Submitted recordings

Sound carrier, received July-December 2024

• Wolfgang Muthspiel: Etudes/Quietudes. Wolfgang Muthspiel, acoustic guitar solo. Clap Your Hands Records CYH 00012
• Errer Avelune. Emma Thomazeau, harpe et récitante ; Baptiste Baudimant, electronique et trombone. All compositions by Thomazeau & Baudimant. Claves 3100
• A tres voces. Triologie String Trio (Elodie Théry, cello; Meredith Kuliew, viola; Nevena Tochev, violin). Prospero PROSP0101
  >>> Review by Thomas Meyer
• Bach Cantatas No. 47. Cantata for St. Michael's Day, BWV 130; Cantata for a wedding celebration, BWV 202; Cantata for the 13th Sunday after Trinity, BWV 77. Choir and orchestra of the J.S. Bach Foundation St. Gallen; conductor, Rudolf Lutz. bachfoundation.ch
• "Dear friend ...". Sonatas by Brahms, Röntgen and von Herzogenberg. Isabel Gehweiler, cello; Fiona Hengartner, piano. Claves 3098
• Schnittke, Ravel, Prokofiev. (Ravel: Sonata for Violin and Cello; Schnittke: Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 1 (1978); Prokofiev: Symphony-Concerto in E Minor op. 125) Constantin Macherel, cello; Anna Orlik, violin; Frederic Bager, piano; London Mozart Players; Jonathan Bloxham, conductor. Claves 3097
• Melodies In My Head: Joy Anger Doubt. melodiesinmyhead.com
  >>> Review by Hanspeter Künzler
• "I hang, between times". Duo Blickwechsel: Maria Laschinger, mezzo-soprano; Olivia Zaugg, piano. Works by Rebecca Clarke, Lili Boulanger, Ethel Smyth, Francesca Gaza. Ars Production ARS 38 658
• Duo Praxedis. Spirituals and Gospels. Praxedis Hug-Rütti, harp; Praxedis Geneviève Hug, piano. Ars Production ARS 38 668
• Rachmaninoff: Piano Trios 1 & 2, Romances opp. 21 & 38. Andrey Baranov, violin; Christoph Croisé, cello; Alexander Panfilov, piano. Arrangements for piano trio by Alexander Panfilov and Louis Eaton. Avie Records AV2691
• Nocturne. Works by Hahn, Tchaikovsky, Schumann, Loher, de Falla, Villa-Lobos, Saint-Saëns, Fauré. Aurélie Noll, harp; Maria Cristina Kiehr, voice; Yolena Orea Sanchesz, violoncello; and others Solo Musica SM427
• Frank Martin et ses contemporains. Chœurs a cappella, Zürcher Sing-Akademie, conductor: Florian Helgath. Claves CD 3115
• Being. Works by Mozart, Syrse, Haydn, J.-C. Bach. Musikkollegium Winterthur; conductor Roberto Gonzales -Monjas. Claves CD 3099
• Spanda.Création sonore et immersive pour ensemble vocal etélectronique. Jérémie Zwahlen, conception, musique et texte ; Félix Bergeron, conception, création électronique et réalization. Claves CD 3083
• Hanging Live Trio: Balkan Dreams. Didine Stauffer, Tabla, Dombak, Frame Drum; Hagay Sofer, Handpans (Hang andAsachan); Tassilo Dellers, Sax, Flute, Bassclarinet, Oriental Banjo; Dellers Tor Music Productions, dr.dellers.com
• Songs of Travel. Works by Vaughan Williams, Bloch, Mahler, Schubert. Alexandre Beuchat, baritone; Marija Bokor, piano. Prospero Classics PROSP0078
• Arpeggione. A forgotten instrument. Works by Schubert, Romberg, Spohr. Martin Zeller, arpeggione; Giorgio Paronuzzi, fortepiano; Victor Castillo luna, guitar. Prospero Classics PROSP0079
• Alpine Folk. Julian von Flüe Trio. Julian von Flüe, accordion; Marc Scheidegger, guitar; Matthias Abächeli, bass. phono-schop.ch, Lum4217
• Winter Tales. Tomas Sauter, compositions, western, classical and baritone guitars; Daniel Schläppi, bass. Catwalk Jazz CW250023-2
• Chiara Dubey: Chandani. Chiara Dubey, singer, songwriter, violinist. Livana Music
• Black Sea Dahu feat. Amour sur Mars: Live in Zürich and Bern. Janine Cathrein and band. Mouthwatering Records
• Echoes of Home. Tatiana Nova, vocals, effects, percussion; Julia Perminova, piano, synthesizer. (Focusyear graduates), original jazz compositions.
