A striking feature of Mathias Rüegg's recordings is his undogmatic approach, drawing on various traditions and allowing them to surface and recede as his ideas lead him.
Composer Biography
Mathias Rüegg founded the Vienna Art Orchestra (VAO) in 1977, for which he wrote almost all programs, totaling nearly 600 compositions and arrangements.
Recording & Production
The album includes a paraphrase of Franz Liszt's lied-like Liebestraum as its closing track, performed by piano and clarinet.
Composer Biography
Mathias Rüegg, born in Zurich in 1952, initially trained as a primary school teacher and taught in special needs schools.
Composer Biography
Mathias Rüegg disbanded the Vienna Art Orchestra in 2010 due to financial difficulties, after a final concert featuring his arrangements of Mahler Lieder.
Composer Biography
Mathias Rüegg was voted No.1 Arranger by Down Beat, the American jazz magazine, from 1984-86.
Composition History
Mathias Rüegg's turn to chamber music, after decades of creating big band works, may have been driven by a longing for a realm less connected to jazz.
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