Rudolf Escher Musique de chambre

RUDOLF ESCHER (1912-1980)

CD 1

1-4] Trio d’anches (1939, rev.1941/42)

James Austin Smith oboe, Alan R. Kay clarinet, Dorian Cooke bassoon

5-7] Sonata per violoncello solo (1948)

Gideon den Herder violoncello

8-10] Sonata for clarinet solo (1973)

Alan R. Kay clarinet

11-14] Sinfonia per dieci strumenti (1973-1975)

Gruppo Montebello, Henk Guittart conductor

CD 2

Passacaglia for organ (1937, rev.1946) (first recording)

1] Lento e molto tranquillo - Largo 

Dirk Luijmes organ

2-8] Le tombeau de Ravel, for flute, oboe, violin, viola, violoncello and harpsichord (1952, rev.1959)

Ingrid Geerlings flute, James Austin Smith oboe,  Anna da Silva Chen violin? Kimi Makino viola, Anna Litvinenko violoncello, Dirk Luijmes harpsichord

9-11] Quintetto a fiati (1966/67)

Ingrid Geerlings flute/alto flute, James Austin Smith oboe d’amore, Alan R. Kay clarinet/bass clarinet? Dorian Cooke bassoon, Ron Schaaper horn

12-14] Trio for clarinet, viola and piano (1979)

Alan R. Kay clarinet, Kimi Makino viola, Ellen Corver piano