• A. Mozart, J. Ch. Bach: Opus V. Inés Moreno Uncilla, harpsichord; Minué Ensemble. ARS production
• Brun - Brunner - Bach: Adaptations of the cello suites by J. S. Bach. Kristina Brunner: Schwyzerörgeli, cello; Albin Brun: soprano and tenor sax, Schwyzerörgeli. albinbrun.ch
• We are Ava: Radix. Kim Lemmenmeier, Vocals, Keys; Nicola Holenstein, Keys, Bass; Andy Schwendener, Drums. Muve Records (music distribution)
• Ludwig*'s DNA. (Hybrid of classical chamber music for cello & keyboard instrument and electronic music). Works by Beethoven, Schwarz and Ťupa. Schwarz Jan-Filip Ťupa and Coco Schwarz. Paraxenos Records
• Mo & Kapelle: The stones in my path. Marc Ottiker, vocals and guitar, with band
• This is Pan: Taller in Your Dream. Matthias Kohler, saxophone, and band. ANUK Label ANUK0058
• Klaus Estermann: Bird Bear. Singer-songwriter from Frauenfeld
• Florian Weiss' Woodism: Inner Garden. Linus Amstad, alto saxophone; Florian Weiss, trombone, vocals; Valentin v. Fischer, double bass; Philipp Leibundgut, drums, glockenspiel. Nwog-Records
• Cadrage. Musique en route. Tom Tafel; Ronny Spiegel; Ariel Rossi;Stefanie Hess. Turbo Music
• Susurration: Hate Is My Love Language. Band around singer/songwriter Jessy Bäsecke-Beltrametti. Susurration Music
• TrioColores: En Couleur. (Luca Staffelbach, Fabian Ziegler, Matthias Kessler, mallet, percussion). Works by Camille Saint-Saëns, Maurice Ravel, Darius Milhaud, Claude Debussy, Germaine Tailleferre. Solo Musica
• Diamond Dean and the Furious Four: Scooby-Do Proto Punk. Monobuster Records
• Mnevis: Lightning Sulfur Calm. Red Brick Records
• Dear Misses: Cool Down Under. Fabian Schelbert (voc, git), Jonas Marty (voc, git), Cornel Betschart (dr), Remo Betschart (b) and Belinda Villforth (voc, perc). Monobuster Records / Irascible
• Chopin Etudes. Etudes op. 10 and op. 25. Anastasia Zorina, piano. Tyx-Art classics TXA24186
• Julie Campiche Qurtet & Capella Jenensis: Transitions. Nwog Records nqog 63
• Maria Mater Meretrix. Works from Hildegard von Bingen to Gustav Holst. Anna Prohaska, soprano; Patricia Kopatchinskaja, violin; Camerata Bern. Alpha Records ALPHA 739
• Šuma Čovjek: Ringišpil. Ivica Petrušić and Hafid Derbal, singers (French, Croatian, Arabic); Manuel Wülser, piano. sumacovjek.com
• Mass pour double chœur. Œuvres a cappella de Frank Martin, Willy Burkhard et Cyrill Schürch. Schweizer Jugendchor / Chœur Suisse des Jeunes / Coro Giovanile Svizzero; conductor : Nicolas Fink
• Nik Bärtsch's Ronin: Spin. Nik Bärtsch, Piano, Keyboard; Kaspar Rast, Drums; Jeremias Keller, Bass; Sha, Bass Clarinet, Alto Saxophone. Ronin Rhythm Records
• In the Land of Saints & Sinners. Music Composed by Diego Baldenweg with Nora Baldenweg & Lionel Baldenweg. Galaxy Symphonic Orchestra, Conducted by Dirk Brossé; Feat. Pfuri Baldenweg. Caldera Records C 6058
  >>> Review by Andreas Zurbriggen
• Longing - Robert Schumann. Ensemble Polhymnia; Christophe Sturzenegger, piano; Franck Marcon, direction. Klarthe Records
• Ani Blue: Seventeen Years. Anja Aerschmann Bechtiger. aniblue.ch
• Klaus-Werner Pusch Quintet and Klaus-Werner Pusch-Kirk Lightsey Ensemble: My Destination. Werner Pusch (tp, flh), Wilson de Oliveira (ts), Peter Kosch (p), Jochen Schaal (b), Thomas Zahn (dr) and Kirk Lightsey. New edition for KWP's 75th birthday. Unisono Records UNIREC8431
• Cat shelter: We are here! Lorenzo Bonati (voc), Patrick Lerjen (git, voc), Simon Rupp (git), Fabian Baer (bass), Thomas Blanchat (drums). TAN Records
• Kneubühler: Love of machines. kneubuehler.bandcamp.com/album/machine-love
• Exile. Works by Alfred Schnittke, Andrzey Panufnik, Ivan Wyschnegradsky and others. Patricia Kopatchinskaja, violin; Thomas Kaufmann, cello; Camerata Bern. Alpha Classics ALPHA1110
• Swiss Love. The sorrow and lust of love. Franziska Heinzen, soprano; Benjamin Mead, piano. New Year's piece of the Zentralbibliothek Zürich 2025. Solo Musica SM 477
  >>> Review by Christoph Geissbühler

