Messe (1976)
for vocal quartet, orator, mixed choir, violin and organ
Duration: 18' 00"

CHF: 68.00

Spatzengeschrei - Auf der Reise nach neuen Liedern (1986)
6 Songs
for children's choir
Texts: Volkslied
1. Kapuzinen 2. Puzzle3. Schatzsucher Kapitän Biff4. Hexen-Rezept5. Hättgern und Möchtgern6. Gebet

Duration: 13' 00"

CHF: 18.00

Kapuziner (1986)
Saying
for 2 groups of singers and speaking voice
From the "Liederköfferli".
Duration: 1' 00"
Manuscript

Coplas (1987)
for soprano, double-bass (or violoncello) and piano
Texts: Spanisch (Christof Jung)
A seven-part cycle based on anonymous Spanish verse, translated by Christof Jung.
Duration: 21' 00"

CHF: 44.00

Canon mass (Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus) (1987)
two - four- part choir piece
Texts: Bibel / Liturgie
Choral pieces with themes of the Ordinarium in canon form as variations of the Alleluja from the fourteenth Sunday after pentecost.
Duration: 12' 00"

CHF: 13.00

Installation "String quartet" (1990)
An assemblage of four independent compositions, a discourse, as if the term "string quartet" also contained a whole.
Duration: 18' 00"

CHF: 36.00

Idioma (1990)
for instrumental ensemble (pic.fl.ob.Bbcl/hn-f.Bbtbn.tbn-c/2perc/pf/vn.va.vc)
An experiment in using various procedures but avoiding the stylistic lapses of postmodernism.
Duration: 8' 00"

CHF: 39.00

Synchron (1991)
for orchestra (pic.1.1.ca.1.acl-f.bthn.bcl.1/1.1.tbn-c.tba-c/3-4perc/str)
Several time phases blend together to form a whole.
Duration: 8' 00"

CHF: 18.00

AbArt (1992)
for alto, baritone and instrumental ensemble (rec[=pic].fl/hpd.org/vadg[=va]/perc)
Texts: Ernst Jandl
Absurd text set to absurd music in conventional notation.
Duration: 9' 00"

CHF: 47.00

Torso (1992)
for violoncello solo
Duration: 4' 00"

CHF: 13.00

Partita (1992)
for cello solo
Seven short interwoven sections expressing various moods.
Duration: 6' 00"

CHF: 13.00

Geschichtsklitterung als Rezitativ und Arie (1992)
for orchestra (pic.1.1.ca.1.bcl.1/1.1.1.tb-c/3perc/org.cel/str)
Stories of everyday life. This fantastic bazaar of sounds is set in a hermetic sound world.
Duration: 12' 00"

CHF: 44.00

Intervention (1992)
for cello solo
Duration: 3' 00"

CHF: 13.00

Collection of 7 Piano Pieces (1992)
For an instrument with a sostenuto pedal.
Einsichtnahme - Klangzeichen für Sprache - Laut-Folge zu einer Klangfigur - Antwortsuche - Klangbrücke - Vorsprachliches - Fortschreitende Erfahrung.
Duration: 17' 00"

CHF: 31.00

de profundis (1992)
for soprano, flute, violoncello, harpsichord, and percussion
Texts: Henriette Hardenberg
Cycle of three songs.
Duration: 7' 00"

CHF: 39.00

Perforation (1992)
for cello solo
Duration: 5' 00"

CHF: 16.00

andauernde Veränderung fremdartig (1993)
for baritone (alto) solo
Texts: Orhan Veli Kanik
Seven songs as a type of vocal theatre.
Duration: 8' 00"

CHF: 18.00

Erinnerung an Bevorstehendes (1993)
for double choir or between four and seven solo voices and a-cappella tutti choir
Texts: Fritjof Capra
In eleven parts, the form of which involves rather the integration of a heterophonic soundscape more than its actual development.
Duration: 17' 00"

CHF: 52.00

specularis (1993-1994)
for soprano, violin, two organs, and percussion with two or three players
Texts: Clara von Assisi, Franziskus von Assisi, Bibel / Liturgie
Homage to Clara von Assisi. The soprano is expected to use her voice in a widely colourful manner.
Duration: 15' 00"

