A selection of CD and DVD releases by and with the Basel Sinfonietta. The recordings can be ordered online, provided they are not out of print.
Discography
Sofia Gubaidulina
Figures of Time
Sofia Gubaidulina
Figures of Time for Orchestra (1994)
Introitus, Concerto for Piano and Chamber Orchestra (1978, revised version in collaboration with Alice Di Piazza, 2016)
Chaconne for Solo Piano (1962)
Revue Music for Symphony Orchestra and Jazz Band (1976/1995/2002)
Alice Di Piazza, piano;
NDR Bigband
Basel; Sinfonietta;
Titus Engel, conductor
Naxos, 2025
Weill
Kurt Weill
The Seven Deadly Sins
Suite The Threepenny Opera
Suite panaméenne
etc.
Serena Wey, soprano;
Othmar Sturm, baritone;
Martin Müller, tenor;
Werner Gür, tenor;
Grzegorz Rózycki, bass;
Basel Sinfonietta;
Mark Fitz-Gerald, conductor
First Hand Records, 2023
A selection of CD and DVD releases by the Basel Sinfonietta. The recordings can be ordered online, if in stock.
Michael Pelzel
Gravity's Rainbow
Michael Pelzel
Gravity’s Rainbow for contrabass clarinet Clex and orchestra
et al.
Ernesto Molinari, contrabass clarinet; Clex
Basel Sinfonietta;
Peter Rundel, conductor
, among others.
Cairo, 2017
Weill
Kurt Weill
The Seven Deadly Sins
Suite The Threepenny Opera
Suite panaméenne
ao
Serena Wey, soprano;
Othmar Sturm, baritone;
Martin Müller, tenor;
Werner Gür, tenor;
Grzegorz Rózycki, bass;
Basel Sinfonietta;
Mark Fitz-Gerald, conductor
First Hand Records, 2023
Miles Davis with Quincy Jones
Live at Montreux 1991
Miles Davis with Quincy Jones & The Gil Evans Orchestra
Miles Davis, trumpet;
The Gil Evans Orchestra;
The George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band;
Woodwind section of the Basel Sinfonietta with harp (Xenia Schindler);
Quincy Jones, conductor
, among others.
Eagle Vision, 2013 (DVD)
Grammont Selection 5
Felix Profos
Real Fire, four pieces for rapper and large orchestra,
among others
Raphael Urweider a/k/a «Bidrmaa», Rap;
Nino Bürgi a/k/a «El Nino», Rap;
Basel Sinfonietta;
Jonathan Stockhammer, Conductor,
etc.
Musiques Suisses/Grammont Portrait, 2012 (2 CD)
Michael Pelzel
Gravity's Rainbow
Michael Pelzel
Gravity's Rainbow for contrabass Clarinet Clex and orchestra
ao
Ernesto Molinari, Contrabass Clarinet Clex
Basel Sinfonietta
Peter Rundel, Conductor
ao
Cairo, 2017
Grammont Selection 4
Fritz Hauser
Hatching for Gong and Orchestra
Nadir Vassena
Altri naufragi for Orchestra
etc.
Fritz Hauser, Gong
Basel Sinfonietta
Stefan Asbury, Conductor
et al.
Musiques Suisses/Grammont Portrait, 2011
Hermann Meier
Chamber Music and Orchestral Works 1960-69
Hermann Meier
Piece for large orchestra
Piece for piano, electric organ and harpsichord
Piece for piano four hands
Piece for orchestra with two pianos
Dominik Blum and Tamriko Kordzaia, piano;
Basel Sinfonietta;
Jürg Henneberger, conductor
, among others
Musiques Suisses, 2010
Miles Davis with Quincy Jones
Live at Montreux 1991
Miles Davis with Quincy Jones & The Gil Evans Orchestra
Miles Davis, Trumpet
The Gil Evans Orchestra
The George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band
The wind section of the Basel Sinfonietta with harp (Xenia Schindler)
Quincy Jones, Conductor
ao
Eagle Vision, 2013 (DVD)
Grammont Selection 5
Felix Profos
Real Fire, four pieces for rapper and large orchestra
ao
Raphael Urweider aka "Bidrmaa", Rap;
Nino Bürgi aka "El Nino", Rap;
Basel Sinfonietta;
Jonathan Stockhammer, Conductor
; ao
Musiques Suisses/Grammont Portrait, 2012 (2 CD)
Grammont Selection 2
Andrea Lorenzo Scartazzini
Siegel for soprano and orchestra on a sonnet by Rainer Maria Rilke
Claudia Barainsky, soprano
, Basel Sinfonietta;
Peter Hirsch, conductor
Musique Suisses/Grammont Portrait, 2009 (2 CD)
Harbor Basins I & II
Daniel Ott
Harbor Basins I & II – Klang Transshipment Hub
Basel Sinfonietta,
Jürg Henneberger, Conductor
; Director: Enrico Stolzenburg
; Video documentation: Reinhard Manz
Point de vue DOC, 2007 (DVD)
The Unknown Shostakovich
A film by Peter Robertson and Lewis Owens
Dmitry Shostakovich: Film music for Odna , Op. 26 (excerpt)
etc.
