David Philip Hefti: Early Works, Vol. I David Philip Hefti, Members of Collegium Novum Zurich & Zürcher Kammerensemble

• David Philip Hefti (b. 1975): Diarium for violin solo:
• 1 Diarium for violin solo: I. Sonata 04:07
• 2 Diarium for violin solo: II. Canon cancrinans per inversionem 01:55
• 3 Diarium for violin solo: III. Prologus - Tempestas - Lamentatio 02:19
• 4 Diarium for violin solo: IV. Quae regula? 02:12
• 5 Diarium for violin solo: V. Re(d)ire 03:23
• 6 Diarium for violin solo: VI. Finale 01:13
• David Philip Hefti:
• 7 O, star! 11:26
• Melencolia I:
• 8 Melencolia I: I. Affrettato 07:05
• 9 Melencolia I: II. Malinconico 12:43
• SATOR. Concert for Clarinet and Orchestra:
• 10 SATOR. Concert for Clarinet and Orchestra: I. Prolog 09:09
• 11 SATOR. Concert for Clarinet and Orchestra: II. Toccata 06:06
• 12 SATOR. Concert for Clarinet and Orchestra: III. Minuetto (quasi...) 05:18
• 13 SATOR. Concert for Clarinet and Orchestra: IV. Epilog 11:57
• Total Runtime 01:18:53

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It is almost a quarter of a century since David Philip Hefti’s first composition appeared. Now, Prospero Classical is releasing a whole collection of his early works, as a glimpse into the compositional past of a future-oriented artist.

"Life can only be understood by looking backwards, but only lived by looking forwards." (Søren Kierkegaard)

All three albums reveal not just the recurring influences of his musical role models, but also the innovative inspiration provided by trusted companions. Hefti has conducted many of his works himself, and has enjoyed a long, deep and lasting friendship with other artists such as the mezzo-soprano Judith Schmid, the pianist Oliver Schnyder, the string trio of Primož Novšak, Thomas Grossenbacher and Keiko Tamura, the violinist Stefan Tönz, and the clarinettist Valentin Wandeler.

Above and beyond this, many of Hefti’s key areas of interest already emerge in kaleidoscopic fashion in the works he wrote between 1998 and 2007, making the pivotal points of his compositional beginnings both visible and audible. Works for solos or small ensembles such as Diarium, O, star!, Melencolia I, Miroirs and Ritus are contrasted with the large-scale Clarinet Concerto SATOR from Hefti’s eponymous five-part cycle of compositions. In Hefti’s Schattenklang and Schattenspie(ge)l, contemporary artists meet Mozart and Shostakovich along the way, as musical signposts from the past. Mondschatten (for violin and piano) and the song cycles TENET and Rosenblätter were inspired by the great poets Rose Ausländer, Else Lasker-Schüler and Georg Trakl.

Some of these titles (such as Schattenklang – Sound of Shadows) already allude to the fact that the shades of the past are by no means a burden to the composer-conductor David Philip Hefti, but his companions. Yet while they reliably remind him of his origins, his gaze is always focussed on what lies ahead. (Deborah Maier)

Philippe Racine, flute
Oliver Schnyder, piano
Stefan Tönz, violin
Valentin Wandeler, clarinet, bassett horn
Matthias Würsch, drums
Members of Collegium Novum Zurich
Zürcher Kammerensemble
David Philip Hefti, direction

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