IDAGIO | HEI CHO - Mundartlieder auf Gedichte von Josef Reinhart 4260123644642

Featuring

Benjamin Engeli
Daniel Behle
Stephanie Bühlmann
Emil Adolf Hoffmann
Ernst Honegger
Friedrich Niggli

Walter Lang
Heinrich Pestalozzi
Karl Schell
Richard Flury

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Performer Biography

Stephanie Bühlmann, the soprano on this album, has a strong affinity for Lied (art song) and often includes undiscovered works in her recitals.

Performer Biography

Daniel Behle, the tenor, was named 'Singer of the Year' in 2020 and received the German Record Critics' Honorary Award in 2024 for his numerous solo albums.

Composer Biography

Josef Reinhart, whose poems are set to music on this album, was born in 1875 in Galmis, a hamlet near Solothurn, and worked as a professor at the Kantonsschule Solothurn from 1912 to 1945.

Composition History

The songs on this album were composed by seven Swiss composers, primarily active in the first half of the 20th century, whose styles are generally categorized as Romantic.

Album & Artwork

The album "HEI CHO" features 42 songs, selecting from approximately 800 existing settings of Josef Reinhart's poems.

Cultural Impact

Josef Reinhart's poems have been set to music by over 200 composers, resulting in approximately 800 songs, including children's songs, canons, choral works, yodel songs, and art songs.

Composition History

Most of the compositions on this album were created between 1899 and 1921, with the duet "Hei cho" by Richard Flury being a notable exception, composed in 1943.