Müller-Zürich: Chamber Music for Strings

Featuring

Felix Froschhammer
Rachel Späth
Markus Fleck
Andreas Fleck
Razvan Popowici
Casal Quartet

Paul Müller-Zürich

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Recording & Production

This CD was made possible primarily by Elsbeth Müller-Sigg, the composer's widow, who initiated and largely financed the project.

Critical Reception

Despite the quality of his compositions, Paul Müller-Zürich's works were largely forgotten after his death, partly because his cultural-political networks ceased to exist.

Composer Biography

Paul Müller-Zürich's musical talent was inherited from his mother, Clara Müller-Keller, who was a good pianist and violinist and occasionally composed.

Performer Biography

The casalQuartett, the ensemble performing on this album, has received numerous awards, including multiple ECHO KLASSIK awards, the Pizzicato Award Luxembourg, and the Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Paul Müller-Zürich, the composer, believed tradition meant "growth and transformation" rather than adhering to the past, even while maintaining tonality and the triad as harmonic foundations.

Composer Biography

Paul Müller-Zürich, the composer, added "Zürich" to his surname in 1924 at the suggestion of his publisher.

Composer Biography

Paul Müller-Zürich, the composer, was introduced to classical and romantic chamber music early in life as a violist in his violin teacher Victor Delpy's family quartet.