Carter, Elliott - Happy Birthday Elliott Carter! - New Chamber Works (SACD)

[01] Mosaic (2004) for chamber ensemble 12:02

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Ursula Holliger, harp - Felix Renggli, flute/alto flute/piccolo

Heinz Holliger, oboe/English horn

François Benda, clarinet/bass clarinet

Carolin Widmann, violin - Jürg Dähler, viola

Daniel Haefliger, violoncello - Edicson Ruiz, double bass

[02] Figment IV (2007) for viola solo 03:14

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Jürg Dähler, viola

[03] Enchanted Preludes (1988) for flute and violoncello 06:18

Felix Renggli, flute - Daniel Haefliger, violoncello

Tempo e Tempi (1998/1999) for soprano and ensemble 15:01

[04] I Tempo e Tempi 02:05

[05] II Ed è subito sera 00:46

[06] III Oboe sommerso 01:55

[07] IV Una Colomba 00:50

[08] V Godimento 01:07

[09] VI L’Arno a Rovezzano 03:27

[10] VII Uno 01:19

[11] VIII Segreto del poeta 03:28

Silvia Nopper, soprano - Heinz Holliger, oboe/English horn

Elmar Schmid, clarinet - Jürg Dähler, violin

Daniel Haefliger, violoncello

[12] HBHH (2007) for oboe solo 02:56

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Heinz Holliger, oboe

Two Fragments for String Quartet 07:22

[13] Fragment I (1994) 03:40

[14] Fragment II (1999) 03:41

Daria Zappa, 1st violin - Esther Hoppe, 2nd violin

Jürg Dähler, viola - Daniel Haefliger, violoncello

[15] Oboe Quartet (2001) for oboe and string trio 15:51

Emanuel Abbühl, oboe - Jürg Dähler, violin

Christoph Schiller, viola - Daniel Haefliger, violoncello

total time 63:28

Swiss Chamber Soloists

Heinz Holliger, oboe/English horn - Ursula Holliger, harp

Silvia Nopper, soprano - Felix Renggli, flute/alto flute/piccolo

Emanuel Abbühl, oboe - François Benda, clarinet/bass clarinet

Elmar Schmid, clarinet

Jürg Dähler, violin/viola - Esther Hoppe, violin

Carolin Widmann, violin - Daria Zappa, violin - Christoph Schiller, viola

Daniel Haefliger, violoncello - Edicson Ruiz, double bass