CHF: 52.00

fünf Blasinstrumente als vermittelnde Membran im Akt des Hörens (1994)
for wind quintet
Seven movements for flute / piccolo, oboe / English horn, clarinet in Eb and Bb / bass clarinet, bassoon / contrabassoon, and horn in F.
Duration: 20' 00"

CHF: 26.00

fünf Anregungen, in Geschichten zu hören (1994)
for string orchestra or ten solo strings (4.2.2.2 or multiple score)
Duration: 18' 00"

CHF: 49.00

FrauenZeit (1994)
for two sopranos, alto and double-bass
Texts: Anna Achmatova (Mathilde F. Anneke), Dorothee Sölle, Hanna-Renate Laurien, Käthe Kollwitz, Wera Figner, Adelheid Duvanel
Five songs requiring a broad, expressive spectrum.
Duration: 23' 00"

CHF: 47.00

Grundzüge eines Themas (1994)
for four recorders (SATB), for two players
Duration: 8' 00"

CHF: 21.00

Sechs Miniaturen als Tafelmusik (1994)
for recorder quartet, string quartet, harpsichord and singing voice
Duration: 10' 00"

CHF: 34.00

Fundstücke (1995)
for violin, piano and percussion ad libitum (2-4 players)
A collection of six non-cyclic works. Piano with sostenuto pedal.
Duration: 38' 00"

CHF: 62.00

Mitte wird Bewegung (1995)
for speaking choir, violin, clarinet and keyboard instrument
Texts: Alfred Knüsel
'Peinture naïve' in music.
Duration: 16' 00"

CHF: 34.00

Untersuchung - das Hörbare und das Vermutbare (1996)
for clarinet (Ebcl, bcl, bthn-f, bcl, cbcl-b), percussion instruments (2-4) and strings (4.2.2.1)
Duration: 15' 00"

CHF: 39.00

Zeit zum Spielen - Zeit drängt (1996)
for soprano and violin
Texts: Bibel / Liturgie, Volkslied
Duration: 12' 00"

CHF: 21.00

Subtile Verfremdung ins Ausdrückliche (1996)
for saxophone quartet
Duration: 9' 00"

CHF: 21.00

Fliessendes festgehalten (1996)
for pianoforte
Duration: 14' 00"

CHF: 29.00

... und lässt in gewisser Weise Bindung hinter sich (1997)
Collection of four ecclesiastical songs
for singing, keyboard instrument (organ) and percussion instrument ad lib.
Texts: André Duplain
Duration: 14' 00"

CHF: 31.00

Wort und Widerhall (1997)
Cycle of four songs
for singing, piano and percussion instrument ad lib.
Texts: Heinz Zimmermann
Duration: 13' 00"

CHF: 21.00

Abrupte Folge von zehn Zuständen (1997)
for saxophone quartet
Duration: 14' 00"

CHF: 31.00

Randbereich (1997)
for saxophone quartet
Duration: 6' 00"

CHF: 21.00

Frühling gestehen (1997)
for singing voice, strings (1.1.1.1.1), flute and percussion
Duration: 23' 00"

CHF: 47.00

Drei Konzertante Stücke: 1. Spielplan (1997)
for violin solo, strings and percussion
It is possible to perform the ‘three concertante pieces’ separately but they are also meant as a cycle with the following order: ‘Spielplan’ - ‘Schwebende Zentren’ - ‘Wendepunkt’ where a movement from J.H.F. Bibers ‘Mysterien-Sonaten’ or J.S. Bachs ‘Sonaten und Partite’ is interposed between ‘Spielplan’ and ‘Schwebende Zentren’ and ‘Schwebende Zentren’ and ‘Wendepunkt’.
Duration: 6' 00"

CHF: 34.00

Drei Konzertante Stücke: 2. Schwebende Zentren (1997)
for violin solo, strings and percussion
It is possible to perform the ‘three concertante pieces’ separately but they are also meant as a cycle with the following order: ‘Spielplan’ - ‘Schwebende Zentren’ - ‘Wendepunkt’ where a movement from J.H.F. Bibers ‘Mysterien-Sonaten’ or J.S. Bachs ‘Sonaten und Partite’ is interposed between ‘Spielplan’ and ‘Schwebende Zentren’ and ‘Schwebende Zentren’ and ‘Wendepunkt’.
Duration: 6' 00"

