notes.

Ludwig van Beethoven: Septet in E flat op. 20, edited by Jonathan Del Mar; parts: BA 10944, € 38.95; pocket score: TP 944, € 18.95; Bärenreiter, Kassel

I met Walter Fähndrich quite by chance in the summer of 1984 at what was then the Quellenhof student hotel in Schuls. Even back then - before I even knew he was a musician - I was struck by his uncompromising attitude and ambition. It was only later that I became aware of his publications on the subject of Music and spaces and I heard about his incredible electro-acoustic sound installation at Lago del Sambuco in the upper Maggia Valley.

Fähndrich, born in Zug in 1944, is a trained violist, composer, theory teacher and improviser. For 25 years he was a lecturer in improvisation/life composition in Basel and set up a master's course in improvised chamber music. His eight compositions for solo viola were written up to 2002 Viola I to Viola VIII.

In the booklet Why do we improvise? Fähndrich presents a music-theoretical foundation for his specialty, chamber music improvisation. In this respect, the slogans on the blurb are provocative: "Total freedom - everything is possible and right!!!", "You can play whatever you want!!!" and "You can't make mistakes!!!". The opposite is true: if you follow Fähndrich's reasoning, you are indeed limited.

His reflections begin with "Ten aspects of improvisation". These range from "communication", "willingness to take risks" and "energy management" to "product, purpose". Fähndrich understands improvisation as "A player with equal rights and full responsibility in the compositional process, at the heart of which is a result that is realized with great playfulness, unpredictable and yet as convincing as possible". He also makes a strict distinction between the positive Acting outwhich he has shifted from the negatively connoted Letting go stands out.

Naturally, much of the volume remains very verbose and theoretical. There are no notated examples, because the improvised music is precisely not written down. Fähndrich's book is a must-read for anyone who takes a serious and reflective approach to improvisation.

Walter Fähndrich: Why do we improvise?, 80 p., € 18.00, Wolke-Verlag, Hofheim 2024, ISBN 978-3-95593-270-1

 

 

"Zogä am Bogä, de Landammä tanzäd, wieä dr Tiifel dur Dieli dure g'schwanzet ..." - With these cheeky lines and the lively rhythm, the Uri composer and musician Bärti Jütz (1900-1925) poked fun at the widespread ban on dancing at the beginning of the 20th century. It was only a good ten years ago that the original writing by Zogä am Bogä in the canton of Uri. Written by hand on squared paper and signed by Bärti Jütz.

Michel Truniger, the director of Theater Uri, recognized the play's potential for larger ensembles. Together with the Haus der Volksmusik Altdorf, the clarinettist, conductor and arranger Roman Blum, who was born in Aargau and lives in Root (LU), was entrusted with the preparation of the sheet music for individual registers and voices. Arrangements for brass band, choir and for the marching booklet are now available.

The sheet music is also suitable for ensembles at music schools. "The publication is in line with the House of Folk Music's fundamental aim of promoting local folk music and making it accessible to as many people as possible," says Markus Brülisauer, Managing Director of the House of Folk Music Altdorf.

Free download of the arrangements: hausdervolksmusik.ch/baertisjuetz

 

Musical homage to the composer

To mark the 125th anniversary of Bärti Jütz's birth and 100th anniversary of his death, the House of Folk Music Altdorf is focusing on the life and work of the Uri composer and musician throughout the year. Together with Theater Uri, a concert tribute will be performed on 17 May 2025. To the event

Steff Signer, alias Infrasteff, has never cracked a hit parade, nor filled stadiums or otherwise sent the box office into raptures. At least his opera Late afternoon in paradise at the Rossini Opera Festival on the island of Rügen, after which conductor Wolfgang Danzmayr praised the work as "ravishingly wacky". And once the experimental rocker, composer, poet and painter, who was born in Hundwil in the canton of Ausserrhoden and is now 74 years old, even found himself in a key position: from 1989 to 1994, he was head producer for the "Musikszene Schweiz" series run by Migros Culture Percentage.

It is precisely the unexpected (lateral) leaps that make Hanspeter Spörri, the former editor-in-chief of the CovenantThe chronicle, written by a friend of Signer's since his school days, is such an enjoyable and nourishing "deep dive" into the musical and social history of Eastern Switzerland. Signer's archive is now maintained by the Cantonal Library of Appenzell Ausserrhoden. "As a contemporary testimony, the diverse materials document a period of Appenzell's history that was previously inaccessible in museums, archives or libraries," writes library director Heidi Eisenhut. "The Signer private archive is a testimony to a subculture at home; characterized by 1968 and Frank Zappa, 'alternative', 'freaky', different from the usual and yet deeply connected to Appenzell in many reference points."

Thanks to a generous selection of QR codes, the book does full justice to Signer's multimedia work. The sounding examples begin with youthful "piano jazz" and range from early "beat" combos, Zappaesque experiments (Signer never got rid of the title "Appenzell Frank Zappa"), jazz-rock big bands, occupations with new music and a pop phase in the 1980s to the satirical and loving exploration of the Appenzell environment in recent times. An exemplary book.

Hanspeter Spörri: Steff Signer. The musical biography. A piece of Swiss rock, pop and highmatt history, 400 p., Fr. 48.00, Appenzeller Verlag, Schwellbrunn 2024, ISBN 978-3-85882-888-0