Basel Sinfonietta,
Mark Fitz-Gerald, conductor
, among others
M2V Productions, 2006 (DVD)
Daniel Glaus
Sephiroth Symphonies
Daniel Glaus
First Sephiroth Symphony for Chamber Orchestra in One Movement
Second Sephiroth Symphony (Chamber Symphony)
Third Sephiroth Symphony for Large Orchestra
Fourth Sephiroth Symphony (Concerto for Violin and Orchestra)
Hansheinz Schneeberger, violin;
Basel Sinfonietta;
Fabrice Bollon, conductor
; et al.
Musiques Suisses/Grammont Portrait, 2005 (2 CD)
Sergei Prokofiev
Cinderella
Sergei Prokofiev
Cinderella, ballet op. 87 (excerpts)
With a narrative text by Elke Heidenreich
Elke Heidenreich, narrator;
Basel Sinfonietta
; Emilio Pomárico, conductor
Kein & Aber, 2002
Chaya Czernowin
Shu Hai Practices Javelin
Chaya Czernowin
Shu Hai in an orchestral setting, for voice, nine recorded versions of the same voice on tape, orchestra and live electronics
among others
Ute Wassermann, voice;
Basel Sinfonietta
Experimental Studio of the SWR, live electronics;
Johannes Kalitzke, conductor,
among others
Mode Records, 2002
Basel Sinfonietta
Igor Stravinsky
Fireworks (Feu d'artifice) Op. 4;
Thomas Kessler
Departure for 5 Sampler and Orchestra;
Werner Bärtschi
The Majesty of the Alps for Large Orchestra;
Witold Lutoslawski
Concerto for Orchestra
Basel Sinfonietta
Electronic Studio of the Basel Academy of Music
Joel Smirnoff, Conductor
Jürg Wyttenbach, Conductor
Music scene Switzerland/Grammont Portrait, 2001
Frank Martin
Requiem
Frank Martin
Requiem for 4 solo voices, mixed choir, organ and orchestra
Christine Esser, soprano;
Verena-Barbara Gohl, alto;
Bernhard Scheffel, tenor;
Martin Bruns, bass;
Collegium Vocale Zürich;
Capella Cantorum Konstanz;
Bernhard Billeter, organ;
Musicuria and Basel Wind Ensemble; Sinfonietta;
Klaus Knall, conductor
, among others
Music scene Switzerland/Migros Cooperative Federation, 2001
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Elias
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Elijah, oratorio based on words from the Old Testament for soloists, choir and orchestra, Op. 70
Basel Boys' Choir,
Basel Sinfonietta
, Beat Raaflaub, conductor
, among others
Basel Boys' Choir, 2001
Maria De Alvear
Sexo
Maria de Alvear
Sexo, A ceremony for acting vocalist, violin and orchestra
Maria de Alvear, voice;
Gordan Nikolic, violin;
Basel Sinfonietta;
Robert HP Platz, conductor
Maria de Alvear World Edition, 2000
International Lake Constance Festival 1999
Sergei Rachmaniov
The Isle of the Dead, Symphonic Poem for Orchestra, Op. 29;
Felix Weingartner
The Field of the Blessed, Symphonic Poem;
Max Reger
Four Tone Poems after Arnold Böcklin for Large Orchestra, Op. 128,
etc.
Basel Sinfonietta
Olaf Henzold, conductor
, among others
Bodensee-Festival GmbH/SWR, 1999 (2 CDs)
Frank Martin
Requiem
Frank Martin
Requiem for 4 solo voices, mixed choir, organ and orchestra
Christine Esser, soprano;
Verena-Barbara Gohl, alto;
Bernhard Scheffel, tenor;
Martin Bruns, bass;
Collegium Vocale Zürich;
Capella Cantorum Konstanz;
Bernhard Billeter, organ;
Musicuria and Wind Ensemble of the Basel Sinfonietta;
Klaus Knall,
conductor
Music scene Switzerland/Migros Cooperative Federation, 2001
Opera Gala 2000
Live recording of the 2000 Opera Gala of Bank Cial (Switzerland) at the Stadtcasino Basel
Edita Gruberova, soprano;
Heidi Brunner, mezzo-soprano;
Neil Shicoff,
Daniel Borowski, bass;
Chorus of the Theater Basel;
Basel Sinfonietta;
Ivan Anguélov, conductor
Bank Cial (Switzerland), 2000 (2 CDs)
Frank Martin
In Terra Pax
Frank Martin
Erasmi Monumentum, Three Pieces for Large Orchestra and Organ
In Terra Pax, Oratorio Breve based on biblical texts for five soloists, two mixed choirs and orchestra
Verena Schweizer, soprano;
Elisabeth Graf, alto;
Markus Schäfer, tenor;
Rudolf Hillebrand, baritone;
Nikolaus Hillebrand, bass;
Ludger Lohmann, organ;
Altenberg Cathedral Choir;
Cologne
Choir; Basel Sinfonietta
; Volker Hempfling, conductor
Motet/WDR, 1997
JOSÉ LUIS DE DELÁS, MANUEL HIDALGO
Manuel Hidalgo
Física
José Luis De Delás
Al sonoro cristal, al cristal mudo
et al
Basel Sinfonietta
Arturo Tamayo, conductor, among
others
SIBILA/RTVE MÚSICA, 1995
This CD is unfortunately no longer available.
