Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Rainer Held - Caspar Diethelm: Orchestral Music, Vol. 1 (2026) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Yggdrasil, Op. 210: I. Allegro energico
02. Yggdrasil, Op. 210: II. Largo con espressione
03. Yggdrasil, Op. 210: III. Allegro molto vivace
04. Concerto hiemalis, Op. 211: I. Lento – Allegro moderato
05. Concerto hiemalis, Op. 211: II. Adagio cantabile
06. Concerto hiemalis, Op. 211: III. Allegro comodo
07. Anubis, Op. 285: I. Invocatio
08. Anubis, Op. 285: II. Metamorphose
09. Anubis, Op. 285: III. Soliloquium
10. Anubis, Op. 285: IV. Vanitas

Caspar Diethelm (1926–97) was one of the leading Swiss composers of the twentieth century. His free-tonal style – angular yet accessible – drew on the inheritance of several of his predecessors, above all Hindemith, Honegger (both of whom were his teachers), Martin and Schoeck, with Bartók adding rhythmic spice. These influences he combined with an awareness of modernism to form an individual and expressive musical language of his own. The three concertos recorded here are remarkable for the striking clarity of their orchestral textures; they also exhibit Diethelm’s fondness for enlivening his narratives with surges of energy and touches of gleeful humour.