Michael Erni was born in Olten, Switzerland and completed his teacher training and concert studies at the Conservatory and music school of Zurich. He received his soloists diploma with distinction from Bern Conservatory after studying under Miguel Rubio and continued his studies under Jürgen Schöllmann/BRD. Michael Erni attended the master class of Andrés Segovia and in 1988 attended a master course on Spanish music headed by Pepe Romero. He has recorded for LPs and radio, including as the soloist in the guitar concertos by Vivaldi and Giuliani published on the French label REM. In 1994 Pan-Classics published a CD with Spanish guitar music by Albeniz and Granados, and a further CD with the Swiss Chamber Trio. Michael Erni's musicalisation of Nietzsche's poems, with the German actor Gert Westphal as orator and David Aguilar as flutist, have also been published on CD. He is soloist with renowned orchestras and ensembles including the Bern Chamber Orchestra, the Lucerne Festival Strings, the 'M.-Nostitz-Quartett' in Prague, the 'Musikkollegium Winterthur', the Swiss Chamber Trio and the Klezmer trio 'Gilboa'. In recognition of his works, Michael Erni was awarded a financial prize by the canton of Solothurn and in 1995 he received the Golden Medaille "for exceptional services to Olten". In 2000 he was awarded the recognition prize of the city of Olten. As a composer Michael Erni has produced works for solo guitar as well as for guitar with various other chamber musical instrumentation and in 1991 his concert for guitar and orchestra was successfully premiered. The notes of his 'Estudios diabolicos' are published by the German publishers 'Fritz & Vogt'. In October 1995 his composition 'Skyline for two pianos' was successfully premiered in Rome, the premiere of his cantata for choir and orchestra followed in 1996. In 1997 Michael Erni received the distinction 'Diplomo Merito' for his string quartet with guitar at the international composers competition in Viareggo, Italy and was successfully premiered in 1999 by the 'Prager Nostiz-Quartett'. 2004 saw the premiere of his concert 'Connecting', for electric guitar and orchestra.
Liste des oeuvres
Klangskizze (1985)
Nach einem Gedicht von F. Nietzsche "Nach einem nächtlichen Gewitter"
Instrumentation: für Gitarre
Durée: 5' 00" Manuscrit
Vier Melodramen nach Texten von Friedrich Nietzsche (1987-1988)
Instrumentation: für Sprecher, Gitarre und Flöte
Texte: Friedrich Nietzsche
Durée: 30' 00" Manuscrit
Estudios diabolicos (1989)
Instrumentation: für Gitarre
Durée: 20' 00"
Musikverlag Vogt & Fritz
Schweinfurt
Palais Besenval (1990)
Grande Fantaisie concertante
Instrumentation: pour flûte et guitare
Durée: 18' 00" Manuscrit
Konzert (1990-1991)
Instrumentation: für Gitarre und Orchester (1,1,0,1 - 1,0,0,0 - Schlgz - Str)
Durée: 30' 00" Manuscrit
Triptycon und Finale (1991)
Instrumentation: für Gitarre
Durée: 11' 00" Manuscrit
Popular music for classical guitar (1992)
Gitarrenstücke für die Mittelstufe
Durée: 12' 00" Manuscrit
Lamento (1992)
Instrumentation: für Orgel und Gitarre
Durée: 9' 00" Manuscrit
Colors (1994)
Instrumentation: für Flöte, Oboe, Gitarre und Scheinwerfer ad libitum
Durée: 13' 00" Manuscrit
Skyline (1994-1995)
Instrumentation: for two pianos
Durée: 8' 00" Manuscrit
Kantate (1996)
"Wo der Geist des Herrn ist, das ist Freiheit"
Instrumentation: für 4-stimmigen Chor und Orchester (1,1,0,1 - 1,0,0,0 - Str)
Durée: 18' 00" Manuscrit
Kantate (1996)
"Wo der Geist des Herrn ist, das ist Freiheit"
Instrumentation: für 4-stimmigen Chor und Orgel
Durée: 18' 00" Manuscrit
Konstruktionen (1997)
Instrumentation: für Gitarre und Streichquartett
Durée: 15' 00" Manuscrit
Musical for three (1998)
Instrumentation: for flute, oboe and guitar
Durée: 18' 00" Manuscrit
Connecting (2002-2003)
Rondo
Instrumentation: for electric guitar and orchestra (1,1,0,0 - 1,1,0,0 - Schlgz - Str)
Durée: 25' 00" Manuscrit
Variationen über das Capriccio Nr. 24 von Paganini (2003)
Instrumentation: für elektrische Gitarre
Durée: 5' 00" Manuscrit
Fantasy "Flamenco e Opera" (2006)
Instrumentation: für Gitarre
Durée: 6' 00" Manuscrit
Recuerdos de Malaga (2007)
Instrumentation: für 4 Gitarren
Durée: 9' 00" Manuscrit
Electric Tales (2007-2008)
Konzert
Instrumentation: für elektrische Gitarre und Orchester (2,2,2,2 - 2,2,0,0 - Pk, Schlgz - Str)
Durée: 25' 00" Manuscrit
Aareklänge (2008)
Instrumentation: für Gitarre solo
Durée: 5' 00" Manuscrit
Nachtstück (2008)
Instrumentation: für Gitarre
Durée: 7' 00" Manuscrit
Hagia Sophia (2009)
Instrumentation: für klassische Gitarre
Durée: 7' 00" Manuscrit
Repertoire
Michael Erni: Connecting for electric guitar and orchestra (1,1,0,0 - 1,1,0,0 - Schlgz - Str)