Musiques Suisses MGB CTS-M 76 (2 CD's)

Ensemble Neue Horizonte Bern
Historische Aufnahmen 1968-1998



CD1:
1. Earle Brown: December 1952 from 'Folio' (1952) 5:06
Bühler (vi), Niklaus Sitter (clt), Adam (vcl), Urs Peter Schneider (perc), Erika Radermacher (pi)
private recording 04-24-68


2. Matthias Bruppacher:"Matthias Brupacher - Fragment 1 (1992) 0:34
Matthias Bruppacher (perc)
private recording 04-17-92


3. John Cage: Variations II (1961) 3:04
Jolanda Rodio (alto), Marianne Stucki (fl), Niklaus Sitter (clt), Urs Peter Schneider (el.organ)
Recorded at DRS Bern 03-05-69


4. Tzie M.Elgna: Ähre (1988) 6:10
Matthias Bruppacher, Philippe Micol, Roland Moser, Urs Peter Schneider, Peter Streiff, Hansjürg Waldele (voices)
Recorded at DRS Bern, 06-15-96


5. Morton Feldman: Durations II (1960) 4:32
Peter Streiff (vcl), Urs Peter Schneider (pi)
Recorded at DRS Bern 05-08-76


6. Jürg Frey: Lachen und Lächeln (Fassung 1)(1978) 0:34
Erika Radermacher (soprano), Matthias Bruppacher (fl), Nilaus Sitter (clt), Elisabeth Grimm (vi), Urs Peter Schneider (pi)
Recorded at RSR Geneva 05-27-79


7. Karel Goeyvaerts: Excerpt from 'Zum Kern hin' (1969) 8:26
Philippe Micol (bcl, sound objects), Urs Peter Schneider (pi, sound objects)
Recorded at DRS Bern 02-27-88


8. Rudolf Komorous: Die süße Königin (1964) 3:07
Niklaus Sitter (Mhm?), Urs Peter Schneider (pi), Peter Streiff (large drum)
Recorded at DRS Bern 03-22-72


9. Pierre Marietan: MF-MP Communication instrumentale et radiophonique (1970) 4:00
Pierre Mariétan, Boesch, Bohren, Ensemble (electronics, instruments, sound objects)
Private recording 04-29-72


10. Roland Moser: Abhängigkeiten (1968/72) 4:49
Urs Peter Schneider (guero), Peter Streiff (vcl), Roland Moser (cond), Ensemble (instruments)
Private recording 01-20-95


11. Eduardo Polonio: Excerpt from "A1" (1971) 3:37
Boesch (synth), Niklaus Sitter (clt), Urs Peter Schneider (el.org), Erika Radermacher (pi)
Private recording 01-19-74


12. Erika Radermacher: Musenkonzept (1990) 5:38
Ensemble (instruments)
Private recording 01-20-95


13. Frederic Rzewski: Now or Never (1976/81) 3:51
Philippe Micol (sax), Anliker (trb), Urs Peter Schneider (pi)
Private recording 03-09-91


14. Frederic Rzewski: Composition for two Players - Fragment 1 (1964) 1:28
Erika Radermacher (pi), Urs Peter Schneider (el.org)
Recorded at DRS Bern 03-05-69


15. Urs Peter Schneider: Wald from 'Mit Dank an Mendelssohn' (1981) 5:20
Erika Radermacher (soprano), Jürg Frey (bcl), Nöthiger, Erika Radermacher, Urs Peter Schneider (pi)
Recorded at DRS Bern 08-21-81


16. Hansjürgen Wäldele: W für Fünf (1992) 6:26
Hansjürgen Wäldele (ob), Ensemble (voices, instruments)
Private recording 01-20-95


17. Christian Wolff: Play from 'Prose Collection' (1968) 7:04
Christian Wolff, Ensemble (instruments, sound objects)
Private recording 12-05-92


18. La Monte Young: Composition 1960 No.7 (Fassung 1) (1960) 0:21
Peter Streiff (vcl)
Private recording 06-09-98



CD2:
1. Matthias Bruppacher: Matthias Brupacher - Fragment 2 (1992) 0:34
Matthias Bruppacher (sound objects)
private recording 04-17-92


