Michel-Richard Delalande: Suite in D

Michel-Richard Delalande (1657-1726)
Suite in D
- Grand Air
- Marche
- Bourée
- Rondeau
- Premier Tambourin
- Second Tambourin
- Gigue

Markus Wuersch, trumpet
Peter Solomon, organ

Recorded at Catholic Church Stans, Switzerland
Cameras, Editing and DVD-Production: Juerg and Marianne Rufer,
Sound: Magnon Recording Studio, Paul Niederberger

A Dingo and Fox Production
© 2008, Markus Wuersch, Peter Solomon

Contact:
Hochschule der Künste Bern HKB
www.hkb.bfh.ch
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Musikhochschule Luzern / HSLU
www.hslu.ch/musik
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Prof. Markus Würsch
The Swiss trumpet virtuoso Markus Würsch was born in 1955 in Emmetten, Nidwalden in the spectacularly scenic region of lake Lucerne. He studied trumpet and brass ensemble conducting at the Conservatoire in Zurich and Lucerne where he received his degree with honours. He won the coveted Migros competition, and subsequently received a grant which enabled him to spend a year at the Conservatoire Nationale Supérieur in Paris. He also spent time studying with Charles Geyer at the Eastman School of Music (Rochester NY), with Vincent Cichowicz at Northwestern University of Chicago, and with Adolphe Herseth (principal trumpet of Chicago Symphony Orchestra). In 1981 Markus won the audition for principal trumpet with the Tonhalle Orchestra, Zurich, holding this prestigious post for fourteen years. In 1995, he spent a year studying at the Royal Academy of Music and the Royal College of Music, London. There he studied under Michael Laird and Crispian-Steele Perkins (Baroque-Trumpet), Jeremy West (Cornetto) and Phillip Jones (Ensemble Direction). He has performed as soloist at the Lucerne International Festival and with the Tonhalle Orchestra.
With the support of the Swiss National Fund and the Bern University of the Arts, Markus conducted extensive research and subsequently developed a reconstruction of a 19th century keyed trumpet, in collaboration with the instrument maker Konrad Burri. The original instrument, the focus of the research, was found in the private collection of Karl Burri, Zimmerwald, near Bern. With this reconstructed instrument, Markus went on to perform and produce a CD recording of the trumpet concertos of Joseph Haydn and Nepumuk Hummel in June 2013.
For some years now, he performs almost exclusively on historical instruments. He frequently appears with the ensembles “La Cetra” and I Barocchisti (RSI, Italian Swiss Radio) and continues to interpret the Haydn and Hummel trumpet concertos as soloist on the keyed trumpet.
Markus Würsch is professor of Modern, Natural and Romantic trumpet at Bern University of the Arts, and at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts.


Peter Solomon
Biography
Peter Solomon was born in Plymouth, England in 1953. He studied piano, organ and harpsichord at the Royal College of Music in London, and achieved the highest honours for his degree. After completing his first degree he was awarded several grants, which made it possible for him to further his studies in Paris, London and Cologne. In 1979 he was a runner-up at the international organ competition in St Albans, England. Since 1997 he has held the post as pianist/organist in the Tonhalle-Orchestra, Zurich. He has performed solos at the Salzburg festival, Lucerne festival and in concerts with many prestigious orchestras, such as the Vienna philharmonic, Berlin philharmonic and "I Musici". He also receives invitations from the USA and the far east. As a sought-after accompanist and chamber musician, Peter Solomon frequently plays in various formations with musicians such as Maurice Andre and Heinz Holliger amoungst others. Peter Solomon appears on many TV, radio, theatre and records. He teaches at the "Musikhochschulen" in Zurich and Lucerne.


Michel-Richard Delalande
1657-1726
Born in Paris, he was a contemporary of Jean-Baptiste Lully and François Couperin. Delalande taught music to the daughters of Louis XIV of France, and was director of the French chapel royal from 1714 until his death at Versailles in 1726.
Delalande was arguably the greatest composer of French grands motets, a type of sacred work that was more pleasing to Louis XIV because of its pomp and grandeur, written for soloists, choir and comparatively large orchestra. According to tradition, Louis XIV organized a contest between composers, giving them the same sacred text and a time to compose the musical setting. He alone was the judge. Delalande was one of four winners assigned to compose sacred music for each quarter of the year (the other composers being Coupillet, Collasse and Minoret).
Delalande left many versions of his works. His earlier versions show adherence to French Baroque style, but the later revisions incorporate more Italian melismatic lines and greater attention to polyphonic counterpoint.