CHF: 21.00

Drei Konzertante Stücke: 3. Wendepunkt (1997)
for violin solo, strings and percussion
It is possible to perform the ‘three concertante pieces’ separately but they are also meant as a cycle with the following order: ‘Spielplan’ - ‘Schwebende Zentren’ - ‘Wendepunkt’ where a movement from J.H.F. Bibers ‘Mysterien-Sonaten’ or J.S. Bachs ‘Sonaten und Partite’ is interposed between ‘Spielplan’ and ‘Schwebende Zentren’ and ‘Schwebende Zentren’ and ‘Wendepunkt’.
Duration: 6' 00"

CHF: 29.00

Katharsis I - III (1997)
for 5 flutes and percussion instrument

CHF: 18.00

Land am Rand (1998)
for keyboard instrument (clavichord, harpsichord, celesta or piano) and percussion
Duration: 4' 00"
Manuscript

Fluchtweg ist nicht zu erkennen (1999)
Lieder cycle
for singing, piano and percussion ad libitum
Texts: Michèle M. Salmony
A cycle in five parts based on text fragments by Michèle M. Salmony.
Duration: 16' 00"

CHF: 34.00

Splitterfolge (1999)
for four female voices (OratorSMezA) and ensemble (fl.ob.cl/perc/pf.cel/vn.va.vc)
A short musical theatre in three parts to be handled as a non-stop performance.
Duration: 9' 00"

CHF: 31.00

Auftanken (1999)
for (celtic) harp, two violins and violoncello
Duration: 3' 00"

Labyrinth, Heft 1-4 (book 1-4) (1999)
for key, string and plucked instruments and percussion (variable instrumentation)
Duration: variabel
Manuscript

Labyrith, Heft 5-7 (book 5-7) (1999)
for key, string and plucked instruments and percussion (variable instrumentation)
Duration: variabel
Manuscript

Labyrinth, Heft 8-9 (book 8-9) (1999)
for key, string and plucked instruments and percussion (variable instrumentation)
Duration: variabel
Manuscript

nicht den Anfang markieren sondern einen Wendepunkt (1999)
for violin solo, string orchestra and percussion
Duration: 9' 00"
Manuscript

Fragmente I-IV (2000)
for strings (1.1.1.1.2) and percussion
Four short contrasting pieces as a discourse on the archaic communication forms like the refrain forms, antiphonal singing or the repetition form.
Duration: 15' 00"

CHF: 47.00

Passagen-Kammern (2000)
for orchestra groups (2.1.1.1/2.1.1.1/perc/pf/str)
A collection of non-cyclic orchestral pieces.
Duration: 28' 00"

CHF: 114.00

gezogene Klänge (2000)
Six part work block
for double-bass solo and chamber ensemble (1(pic).1.1.1(cbn)/1.0.0.0/perc/pf/2vn.va.vc)
Duration: 20' 00"

CHF: 65.00

von vielfältigen Kreisläufen durchpulst (2000)
for double bass solo, string quintet, wind quintet, piano and percussion
Duration: 38' 00"

CHF: 99.00

... tasten (2003)
for piano
Duration: 7' 00"
Manuscript

Co Order (2002)
for violin, violoncello and piano
I. Analog Dialog
II. Transfers
III. Nach Kategorien ähnliche Motive gesammelt
IV. Luftige Szenerie
Duration: 11' 00"

CHF: 34.00

Detail (2003)
for trumpet and percussion
The middle section sits between rowdy sound and composed form.
Duration: 3' 00"

CHF: 16.00

Abschied und Neubeginn (2003)
for trumpet and percussion
Duration: 4' 40"

CHF: 16.00

Gleichklang (2004)
for soprano/alto saxophone and tam-tam
Duration: 5' 00"

CHF: 16.00

Chiffren (2004)
for soprano/alto saxophone and tam-tam
Duration: 6' 30"

CHF: 18.00

Lakonie (2004)
for alto saxophone and tam-tam
Duration: 4' 00"

CHF: 16.00

Zwischenlage (2005)
for alto saxophone
Duration: 11' 00"

CHF: 18.00

3 Analogien (2005)
for 8-part cello orchestra
Duration: 10' 00"
Manuscript

trotz ständigem Wechsel in immer derselben Rolle (2001-2006)
Nine variations
for trumpet solo, string orchestra and percussion
Duration: 18' 00"