Dimitri Shostakovich / Sergei Rachmaninoff / Mili Balakirev «Live»
Dmitri Shostakovich
Jazz Suite No. 2;
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Symphonic Dances, Op. 45;
Mili Balakirev
Overture on Themes from Three Russian Folk Songs
Basel Sinfonietta
Mark Fitz-Gerald, conductor
Mark-Andreas Schlingensiepen, conductor
Tonkühn live, 1995
FISCHHOHL
World AIDS Day 1994
Springsteen/Seinige/Fish/Hollow
I dene Schtrasse da
Fisch/Hollow
Mir gänd nöd uf
Duo Fischhohl
Schmaz (Gay Men's Choir Zurich)
Basel Sinfonietta
TUDOR, 1994
This CD is unfortunately no longer available.
Kurt Weill «Live»
Kurt Weill / Max Schönherr
Suite The Threepenny Opera for large orchestra
Kurt Weill
The Seven Deadly Sins
Kurt Weill
Suite Panaméenne
Kurt Weill / Bertolt Brecht
2 Songs
Serena Wey, soprano;
Basel Sinfonietta;
Mark Fitz-Gerald, conductor,
among others.
Tonkühn live, 1993
Frank Martin
In Terra Pax
Frank Martin
Erasmi Monumentum, Three pieces for large orchestra and organ
In Terra Pax, Oratorio Breve after biblical texts for five soloists, two mixed choirs and orchestra
Verena Schweizer, soprano;
Elisabeth Graf, alto;
Markus Schäfer, tenor;
Rudolf Hillebrand, baritone;
Nikolaus Hillebrand, bass;
Ludger Lohmann, organ
; Altenberg Cathedral Choir;
Cologne Choir
; Basel Sinfonietta
; Volker Hempfling, conductor
Motet/WDR, 1997
JOSÉ LUIS DE DELÁS, MANUEL HIDALGO
Manuel Hidalgo
Física
José Luis De Delás
Al sonoro cristal, al cristal mudo
ao
Basel Sinfonietta
Arturo Tamayo, Conductor
ao
SIBILA/RTVE MÚSICA, 1995
Unfortunately, this CD is no longer available.
Miles Davis & Quincy Jones
Live at Montreux
Featuring the Classic Arrangements of Gil Evans
Miles Davis, trumpet;
The Gil Evans Orchestra;
The George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band;
Woodwind section of the Basel Sinfonietta with harp (Xenia Schindler);
Quincy Jones, conductor
, among others.
Warner Bros. Records, 1993
FISCHHOHL
World AIDS Day 1994
Springsteen/Seinige/Fish/Hollow
I dene Schtrasse da
Fisch/Hollow
Mir gänd nöd uf
Duo Fischhohl
Schmaz (Gay Men's Choir Zurich)
Basel Sinfonietta
TUDOR, 1994
Unfortunately, this CD is no longer available.
Andreas Vollenweider
Book of Roses
Andreas Vollenweider
La Strega (Her Journey To The Grand Ball)
In the Woods of Kroandal
et al
Andreas Vollenweider, Electroacoustic Harp, Chinese Bamboo Flute, Special Effects;
Saynho Namtchilak, Voice;
Sandro Friedrich, Fujara;
Basel Sinfonietta
Andres Joho, Conductor,
etc.
Columbia, 1991
Andreas Vollenweider
Book of Roses
Andreas Vollenweider
La Strega (Her Journey To The Grand Ball)
In the Woods of Kroandal
et al
Andreas Vollenweider, Electroacoustic Harp, Chinese Bamboo Flute, Special Effects
Saynho Namtchilak, Voice
Sandro Friedrich, Fujara
Basel Sinfonietta
Andres Joho, Conductor
ao
