"La Suisse n'existe pas"
Previously published for cello solo and string orchestra, the "Suisse Suite" is now also available with piano or organ accompaniment. Fabian Müller takes folk songs and varies them in his piece.
Ben Vautier's slogan "La Suisse n'existe pas" on his contribution to the 1992 World Expo in Seville was intended to show the public that a diverse and multifaceted Switzerland does indeed exist.
This is also underlined by Fabian Müller's Swiss Suite. Originally composed for cello solo and string orchestra, a version for cello and piano or organ has now been published. This musical tour de Suisse reflects the versatility of the Swiss folk song tradition and contains eight contrasting tunes from the four language regions. The composer artfully varies and expands these and adds an elegantly set piano part to the equally rewarding and demanding cello part.
The technical and musical requirements are different: while Lueget, vo Berg und Tal, Zäuerli, the Goms waltz or Dormi, dormi bel bambin of a predominantly lyrical character and thus easy to master, contain the Romansh mocking song Donna, Donna ve a chà, the Emmental wedding dancethe Musette jurassienne Là haut, sur la montagne or the Ticino Monfrina Marianon several virtuoso passages that are sure to delight the accomplished cellists and will not fail to have an effect on the audience.
A cheerful composition that is to be taken seriously due to its sophisticated treatment. The edition includes a CD-ROM with the recording of the suite with cellist Pi-Chin Chien and pianist Benjamin Engeli and also contains the organ accompaniment as a PDF file.
Fabian Müller: Suisse Suite, for violoncello and piano/organ, EH 11779, with CD-ROM, € 29.80, Edition Hug, Zurich 2017