Sound carrier, received January-June 2024

• Swiss Dreams. Works by Stalder, Dupuy, Schnyder von Wartensee, Hans Huber, Templeton Strong, Suter, Paul Huber. Swiss Orchestra; conductor Lena-Lisa Wüstendörfer; Michael Barenboim, violin; Christph Pfändler, dulcimer. Prospero Records PROSP0090 (2 CDs)
  >>> Review by Christoph Geissbühler
• Joachim Raff: Samson, Music drama in three sections, libretto by the composer, first recording. Magnus Vigilius, Olena Tokar, Robin Adams, Christian Immler, Michael Weinius, Berner Symphonieorchester, Chor der Bühnen Bern, musical director Philippe Bach. 3 CDs, Swiss Fonogram
  >>> Review by Georg Rudiger
• Johann Sebastian Bach: Suites a violoncello solo senza basso. Petr Skalka, violoncelo. Claves Records 50-3101/02 (2 CDs)
• Tchaikovsky Symphonies 5 &6. Orchestra della Svizzera italiana; Markus Poschner, conductor. Clves Records 50-3104/05 (2 CDs)
• Simone Keller: Hidden Heartache. Intakt CD 419 /Simone Keller and others: Facets 21 - Hidden Heartache, Cultural Foundation of the Canton of Thurgau, 320 p. with music booklet, Fr. 32.00, Jungle Books, St. Gallen 2024, ISBN 978-3-033-10349-8
  >>> Review by Thomas Meyer
• Jens Gebel Quartet: Tunesday. Jens Gebel, bass; Michael Arlt, guitar; Domenic Landolf, bass clarinet, saxophones; Daniel Schay, pandero. Timezone Records TZ 2492
• Franz Schmidt: Organ works Vol. 1, Royal fanfares (Variations and fugue on his own theme in D major, Chaconne in C sharp minor, Four little chorale preludes). Andreas Jetter at the Behmann organ St. Martin Dornbirn. Ambiente Audio ACD 2047
• Maurizio Cazzati (1616-1678): Motets. Ayako Ono, soprano; Christoph Rudolf, Christoph Riedo, violins; Marc Meisel, organ. Brilliant Classics 96663
• Eastbound. Robert Schumann: Pictures from the East, Evening Song; Antonín Dvořák: Andante and Serenade for string orchestra; Franz Schreker: Scherzo for string orchestra. Festival Strings Lucerne; conductor Daniel Dodds. Sony classical 19658863312
• Bloch, Bruch, Dohnány. (Ernest Bloch: Schelomo; Max Bruch: Kol Nidrei; Ernö Dohnány: Konzertstück) Tim Posner, cello; Berner Symphonieorchester; conductor Katharina Müllner. Claves 50-3079
• Tallis, Bird, Gibbons. Friederike Chylek, Harpischord & Organ. Oehms classics OC 1727
• Mozart. Flute Quartet No.1 in D major K.285; Flute Concert No. 2 in D major K. 314, Concerto for Flute and Harp in C major K. 299. Helena Macherel, flute; Tjasha Gafner, harp; London Mozart Players; Simon Blendis, leader. Claves 50-3082
• La contenance angloise. (Œuvres de Fonteyns, Dufay, Power, Binchois, Chirbury, Cesaris and others) La Chapelle des Ducs de Savoie. Christophe Carré, contreténor ; Lionel Bourguignon, ténor ; Benjamin Ingrao, ténor ; Vincent Arlettaz, basse, flûte à bec ; Aliénor Wolteche, vièle à archet ; Michal Gondko, luth. Revue Musicale de Suisse Romande RMSR 20232
• Daniel Studer: Extended II for Stings & Piano. Harald Kimming, violin; Frantz Loriot, viola; Alfred Zimmerlin, violoncello; Daniel Studer, double bass; Philipp Zoubek, piano. Ezz-thetics 1044
• Reverberation. Othmar Schoeck: Orchestral songs (Nachhall, Three Songs op. 4 and Eight Songs op. 17, arr. G. Contratto). Olena Tokar, soprano; Stephan Genz, baritone; Bern Symphony Orchestra; conducted by Graziella Contratto. Swiss Fonogram SF0015
• Patric Pleasure: Rocket Radio, 70's retro radio show with 11 singers, 40 studio musicians, 20 voice-over artists, double LP, vinyl, Kawaii agency KWA001
• Hilke: Piano feroce. Acoustic/singer-songwriter. Red Brick Records
• L'Amour sorcier. Duo Singer & Fischer (Sébastien Singer, violoncelle; André Fischer, guitar). Œuvres d'Albéniz, Granados, Debussy, De Falla (L'Amour sorcier, transcrit par André Fischer). Stradivarius STR 37290
• Viola Concertos. Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Cello concerto, arr. for viola by Mathias Rochat, first recording, Johann Gottlieb Graun: Concertante for violin and viola in C minor Graun WV A:XIII:3. concerto for viola, strings & b.c. E flat major. Mathis Rochat, viola; Stephen Waarts, violin; Camerata Schweiz; Howard Griffiths, conductor. CPO 555 613-2