CHF: 42.00

eine Art Klangvorstellung - unbekannt - als wohltemperierte Gegenwelt zu durchtechnisierter Information (2005-2006)
Trio
for violoncello, double bass and trombone
1. RetroSehnsucht
2. Assoziationsfelder
3. Environment, komplementär
Duration: 14' 00"

CHF: 26.00

fünf Extreme eines dynamischen Moments (2006)
Trio
for trumpet and two violins
Duration: 17' 00"

CHF: 29.00

Cadenza I - IV (2006)
for double bass solo and percussion (large drum, cymbals, guiro)

CHF: 18.00

Vesper als Massstabwechsel von einer Realität in eine andere (2006-2007)
for soprano, choir (SATB), flute, zink (tr), trombone and organ
1. Doxologie
2. Antiphon
3. Ektenie I
4. Hymne
5. Ektenie II
Duration: 20' 00"

CHF: 34.00

... Höchst gegenwärtig aufgeladen (2006)
for 5-6 tam-tams and chain
Duration: 4' 20"

CHF: 13.00

Marianische Antiphon 2007 (2007)
A-cappella choir piece
for 9 voices
Text from "Salve Regina".
Duration: 8' 50"

CHF: 23.00

Niemandsland. Ort der Einsamkeit (2007)
Music
for horn solo
In four parts.
Duration: 7' 00"

CHF: 16.00

Harmonie und Unruhe (2007)
for horn solo
1. Intrada
2. Presto
3. Aria I - Rezitativo - Aria II
Duration: 5' 00"

CHF: 16.00

Abweichungen (2007)
3 part series
for horn solo
Duration: 5' 00"

CHF: 16.00

Scheitelpunkt - drei Versuche (2007-2008)
for 7 instruments (fl/pic, bcl, egtr, 2 perc, vn, db)
Duration: 26' 00"
Manuscript

St. Clara Messe (2008)
for choir (SATB), organ and one melodic instrument
Duration: 22' 00"

CHF: 31.00

inmitten der Fülle das Verschwinden als verbindendes Element (2008)
for wind instruments (pic, fl, bcl, bn), string instruments (vn, db, hp) and percussion
Duration: 8' 40"

CHF: 49.00

drei Erweiterungen durch Rückschritt (2008)
for viola and saxophone quartet
Duration: 19' 00"
Manuscript

Grammont Sélection 2 (Musiques Suisses Nr. MGB CTS-M 120, 2009)

Interpreters:

Gubler, Rico
Näf, Fritz
Henneberger, Jürg
Haag, Ivo
Soós, Adrienne
Monot, Pierre-Alain
Ziegler, Matthias
Furrer, Beat
Quatuor Sine Nomine
Basler Madrigalisten
Ensemble Contrechamps
Klavierduo Adrienne Soós und Ivo Haag
Collegium Novum Zürich
Nouvel Ensemble Contemporain NEC
Ensemble Phoenix Basel

Works:

Blank, William: Traces (2006)
Furrer, Beat: Konzert für Klavier und Orchester (2007)
Kelterborn, Rudolf: Kammersinfonie 3 (2007)
Scartazzini, Andrea Lorenzo: Siegel (2007)
Schmucki, Annette: hagel und haut (2007-2008)
Roth, Michel: Pessoa (2008)
Knüsel, Alfred: inmitten der Fülle das Verschwinden als verbindendes Element (2008)
Frank, Patrick N.: Responsorium I-X (2008)
Wirth, Stefan: Yhôll/Gennff (2005-2008)

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... contrasts... (classic 2000 Nr. C2 / 11, 2000)

Works:

Knüsel, Alfred: Fragmente I-IV (2000)
Schweizer, Alfred: Metamusik (1990)
Pflüger, Andreas: "Im Garten der Lüste" (1999)
With more works of: David Hönigsberg

Idioma (Eigenvertrieb)

Interpreters:

Henneberger, Jürg

Works:

Knüsel, Alfred: Drei Konzertante Stücke: 1. Spielplan (1997)
Knüsel, Alfred: Drei Konzertante Stücke: 2. Schwebende Zentren (1997)
Knüsel, Alfred: Drei Konzertante Stücke: 3. Wendepunkt (1997)
Knüsel, Alfred: Idioma (1990)
Knüsel, Alfred: fünf Anregungen, in Geschichten zu hören (1994)
Schweizer, Alfred: Kanon (1993)

Info: www.fonoteca.ch