Pierre Wissmer, Concertos et Œuvres orchestrales

Featuring

John Fiore
Nora Cismondi
Oleg Kaskiv
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Pierre Wissmer

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Performer Biography

Nora Cismondi, the oboist on this recording, was appointed principal oboe of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande in 2018, after serving as principal oboe for the Orchestre National de France.

Composer Biography

Pierre Wissmer (1915-1992) was a Swiss composer whose artistic ideals and life journey were resolutely attached to France.

Performer Biography

Oleg Kaskiv, the violinist on this recording, teaches violin and conducts the orchestra at the Menuhin Academy, where he was once a student under Alberto Lysy.

Recording & Production

This album was recorded at the Victoria Hall in Geneva, Switzerland, in June 2021.

Compositional Technique

Pierre Wissmer composed nine symphonies between 1938 and 1989, demonstrating his frequent use of classical structures like the symphony and concerto, alongside free-form works.

Performer Biography

Oleg Kaskiv plays a Giuseppe Guarneri filius d'Andrea Cremona violin from around 1690, which is generously provided by a private Swiss sponsor.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Wissmer's early style was neoclassical, influenced by Ravel, but later evolved to a more distanced relationship with tonality and a more inner language, while maintaining refined contrapuntal writing and instrumentation.