• El cant de la Sibil.la / Draumkvedet (The great old mystery songs of Spain and Norway). Arianna Savall, Petter Udland Johansen, Hirundo Maris, Ensemble Vocal de Saint-Maurice, Conductor Charles Barbier, P. U. Johansen. Carpe Diem Records CD 16333
  >>> Critique de Thierry Dagon
• Nikolaus Matthes: St. Mark Passion. Baroque new setting of the text by Picander. Maya Boog, soprano; Annekathrin Laabs, alto; Daniel Johannsen and Georg Poplutz, tenor; Matthias Helm, bass; Gli Aspetti choir and orchestra; conducted by Nikolaus Matthes. Resonando RN-10018 (3 CDs + accompanying book)
• Roma Songs & Cantata "We children of the country road" by Roger Moreno-Rathgeb. Project choir Roma Songs & Balkan Band Sebass. World premiere, live recording
• Four-stroke engine: Ändler. Nayan Stalder (dulcimer, composition), Kaspar Eggimann (accordion), Raphael Heggendorn (violoncello), Laurin Moor (double bass), viertaktmotor.ch
• Bach Cantatas No. 46. Der Himmel lacht, die Erde jubilieret, BWV 31; Ich bin ein guter Hirt, BWV 85; Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält, BWV 178. Choir and orchestra of the J.S. Bach Foundation St. Gallen; conductor, Rudolf Lutz. bachfoundation.ch
• Tony Majdalani: Moment in Time. Tony Majdalani, sound and rhythm instruments, voice; Tamar McLeod, voice. Ship of Fools NAR 202316
• Pilgrims in Trance it. John Wolf Brennan, keyboard instruments; Tony Majdalani, rhythm instruments, voice ; Marco Jencarelli, plucked instruments. Ship of Fools NAR 2023165
• Franz Xaver Mozart : The Two Piano Concertos. Andriy Dragan, Piano; Musikkollegium Winterthur; Bogdan Bozovic, Concertmaster and Leader. Claves 50-3070
• Ella Ronen: The Girl With No Skin. Irascible Records/BB*Island
  >>> Review by Hanspeter Künzler
• FriendShip (Pago Libre & Soons): Riffs ahead! Chamber rock folk jazz sextet. Sonja Morgenegg, voice; Florian Mayer, violin; Arkady Shilkloper, horn, alphorn, flugelhorn; John Wolf Brennan, piano, melodica; Rätus Flisch, bass; Tony Majdalani, voice, percussion, handpan. Leo Records CD LR 942
• John Thomas: Complete Duos for Harp and Piano, Volume four (Harp Concerto No. 1: Andantino, March of the Welsh Fusiliers, Transcriptions of Music by Arditi, Bellini, Meyerbeer and Rossini. Duo Praxedis: Praxedis Hug-Rütti, harp; Praxedis Geneviève Hug, piano. Toccata Classics TOCC 0582
• Frank Martin: Piano Quintet & String Quintet, Pavane Couleurs du temps. Fabrizio Chiovetta, piano; Quatuor Terpsycordes ; François Grin, cello. Claves 50-3081
• Forgotten songs, forgotten love. Works by Willy Heinz Müller (great-grandfather of the singer), Dohnányi, Ries, Hildach, Gotze. Mélanie Adami, soprano; Äneas Humm, baritone; Judith Polgar, piano. Prospero
  >>> Review by Christoph Geissbühler
• Pierre Wissmer: The Violin Concertos. Oleg Kaskiv, violon, Sinfonia Varsovia, dir. Aleksandar Markovic. Claves 50-3080 
• Miho Fuki, Vol.3. Antonio Vivaldi: Concerti per fagotto e arie per basso .Miho Fuki, baroque bassoon; Dominik Wörner, bass; Ensemble F. Ars Production ARS 38 374
• Nature. Ringing slate stones from the Alps. Simon Berz. Badabum Records
• DeLaSar: In-To
• Manrico Padovani: Niccolo Paganini: Concertos 1 & 2, Joseph Weigel: Variations. Oltenia Philharmonic Orchestra | Boris Perrenoud ; Seoul Güri Philharmonic Orchestra | Boris Perrenoud ; Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana | Howard Griffiths; ARS Production
• Cuando el fuego abrasa. Chamber music works by Joseph Lauber, Christoph Blum, Francisco Col, Manuel de Falla. Ensemble Bayona: Maria Florea, violin; Simone Roggen, violin; maria Moros, viola; Eros Jaca, violoncello; Camille Sublet, piano. Eudora
• Travis Reuter: Quintet Music. Travis Reuter, g, comp; Mark Shim, ts; Peter Schlamb, vb; Harish Raghavan, b; Tyshawn Sorey, dr.
