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.
Elenco delle opere
Klangskizze (1985)
Nach einem Gedicht von F. Nietzsche "Nach einem nächtlichen Gewitter"
Strumentazione: für Gitarre
Durata: 5' 00" Manuscritto
Vier Melodramen nach Texten von Friedrich Nietzsche (1987-1988)
Strumentazione: für Sprecher, Gitarre und Flöte
Testo: Friedrich Nietzsche
Durata: 30' 00" Manuscritto
Estudios diabolicos (1989)
Strumentazione: für Gitarre
Durata: 20' 00"
Musikverlag Vogt & Fritz
Schweinfurt
Palais Besenval (1990)
Grande Fantaisie concertante
Strumentazione: pour flûte et guitare
Durata: 18' 00" Manuscritto
Konzert (1990-1991)
Strumentazione: für Gitarre und Orchester (1,1,0,1 - 1,0,0,0 - Schlgz - Str)
Durata: 30' 00" Manuscritto
Triptycon und Finale (1991)
Strumentazione: für Gitarre
Durata: 11' 00" Manuscritto
Popular music for classical guitar (1992)
Gitarrenstücke für die Mittelstufe
Durata: 12' 00" Manuscritto
Lamento (1992)
Strumentazione: für Orgel und Gitarre
Durata: 9' 00" Manuscritto
Colors (1994)
Strumentazione: für Flöte, Oboe, Gitarre und Scheinwerfer ad libitum
Durata: 13' 00" Manuscritto
Skyline (1994-1995)
Strumentazione: for two pianos
Durata: 8' 00" Manuscritto
Kantate (1996)
"Wo der Geist des Herrn ist, das ist Freiheit"
Strumentazione: für 4-stimmigen Chor und Orchester (1,1,0,1 - 1,0,0,0 - Str)
Durata: 18' 00" Manuscritto
Kantate (1996)
"Wo der Geist des Herrn ist, das ist Freiheit"
Strumentazione: für 4-stimmigen Chor und Orgel
Durata: 18' 00" Manuscritto
Konstruktionen (1997)
Strumentazione: für Gitarre und Streichquartett
Durata: 15' 00" Manuscritto
Musical for three (1998)
Strumentazione: for flute, oboe and guitar
Durata: 18' 00" Manuscritto
Connecting (2002-2003)
Rondo
Strumentazione: for electric guitar and orchestra (1,1,0,0 - 1,1,0,0 - Schlgz - Str)
Durata: 25' 00" Manuscritto
Variationen über das Capriccio Nr. 24 von Paganini (2003)
Strumentazione: für elektrische Gitarre
Durata: 5' 00" Manuscritto
Fantasy "Flamenco e Opera" (2006)
Strumentazione: für Gitarre
Durata: 6' 00" Manuscritto
Recuerdos de Malaga (2007)
Strumentazione: für 4 Gitarren
Durata: 9' 00" Manuscritto
Electric Tales (2007-2008)
Konzert
Strumentazione: für elektrische Gitarre und Orchester (2,2,2,2 - 2,2,0,0 - Pk, Schlgz - Str)
Durata: 25' 00" Manuscritto
Aareklänge (2008)
Strumentazione: für Gitarre solo
Durata: 5' 00" Manuscritto
Nachtstück (2008)
Strumentazione: für Gitarre
Durata: 7' 00" Manuscritto
Hagia Sophia (2009)
Strumentazione: für klassische Gitarre
Durata: 7' 00" Manuscritto
Repertorio
Michael Erni: Connecting for electric guitar and orchestra (1,1,0,0 - 1,1,0,0 - Schlgz - Str)