Frédéric Bolli
Frédéric Bolli (born August 16, 1953 in La Chaux-de-Fonds ) is a Swiss composer and singer.
Life
After graduating from high school in Frauenfeld, Frédéric Bolli studied mathematics , physics and musicology at the University of Zurich , and later school music.
His training as a composer began as an autodidact. He also took singing lessons from Rudolf A. Hartmann and Ivan Neumann in Zurich and from Elsa Seyfert in Konstanz. He also attended Maria Stader's master class . The composition lessons with the Zurich composer Rolf Urs Ringger started only later. A study visit with the English composer Ivan Moody in Lisbon rounded off his compositional training.
Frédéric Bolli is an author at the Schweizer Singbuch publishing house. His compositions have been published by Breitkopf & Härtel, Edition Brendel and Pan Verlag.
Works (selection)
piano
- Sonata in H, 1981
- Valse triste, 1984
- Lily Miniatures, 1992
- 13zu2 2000-2002
- Trois Nocturnes 2005/2006
- I dodici mesi (The Twelve Months) Preludes and Fugues for piano four hands, 2009
- La voce di Garibaldi , Milonga, 2012
Organ, harpsichord
- Prelude, Fugue and Ciacona, 1982
- Toccata for harpsichord, 2014
orchestra
- Pavane for pan flute and strings, 1991
- Clakofonie for piano and orchestra, 2001–2003
- Sinfonia nabollitana for chamber orchestra, 2009
- KlaVierHändeKonzert for piano four hands with a small orchestra, 2015
Chamber music
- Pentagram for five strings and flute, 1988
- Rülpsodie, already blue for clarinet (s) and piano after George Gershwin, 1992
- Je suis ravi de vous revoir, Monsieur Ravel!
- for flute, violin (clarinet), violoncello and piano (organ) four hands, 1990
- Lily Miniatures for alto saxophone (clarinet or bass clarinet) and piano, 1995
- Four dances for violin and piano, 1995
- Gran Passacaglia for string quartet, 2002
- Trio on Swiss Folk Songs for violin, violoncello and piano, 2004
- "... non ti scordar!" for clarinet, violoncello and piano, 2004
- Composition to the Art Frontier for violin, oboe and bass clarinet, 2010
- Quintetto fabuloso for clarinet and string quartet, 2011
- Sudoku for string trio, 2012
- Suite for recorder quartet, 2014
- Flute magic for pan flute and string quartet, 2015
Choir
- Written in sand (Hermann Hesse) for male choir and piano (orchestra) 1983
- In the beginning was the word for male choir and string quintet, 1990/1991
- I lay in a sleep for solo soprano, choir and orchestra, 1994/1995
- Pilzkunde (Rolf Hörler) for 3 equal voices, speaker, flute, violin and piano, 2001
- In omnem terram for double choir and handbells, 2004
- Wandering in the Schlosspark (Lili Keller) 16 Haiku for choir, flute and marimba, 2010
- Light songs for choir and orchestra, 2012
Solo singing
- And you too now have sadness for bass and organ, 1988
- Flea market of dreams ( Michael Ende ), for mezzo (countertenor) and piano, 1994/1996
- Imperia symphonic poem for soprano and orchestra, 2006
- The beautiful miller by Franz Schubert, set for a deep voice
- Seven air songs for soprano and wind quintet based on poems by Lili Keller, 2011
- Tre romanze (Ada Negri) for soprano and piano, 2011
- Laura Kriminal-Kammeroper, 1996–1998, libretto by the composer
CD recordings (selection)
- Oscillations - fluctuations. Piano duo Katja and Ines Lunkenheimer, 2013.
- Composition to the art border. Frédéric Bolli, 2013.
- ... non ti scordar! Chamber music by Frédéric Bolli. 2008.
- Works for piano and orchestra. Works by the composers Frédéric Bolli, Jost Meier, Robert Suter. 2002.
- Mushroom Science - Deaf Space Mute. Works by Julia Schwartz and Frédéric Bolli. 2002.
Book publication
- Honoré de Balzac : Imperia . two funny stories which the noble Herr von Balzac collected and brought to light as a festive feast for all the Pantagruel children in the abbeys of Tourraine. Ed .: Frédéric Bolli. Bolli, Konstanz 2007, OCLC 315448443 (128 pages, bilingual edition (French / German)).
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bolli, Frédéric |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss composer and singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 16, 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | La Chaux-de-Fonds |