Daniel Schnyder Cello Concerto • Concerto Populaire Christoph Croisé

• Daniel Schnyder (b. 1961): Concerto for Cello, Percussion & String Orchestra:
• 1 Schnyder: Concerto for Cello, Percussion & String Orchestra: I. 07:18
• 2 Schnyder: Concerto for Cello, Percussion & String Orchestra: II. 07:44
• 3 Schnyder: Concerto for Cello, Percussion & String Orchestra: III. 07:22
• Concerto Populaire:
• 4 Schnyder: Concerto Populaire: I. 09:40
• 5 Schnyder: Concerto Populaire: II. 06:36
• 6 Schnyder: Concerto Populaire: III. 07:17
• Ad Aeternam:
• 7 Schnyder: Ad Aeternam 05:34
• Jazz Sonata for Cello & Piano:
• 8 Schnyder: Jazz Sonata for Cello & Piano 06:20
• Cello BLU:
• 9 Schnyder: Cello BLU 06:10
• CUBAC (version for 8 cellos):
• 10 Schnyder: CUBAC (version for 8 cellos) 06:02
• Karachi (Nay Concerto: VI., adapted for Cello, Soprano Saxophone, Percussion & String Orchestra):
• 11 Schnyder: Karachi (Nay Concerto: VI., adapted for Cello, Soprano Saxophone, Percussion & String Orchestra) 03:14
• Total Runtime 01:13:17

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The spirit of the composer-performer lies at the heart of the 10-year collaboration between cellist-composer Christoph Croisé and composer-saxophonist Daniel Schnyder, culminating in this album of two of Daniel’s concertos, both commissioned by Christoph, and numerous world premieres of solo and chamber works.

The age-old spirit of the composer-performer lies at the heart of the 10-year collaboration between cellist-composer Christoph Croisé and composer-saxophonist Daniel Schnyder (pronounced SHNEE-der). This resulting album features two of Daniel’s concertos, both commissioned by Christoph, alongside numerous world premieres of solo and chamber works. Christoph shines in the Concerto for Cello, Percussion and String Orchestra, whilst the two Swiss compatriots share the limelight in Concerto Populaire for soprano saxophone, cello, percussion and string orchestra, both backed by members of Christoph’s hand-picked Beyond Modern Orchestra, an ensemble dedicated to the creation and performance of new music. Christoph brings in other close collaborators, including Alexander Panfilov for Jazz Sonata for Cello & Piano, harpsichordist Peter Gorobets for Cello BLU – another Christoph commission that explores the unique timbral relationship between the two instruments – and an octet of leading European cellists for Cubac – a fusion of Cuban rhythms and Bachian-counterpoint. Throughout, Daniel’s compositions seamlessly fuse a melting pot of musical styles, including classical, jazz, Middle Eastern, African and Latin American. Christoph, who himself is rapidly gaining renown as a composer, says, “There is no more fitting way to celebrate contemporary music than by performing it alongside the composer himself.”

Christoph Croise, cello
Ruven Ruppik, percussion (tracks 1-6, 11)
Daniel Schnyder, soprano saxophone (tracks 4-6, 11)
Beyond Modern Orchestra (tracks 1-6, 11)
Alexander Panfilov, piano (tracks 7, 8)
Peter Gorobets, harpsichord (track 9)
Swiss Cello Octet (track 10)

Please Note: We offer this album in its native sampling rate of 48kHz, 24-bit. The provided 96kHz version was up-sampled and offers no audible value!

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