con slancio
Heinz Holliger, Marie-Lise Schüpbach
- Label
- ECM New Series
- Catalogue number
- ECM 2807
- Release date
- 6 February 2026
- Format
- Digital
The title work, with which the programme opens, was written by the Swiss composer and incomparable oboist as a tribute to his musical partner Schüpbach: "Since I started playing in a duo with Marie-Lise, I have been fascinated by how our two instruments expand each other's range and palette of timbres. New sound paths have opened up for me."
The album contains first recordings of six of Holliger's compositions written between 2018 and 2020, as well as strikingly contrasting pieces that have been dedicated to him over the years by composer friends. The earliest of these are Jürg Wyttenbach's Sonate (1961) uslancio, largamente and Toshio Hosokawa's impressive Musubi (Knots), both written on the occasion of Holliger's 80th birthday in 2019.
Recorded in the DRS studio in Zürich, con slancio continues the documentation of Heinz Holliger's music on ECM New Series, which began 40 years ago with the recording of his Mehrklänge for solo oboe and other works in 1986. Important works along the way include the Scardanelli-cyclus, the violin concerto Hommage à Louis Soutter and the operas Snow White and Lunea.
Tracklist
- 01 con slancio 02:30
- 02 Musubi 10:11
- 03 Ständchen für Rosemarie 02:00
- 04 Sonata für Oboe Solo: I. Langsam – Beschleunigend 03:46
- 05 Sonata für Oboe Solo: II. Ruhig 02:58
- 06 Sonata für Oboe Solo: III. Divertissement. Äusserst rasch 02:37
- 07 Sonata für Oboe Solo: IV. Epilog. Sehr langsam 02:02
- 08 Spiegel LIED (à deux) 01:51
- 09 LIED mit Gegenüber (contr'air) 02:11
- 10 Rondeau für Oboe Solo 09:45
- 11 Fangis (fang mich) 01:26
- 12 à deux – Adieu 05:35
- 13 con slancio, largamente 01:42
- 14 Duett für Oboe und Englisch Horn 10:14
- 15 Oh Boe für Oboe Solo 06:52
Source: MusicBrainz
