HEINZ HOLLIGER

Induuchlen

Heinz Holliger & Swiss Chamber Soloists

Sylvia Nopper (soprano), Kai Wessel (countertenor), Felix Renggli (flutes, piccolo), Elmar Schmid (clarinet, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet), François Benda (clarinet), Jürg Dähler (violin, viola), Matthias Würsch (marimba, drums, cimbalom), Ursula Holliger (harp), Daniel Haefliger (cello), Olivier Darbellay (horn, natural horn), Bahar Dördüncü (piano), Heinz Holliger (conductor), Albert Streich & Anna Maria Bacher (speakers) Toronto-Exercises (2005) for flute, clarinet, violin, harp and marimba

1. I. Monotonia

2. II. Moto perpetuo

3. III. Harmonia

4. IV. Canon in prolatio

Gedichte – poems recited by Anna Maria Bacher

5. Der Wênter

6. … aber wêr si Fogla!

7. Wen mu plangät

8. Herbscht

9. Der letscht Flug

10. Hêlf!

11. Lengi Nacht

12. T Rosa im Morgä

13. Dem Toot

14. Dechä un Werter

Puneigä (2000/02) for soprano, flute, clarinet, horn, viola, cello & percussion (with cimbalom)

15. I. Der Wênter

16. II. …aber wêr si Fogla !

17. Umgiiri (Nachtgeister) - Zwischenspiel I

18. III. Wen mu planget

19. IV. Herbscht

20. V. Der letscht Fluk

21. z Fingerschädru (Das Fingergetuschel) - Zwischenspiel II

22. VI. Hêlf !

23. z Rêtschkuts (Das Geknarre) - Zwischenspiel III

24. VII. Lengi Nacht

25. VIII. T Rosa im Morgä

26. Ischu Koraal (Eis-Choral) - Zwischenspiel IV

27. IX. Dem Toot

28. X. Dechä un Werter

29. Induuchlen – poem recited by Albert Streich

Induuchlen (2004) for countertenor (with baritone) and natural horns

30. Brienzinium “Uf steinigem Boden”

31. Zitronefalter

32. Induuchlen

33. Der Stäg

34. Ma’mounia (2002) for solo percussion and instrumental quintet

‘Induuchlen’, destined surely for cult status, finds Heinz Holliger the creative composer drawing inspiration from arcane Swiss sources, setting the poetry of Anna Maria Bacher who writes in the endangered idiom of “Pummattertisch”, and verse by the late Albert Streich, who wrote in Brienz-German. As conductor Holliger draws committed performances from a cast of gifted chamber musicians and singers Sylvia Nopper and Kai Wessel. The results are intriguing, mysterious and strangely beautiful.

Heinz Holliger is one of the most versatile and accomplished musical personalities of our time. Born in Langenthal in 1939, he studied oboe, piano and composition in Bern, Paris and Basel. The recipient of numerous awards (Composers Award of the Schweizer Tonkünstlerverein, Ernst von Siemens Music Prize, Music Prize of Frankfurt, and others), Heinz Holliger counts among the most renowned composers in the world today.

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