• Six Hands Open As One. Izumi Kimura, piano; Barry Guy, bass; Gerry Hemingway, drums, percussion voice. FSR Records
• Indantitâ # Revisited. Compositions by Florian Favre; Joseph Bovet and Pierre Kaelin, arr. by Florian Favre. Florian Favre piano & prepared piano; Claire Huguenin vocals; Amine Mraihi oud; Baiju Bhatt violin; Lucie Göckel cello; Raphael Rossé euphonium; Louis Matute guitar. Traumton Records
• Mélodies d'ailleurs. French songs of the fin de siécle by Claude Debussy, Ernest Chausson, Cécile Chaminade, Reynaldo Hahn; Ophelia sings by Wolfgang Rihm. Viviane Hasler, soprano; Maren Gamper, piano. Carpe Diem Records
• Tobias Jensen: What Needs to Be Said. Singer/songwriter. Muve Records

Sound carrier, received July-December 2023

• A Swiss Romantic. Fritz Stüssi: Vergehen und Auferstehen, an oratorio; Psalm 28; Wo du hingehst, two motets etc. Soloists, Zürcher Sing-Akademie, Zürcher Kammerphilharmonie, conductor Florian Helgath. Claves 50-3085
  >>> Review by Verena Naegele
• Bach Cantatas No. 44. Would God not be with us this time, BWV 14; Take what is yours and go, BWV 144; Everything only according to God's will, BWV 72. Choir and orchestra of the J.S. Bach Foundation St. Gallen; conductor, Rudolf Lutz. bachfoundation.ch
• Samuel Ducommun: Musique de chambre (Quatuor pour flûtes, Sonatine pour violon et piano, Quatre pièces brèves pour violoncelle et piano,Divertimento pour flûte, violon, alto, violoncelle et piano). Claves 50-3071
• Rosetta. Live at Jazz Festival Schaffhausen (2003). Compositions by Pierre-François Massy. Claves digital only
• Rotraut Jäger Sonambique : Dynamite. Rotraut Jäger, flutes, compositons ; Andreas Ebenkofler, piano ; Abdourakhmane Fall, electric bass; Omar Diadju Seydi, drums. Red Planet Flute, redplanetflute.com
• Torelli, Perti, Pollarolo, Colonna: Concertos and Cantatas. Nuria Rial, soprano; Basel Chamber Orchestra; Julia Schröder, violin & direction. German Harmonia Mundi (Sony) 19658813432
• Benedetto Marcello: Sinfonias & Cantatas. Nuria Rial, soprano; La Floridianan ; Nicoleta Paraschivescu, direction. German Harmonia Mundi (Sony) 19658710682
  >>> Review by Verena Naegele
• Esther Sévérac: Work Witch! Composed and performed by Esther Sévérac, pedal harp, analog & digital effects. Hout Records HR 047
• Richard Flury: Four Song-Cycles (20 women's songs on texts by Hermann Ferdinand Schell, 7 songs on poems by Josef Reinhart, 10 night songs, 8 love songs). Stephanie Bühlmann, soprano; Margaret Singer, piano. Toccata classics TOCC 0685
• Is sound the meaning? Works by Wyttenbach, Demenga, Holliger, Ligeti, Kurtág, Moser, Veress. Alexander Foster, violoncello; Heinz Holliger, recitation. Prospero PROSP0070 
• Lee Schornoz: Requiem Londinium. Pro Stata Records, PSR018
• Blaer: Pure. Maja Nydegger: piano, composition; Nils Fischer, bass clarinet; Claudio von Arx: tenor sax; Simon Iten: double bass, FX; Philippe Ducommun: drums. Ronin Rhythm Records 037
• Silvan Joray: Updraft feat. Nadav Erlich, double bass & Jeff Ballard, drums. Ubuntu Music UBU0144
• Slavonic Journey. Music for flute and piano from the Czech Republic (Martinů, Feld, Schulhoff, Mucha, Janáček, Kreisler). Sarah Rumer, flute; Ulrich Koella, piano. Prospero Records PROSP0049
  >>> Review by Walter Labhart
• Swiss Treasures. Chamber Music for Wind Quintet (Mieg, Paul Huber, Juon, Derungs). Art'Ventus Quintet (Paula Soares, flute; Tiago Coimbra, oboe; Horácio Ferreira, clarinet; Nuno Vaz, horn; Raquel Saraiva, bassoon). Prospero Records PROSP0081
  >>> Review by Daniel Lienhard
• Chet. David Enhco, trompette; Marc Perrenoud, piano. Nome Records 021
• Simplicity. Masterpieces for children (Nodar Gabunia: From a Pupil's Diary; further works by Bartók, Kurtág, Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky, Schumann). Giorgi Iuldashevi, piano. Gramola 99291
  >>> Review by Torsten Möller
• Together. Sarah Chaksad Large Ensemble. Clap Your Hands Records CYH
  >>> Review by Michael Gasser
• Clara Barry sings Bartók. Emil Spányi, piano; Mátyás Szandai, bass. Claves 50-3088
  >>> Critique de Thierry Dagon
• Home. Friedrich Theodor Fröhlich: Songs (including Songs to Meieli). Raphael Höhn, tenor; Shin Hwang, fortepiano. World premiere recording.Claves 50-3089
• Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach: Works for Keyboard solo. Jermaine Sprosse, fortepiano. Prospero Records PROSP0074
