infotext:
“Like every documentary of a comparable kind, this double CD is an attempt to escape one's own transience, to chisel in stone what has been achieved with competence and conviction. Whether it succeeds or not, it is a kind of musical autobiography for all those interested in art, also a record of a thirty-year life that has been entirely at the service of contemporary music since 1993 within the framework of the Musikkollegium Winterthur. Many new works for solo viola and orchestra have been premiered or can be heard live in Switzerland for the first time.
[...]
Apart from Morton Feldman and Gija Kanscheli, I have found a very personal and confidential relationship with all the composers represented on this CD production, which goes far beyond the music presented here. It was mostly solo and chamber music works that were composed for me or premiered by me, which subsequently led to greater collaboration with me as a soloist and the Musikkollegium Winterthur. CD 1 presents four premieres, CD 2 three Swiss premieres. Except for the work of Hans Ulrich Lehmann, these are exclusively live recordings.”
Juerg Daehler
program:
CD 1 WORLD PREMIERES 77:25
Christian Jost (* 1963)
[01] Mozart's 13097th day 18:28
Sinfonia concertante for violin, viola and orchestra (2005) *
Willi Zimmerman, violin
Juerg Daehler, viola
Winterthur Music College
Jac van Steen, conductor
Hans-Ulrich Lehmann (1937-2013)
[02] Contradictions 16:11
(James Joyce: “viola in all moods and senses”)
for viola solo and chamber orchestra (2008)
Juerg Daehler, viola
Winterthur Music College
Heinz Holliger, conductor
Nadir Vassena (* 1970)
[03] D'oltremare 15:35
for viola and small orchestra (2012) *
Juerg Daehler, viola
Winterthur Music College
Douglas Boyd, conductor
David Philip Hefti (* 1975)
[04] Cantabile Concerto 27:08
for viola and orchestra (2019) *
Juerg Daehler, viola
Winterthur Music College
David Philip Hefti, conductor
World premiere recordings
* Live recording
CD 2 SWISS PREMIERES 71:32
Morton Feldman (1926-1987)
[01] The Viola in My Life IV 13:47
for viola and orchestra (1971)
Juerg Daehler, viola
Winterthur Music College
Beat Furrer, conductor
Giya Kancheli (1935-2019)
[02] Styx 33:42
for viola, mixed choir and orchestra (1999)
Juerg Daehler, viola
Swiss Chamber Choir (Fritz Näf, conductor)
Winterthur Music College
Jac van Steen, conductor
Heinz Holliger (* 1939)
[06] Recicanto 24:00
for viola and small orchestra (2001)
Juerg Daehler, viola
Winterthur Music College
Heinz Holliger, conductor
Live recordings