2. John Cage: Song Books (excerpt)(1970) 7:43
Ensemble (voices, sound objects)
Recorded at AEU Bern 01-28-83


3. Cornelius Cardew: One single Page from 'Treatise' (1967) 3:37
Peter Streiff (vcl, perc, cither)
recorded at AEU Bern, 02-19-83


4. Franco Evangelisti: Proporzioni (1958) 3:41
Suzanne Huber (fl)
Recorded at DRS Bern 03-11-89


5. Jürg Frey: Lachen und Lächeln (Fassung 2) (1978) 0:33
Erika Radermacher (soprano), Matthias Bruppacher (fl), Niklaus Sitter (clt), Elisabeth Grimm (vi), Urs Peter Schneider (pi)
Recorded at RSR Geneva 05-27-79


6. Jürg Frey: Sachen - part 6 (1980) 0:42
Urs Peter Schneider (pi)
Private recording 12-02-95


7. Hans-Joachim Hespos: Anregung Z (1969) 6:16
Urs Peter Schneider (pi), Ensemble (electronics, preparations)
Recorded at DRS Bern 06-16-71


8. Pierre Mariétan: Matriochka from 'Initiatives' (1968) 6:37
Liliane Christen, Jolanda Rodio, Urs Peter Schneider, Niklaus Sitter (instruments, sound objects)
Recorded at RSI, Lugano 12-14-71


9. Philippe Micol: Dritte Studie Zur Metrik (1993) 5:51
Ensemble (instruments)
Private recording 01-20-95


10. Roland Moser: Weltlauf from 'Heinelieder' (1978) 0:29
Erika Radermacher (soprano), Urs Peter Schneider (pi)
Recorded at DRS Bern 12-14-85


11. Henry Pousseur: Devise suivi d'Icare apprenti (1970) 5:56
Butor (speaker), Ensemble (instruments)
Recorded at DRS Bern 03-26-88


12. Erika Radermacher: Leuchten from īSieben Rosen späterī (1981) 1:52
Elisabeth Grimm (vi), Erika Radermacher (soprano)
Recorded at DRS Bern 05-14-82


13. Frederic Rzewski: Composition for two Players - Fragment 2 (1964) 3:37
Erika Radermacher (pi), Urs Peter Schneider (el.org)
Recorded at DRS Bern 03-05-69


14. Urs Peter Schneider: Excerpt from 'Raritäten für Interpreten' (1970/72) 8:34
Klassen (speaker), Ensemble (electronics, instruments, sound objects)
Private recording 05-05-72


15. Peter Streiff: Sechs Partikel (1970/72) 5:55
Ensemble (instruments)
Recorded at DRS Bern 05-25-85


16. Christian Wolff: Duo for Pianists I (1957) 4:02
Erika Radermacher, Urs Peter Schneider (pi)
Private recording 12-05-92


17. La Monte Young: Composition 1960 No.7 (Fassung 2) (1960) 0:33
Peter Streiff (vcl)
Private recording 06-09-98


18. Istvän Zelenka: Die Rheintöchter sind hier gänzlich verschwunden (1971) 5:21
Ensemble (voices, instruments)

Ensemble Neue Horizonte Bern: Hansjürgen Wäldele, oboe; Peter Streiff, cello; Niklaus Sitter, clarinet; Urs Peter Schneider, piano; Erika Radermacher, voice, piano; Suzanne Huber, flute; Elisabeth Grimm, violin; Matthias Bruppacher, flute; Roland Moser, composer.

A co-production with Schweizer Radio DRS2, RSR-Espace 2 and RSI-Rete Due.
Production and mastering: Michael A. Bühlmann
Executive producer: Claudio Danuser
Concept: Prof. Urs Peter Schneider, Biel
Liner notes and cover photo: Matthias Bruppacher
Translations: Jacques Lasserre (French), Riëtte and Chris Walton (English)
CD released in 2002

Sources: Original CD, Amazon website and Musiques Suisses website