• Haydn 2032: No. 14 - L'Impériale (Symphonies No. 53 L'Impériale, No. 54, No. 33, Sinfonia in D major Hob. I A: 7). Basel Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Giovanni Antonini. Alpha-classics ALPHA 694
• J.S. Bach: Cello Suites. Pablo de Naverán. 3 CDs, Claves 50-3062-64
• J.S. Bach: Sonatas for viola da gamba and harpsichord. Thomas Goetschel, viola da gamba; Yvonne Ritter, harpsichord. Tyxart TYXA 23181
• Echo of Bach. Works by Clara Jaz (composition pseudonym of the performer), Paul von Westhoff, Bach, Eugène Ysaÿe. Agata-Maria Raatz, violin. Solo Musica, sm439
• Franz Liszt: Sonata in B minor and Études d'exécution transcendante. Francesco Piemontesi, piano. Pentatone Music
• Color Gradient. Duo Arto : Lionel Andrey, clarinet ; Flore Merlin, piano. Works by Widor, Debussy, Poulenc, Bernstein, Daniel Schnyder, Templeton, Touchard. 7 Mountain Records
• Christoph Stiefel: Full Tree. Christoph Stiefel, piano; Bastian Stein, trumpet and flugelhorn; Domenic Landolf, tenor saxophone and bass clarinet; Raffaele Bossard, bass; Dejan Terzic, drums. Nwog-Records nwog056
• The Next Movement: Never Coming Down. Funk, Soul, R&B. J.J. Flueck: Vocals, Drums, Keys, Percussion, Fender Rhodes; Pascal Kaeser, Bass; Sam Siegenthaler. Guitar. SoulVision Productions SVLP-011
• Phanee de Pool: Algorythms. Arrangements et piano : Etienne Champollion ; Direction d'orchestre : Louis Théveniau ; Avec les voix de Henri Dès et Paul Éluard. Escales Productions
  >>> Critique de Thierry Dagon
• Werckmeister: Maruschka. Band around singer/songwriter David Howald. Label Erdgleich, werckmeister-music.at/ 
• Elias Bernet Band: Christmas Boogie Celebration. Elias Bernet: piano, hammond organ, vocals; Markus Fritzsche: double bass, backing vocals; Bernhard Egger: drums. eliasbernet.ch
• Improspections. Marcol Savoy, drums; Alfio Origlio, piano. Cjazz / Out of My Head Records
  >>> Review by Michael Gasser
• Bandit Voyage: What is it. Cheptel Records CHPTL-065
• Ajay Mathur: Blow my cover. ajaymathur.com/
• Pierre Omer's Swing Revue: Tropical Breakdown. Voodoo Rhythm Records
• Ulrich Zeitler: novembrig for five voices and five instruments based on the cycle of poems by Elsbeth Maag. Ensemble fünf&fünf. Solo Musica SM 446
• Beda Findling: Glad Day. Written, recordes and produced by Beda Mächler. Red Brick Records RBC073CAS
• Duo Minerva (Johanna Gossner, clarinet; Damian Keller, accordion): Hymne àl'amour. Arrangements of works by Kreisler/Sieczynski, Gershwin, Chausson, Lehar and others), Ars Production ARS 38 639
• Albin Brun & Kristina Brunner: Innerland. Kristina Brunner, Cello, Schwyzerörgeli; Albin Brun, Schwyzerörgeli, soprano sax. Self-distribution albinbrun.ch/audio-shop
  >>> Review by Michael Gasser
• Unheard. Beethoven Trilogy 3. See Siang Wong, piano; Camerata Switzerland; Howard Griffiths, direction. RCA Red Seal, Sony Music 19439943162
• Richard Strauss: 1883. Cello Sonata TrV 115 (op. 6); Edvard Grief: Cello Sonata op. 36; Gabriel Fauré: Elégie op. 24; Christoph Croisé, cello; Oxana Shevchenko, piano. Avie AV 2632
• Bach Cantatas No. 45. Whoever loves me will keep my word, BWV 74; Verily, verily, I say unto you, BWV 86; Jesus, nun sei gepreiset, BWV 41. Choir and orchestra of the J.S. Bach Foundation St. Gallen; conductor, Rudolf Lutz. bachfoundation.ch
• American and English Orchestral Music. (Charles Ives: Three Places in New England; Ethel Smyth: Suite for Strings, Serenade etc.) Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, direction Joshua Weilerstein. Claves 50-3091/92
• British Music for Viola & Piano. Works by Clarke, Britten, Bowen. Izabel Markova, viola; Irene Puccia, piano; Alla Belova, piano. Claves 50-3073
• La Contemplazione. Eloy Orzaiz, fortepiano, plays works by Hummel and Schubert. LBS Classical LBS182023
  >>> Review by Torsten Möller
• Swiss Dreams. Works by Stalder, Dupuy, Schnyder von Wartensee, Hans Huber, Templeton Strong, Suter, Paul Huber. Swiss Orchestra; conductor Lena-Lisa Wüstendörfer; Michael Barenboim, violin; Christph Pfändler, dulcimer. Prospero Records PROSP0090 (2 CDs)
• Luzia von Wyl Ensembel: FrankmontLuzia von Wyl, compositions and piano; Gary Versace, accordion; Amin Mokdad, flute; Nocola Katz, clarinet; Marcel Lüscher, bass clarinet; Maurus Conte, bassoon; Vincent Millioud, violin; Karolina Öhman, cello; Christoph Utzinger, double bass; Fabian Ziegler, marimba and thundersheet; Lionel Friedli, drums. LU-Label, LU01 lulabel.ch Scores also available!
