Rudolf Moser: Works for String Orchestra

Featuring

Gevorg Gharabekyan
Marc Lachat
I Tempi
Rudolf Moser

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Performer Biography

Marc Lachat, the oboist on this recording, is the principal oboist of the Sinfonieorchester Basel and a permanent member of the Zurich Chamber Orchestra, and has performed with many renowned orchestras worldwide.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Moser's string orchestra works often evoke the 'pastoral' and melancholy tone found in early 20th-century English music by composers like Ralph Vaughan Williams, Gustav Holst, and John Ireland.

Composition History

Paul Sacher, who had taken private music theory lessons from Rudolf Moser, premiered no fewer than seven of Moser's compositions with his Basel Chamber Orchestra between 1927 and 1933.

Composer Biography

Rudolf Moser was a gifted violinist and violist who wrote extensively and knowledgeably for string instruments.

Interpretation

The Chamber Orchestra I TEMPI, led by Gevorg Gharabekyan, performs each work with historically authentic instruments, with musicians changing instruments within a single concert to highlight different sound worlds.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Rudolf Moser's music is largely cantabile and expressive, with string instruments often emulating the human voice.

Composer Biography

Rudolf Moser (1892-1960) was a theory and composition professor at the conservatory in Basel for decades, where he also conducted choirs and orchestras, significantly influencing the local music scene.