The pianos used for this recording are Steinway D, the clarinet is a Buffet-Crampon 'Festival', and the flute is by John Landell, Boston.
Performer Biography
Mayumi Kameda, a pianist on this album, won first prizes at the Paris Conservatoire in 1978 and the Epinal International Competition in 1981.
Composer Biography
Lionel Rogg, the composer on this album, is world-renowned as a concert organist and has been a prolific composer since 1983.
Compositional Technique
Rogg's early pieces often followed the strict rules of dodecaphony, expressing intense emotions, while more recent works generate their own forms with free use of harmony.
Performer Biography
Jean-Jacques Balet, another pianist, studied at the Paris Conservatoire and the Academy in Vienna, and now teaches accompaniment and contemporary chamber music at the Geneva Conservatory.
Performer Biography
Thomas Friedli, the clarinetist, was the solo clarinettist for the Berne Symphony Orchestra and the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra, and has premiered many works by prominent Swiss composers.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Rogg's music is independent of any specific school, drawing on the art of polyphonists while remaining open to contemporary tendencies, prioritizing color and spontaneity.
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