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19 April 2025 Andermatt (Switzerland)
Cellos on the Rocks
The Swiss Orchestra Cellists - Konzerthalle
Program Info: The Swiss Orchestra Cellists: Joachim Müller-Crépon Gunta Abele Sarah Weilenmann Samuel Justitz Matyas Major Daniela Roos-Hunziker Alina Müller Julia Caro Trigo
The scroll, pegs, saddle, neck, fingerboard, soundhole, bridge, tailpiece, top, side, back and spine are important parts of a cello - not forgetting the four strings, bowed to C, G, d and a with a pitch between 65.48 and 221 Hertz, which are set into vibration with a horsehair bow. Similar to the violin, the cello has an irregular partial tone structure and distinct formant areas due to its complicated resonance properties. In musical acoustics, formant refers to an area in the sound spectrum in which sound energy is concentrated, regardless of the pitch.
The cantabile - i.e. vocal-like - sound character that is often attributed to the cello and for which the instrument is loved is based on these physical and technical properties: the cello is able to touch the soul with its warm and deep voice and, through its gently flowing tonality, the soul To conquer the hearts of the listeners. Its sometimes sultry sound stands for grace and pride - it is no coincidence that Camille Saint-Saëns had the swan embodied by the cello in his “Carnival of the Animals”, thereby creating a monument to the instrument. The concert with the eight cellists of the Swiss Orchestra shows that the cello, known for its beauty, expressiveness and versatility, can do more than just glide gently over a pond.
This is how Giovanni Sollima calls out with his work “Violoncelles, vibrez!” to this: Cellos, vibrate! And how beautifully and virtuosically and intensely they swing in this one-movement piece: initially very inwardly and quietly, moving towards a brilliant climax, and finally falling silent again very gradually. Not only Sollima uses jazz elements in his composition, the Argentine tango great Astor Piazzolla also fuses influences from jazz, baroque music and tango in his “Four Seasons of Buenos Aires” and conjures up a fascinating city sound image as the seasons change Ears: Buenos Aires between calm, excitement, shimmering heat, transience and melancholy. Also on the program are Fabian Müller's “Swiss Suite”, in which he takes up various folk songs, and an arrangement of music from the James Bond film “Casino Royale”.
program Fabian Müller - “Swiss Suite” for 5 cellos Giovanni Sollima - “Cellos, vibrate!” for 8 Cells David Arnold - “Casino Royale” (James Bond) for 8 cellos (arr. James Barralet) Astor Piazzolla - “The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires” (arr. James Barralet)
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