  >>> Review by Michael Gasser
• Wobble:contact: Kind of Empty. Lukas Wäger, drums; David Bircher, synths; Janis Asendorf, vocals & guitar; Yann Schütz, bass.
• Mahler 2 / Scarazzini 3. Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 2; Andrea Lorenzo Scartazzini: Symphony No. 3, orchestral works Torso, Epitaph, Spiriti. Jena Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Simon Gaudenz. Odradek Records
• Ralph Zurmühle: Studio Live Session. Ralph Zurmühle, piano. Vinyl, Little Big Beat littlebigbeat.com
• Oxeon: Somewhere far. Colorful & Intimate Jazz. Lea Gasser: accordion, fx, composition; Sylvie Klijn: voice, fx, composition. ANUK0053

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• Clair Obscur. Œuvres du 16e et du 17e siècle. Duo Aeoline (Charlotte Schneider, flûtes; Guy-Bapriste Jaccottet, orgue). Claves 50-3065
• Arubator. Aruba Trio (Tobias Lang, trombone; Joël Kuster, guitar; Peter Fleischlin, percussion). Works by Luzia von Syl, Stephan Hodel, Mathias Landtwing, Jorge Fernando, Fränggi Gehrig, Markus Flückiger). Aruba Records
• René Wohlhauser: From the depths of time. Ensemble Polysono; Elia Seiffert; René Wohlhauser; Duo Simolka-Wohlhauser. Neos Music NEOS 12227
• Folk Flow. Viviane Chassot, accordion. (Irish and Breton traditionals, works by Squiban, Einaudi, Chopin, Satie, Granados, Silvestrov and others) Prospero PROSP
• Julian von Flüe Trio: Dur d'Altstadt. Julian von Flüe, accordion; Marc Scheidegger, guitar; Matthias Abächerli, double bass. LuMusic LUM2386
• Beethoven flute & piano. Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major op. 24 "Spring", Serenade in D major op. 41, Romance in F major op. 50. Qiling Chen, flute; Yoshiko Iwai, piano. Prospero Music PROSP0063
• 20th Century Foxtrots 5, Switzerland. Foxtrots by Moeschinger, Berr, Lang, Beck, Marescotti, R. Flury, Burkhard, Mieg, Jaques-Dalcroze, Honegger, Roesgen-Champion, Gerber, Zbinden, U. J. Flury. Gran Piano/Naxos GP922
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• Tomas Sauter: Treasure Hunt. Tomas Sauter, composition, guitar; Domenic Landolf, tenorsax; Luzius Schuler, rhodes; Daniel Schläppi, bass; Kevin Chesham, drums. Catwalk Jazz CW230021-2
• Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major "Eroica". Orchestra of the J.S. Bach Foundation St. Gallen; conductor, Rudolf Lutz. www.bachstiftung.ch
• Hely: Plode. Lucca Fries, piano; Jonas Ruther, drums. Ronin Rhythm Records RON031
• Deller's quintet: live @ Felseneck. Tassilo Dellers, saxophone; Marco von Orelli, trumpet; Adrian Schäublin, piano; Florian Abt, double bass; Felix Handschin, drums. fontastix.ch
• Mon amie la lune. Songs by Grieg, Debussy, Kirchner, Maurice. Kathrin Hottiger, soprano" Edward Rushton, piano. Prospero PROSP0054
• Biber: The Rosary Sonatas. Les Passions de l'âme; Meret Lüthi, violin & direction. Prospero PROSP 0065 (2 CDs)
• Close Encounters. Works for bassoon and string quartet by Edouard du Puy, Wynton Marsalis, Helena Winkelman, Marcelo Nisinman, Camille Saint-Saëns, Astor Piazzolla. Rui Lopez, bassoon; Gringolts Quartet, Ruslan Lutsyk, double bass. Prospero PROSP0057
• Johann Gottlieb Janitsch: Chamber Music. The Friday Academy. Directed by Katharina Suske. Prospero PROSP0069
• Fantasy. Georg Philipp Telemann: 12 Fantasias. Matthias Arter, oboe solo. Pre-Art-Music PAM 005
• Tie three: meandering. Hannah Adriana Müller, vocals, violin, composition; Johanna Pärli, double bass, composition; Sonja Ott, trumpet, flugelhorn, composition. Anuk Label ANUK0051
• Massimiliano Neri: Sonate da sonarsi con varij stromenti. Concerto Scirocco; Giulia Genini, direction; feat. Voces Suaves. Outthere Music Arcana A544
• Camille Saint-Saëns: Poèmes Symphoniques. Basel Symphony Orchestra; conducted by Ivor Bolton. Prospero PROSP0060
• Become. Works by Mozart, Beethoven, Tarrodi. Musikkollegium Winterthur: Conductor Roberto Gonzales-Monjas. Claves 50 3076
• Dieter Ammann: Core - Turn - Boost (2000-2010), Unbalanced Instability for violin and chamber orchestra (2013). Basel Sinfonietta, Baldur Brönnimann, Principal Conductor, Simone Zgraggen, Violin, Naxos 8.551474
• Già. Gilbert Paeffgen, compositions and arragements, hammered dulcimer. Stridea 024
• Shih-Wei Hunag plays Beethoven & Mussorgsky (Piano Sonata No. 21 "Waldstein", Pictures at an Exhibition). Shih-Wei Huang, piano. www.shihweihuang.com
• Haydn: Stabat Mater. Brigitte Christensen, soprano; Kristina Hammarström, alto; Steve Davislim, tenor; Christian Immler, bass. Zürcher Sing-Akademie; Basel Chamber Orchestra; conductor René Jacobs. Pentatone PTC 5186 953
• Bach Cantatas No. 42. Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein, BWV 2; Barmherziges Herze der ewigen Liebe, BWV 185; Wer da gläubet und getauft wird, BWV 37. Choir and orchestra of the J.S. Bach Foundation St. Gallen; conductor, Rudolf Lutz. www.bachstiftung.ch
• Bach Cantatas No. 43. Break your bread for the hungry, BWV39; What shall I make of you, Ephraim, BWV 89; Why do you grieve my heart, BWV 138. Choir and orchestra of the J.S. Bach Foundation St. Gallen; conductor, Rudolf Lutz. www.bachstiftung.ch
• Christoph Croisé: Voyage Exotique. Christoph Croisé, compositions & cello; Chamber Orchestra of the Niederlenzer Musiktage; Annette Jakovcic, cello; Damien Bachmann, clarinet; Oxana Shevchenko, piano. Avie AV 2598
• Pleasurable rest. Bach cantatas BWV 54, 35, 170, Jan Börner, countertenor; Capricornus Consort Basel. Resonando RN 10017
• Bach: St. John Passion. Werner Güra, Evangeliste; Gli Angeli Genève; Stephan Macleod. Claves Repertoire 50-3068/69
• Breath Versus Beats. Simon Berz, Toshinori Kondo, Bill Lastwell, Everest Records ER 109 Vinyl
• Leopold van der Pals. String Quartets Vol. 1 (String Quartets Nos. 1-3) Van Der Pals Quartet (Gordan Trajkovic, 1st violin; Fredrik Burstedt, 2nd violin; Markus Falkbring, viola; Tobias van der Pals, cello) cpo 8992781
• Harmonious Journey. Works by Johann Sebastian Bach and Adam Mital (including Post-auto-Fantasy). Adam Mital, cello. Genuin classics GEN 23815
• Nebula. Piano Prince (Coco Schwarz). Paraxenos Records
• Break. District Five (Vojko Huter, guitar; Paul Amereller, drums; Tapiwa Svosve, alto saxophone; Xaver Rüegg, bass). A Tree in a Field Records TREE087
• Patterns Of Self And Other. Maja Wackernagel, piano. Xjazz Music
• Bachs, Benda and Brönnimann. Music for Flute by Johann Sebastian Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach and Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, Franz Benda, Markus Brönnimann. Markus Brönnimann, flute; Jean Halsdorf, cello; Léon Berben, harpsichord; Ensemble Pyramide.
  Toccata Classics TOCN0022
• Tetrapylon. Works for bass quartet by Studer-Frey-Schlegel-Weber. Peter K. Frey, double bass; Jan Schlegel, electric bass; Daniel Studer, double bass; Christian Weber, double bass. Leo Records, CD LR 938
• Alexander Boldachev: Pop meets Classical Vol.1. works by Bach, Marley, Beethoven, Scorpions, Debussy, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rossini, Darf Punk, Daquin, Nirvana. Alexander Boldachev, harp. Indesens Calliope Records IC001
• Luca Sisera and Roofer: Clazz. Luca Sisera, Jazzquintett Roofer, Kammerphilharmonie Graubünden. nWog Records nwog052
• Secret Nights. Works by Reineke, Chaminade, Saint-Saëns, Boulanger, Schoeck, Schulhoff, Beach, Safaia. Sonja Leutwyler, mezzo-soprano; Astrid Leutwyler, violin; Benjamin Engeli, piano; Benjamin Nyffenegger, cello. Solo Musica SM385
• RAMS: till last call. (Punk Rock) Vinyl: Sound and dress
• Crome: Oneiroi. (Jazz and string quartet) Sam Urscheler, saxophone, composition; Arthur Traelnes and Anne-Sophie Ollivier, violin; Daniel Minten, viola; Pauline Boulanger, violoncello.
• Adina Friis: Luumu - Elephant Love Song. Turbo Music
• Asbestos: Cyanide. Robyn Trachsel, Vocals, Guitar; Judith Breitinger, Vocals, Bass; Jonas Häne, Drums. LP / digital, A Tree In A Field Records / Czar Of Crickets Productions