David Philip Hefti

This arrangement of Gustav Mahler's 'Rückert-Lieder' was made in 2020 to a commission from the Amaryllis Quartet, and is dedicated to the soprano Juliane Banse and the Amaryllis Quartet. As a work com...

Her 'Carmen' fascinated the masses. Anna Sutter was the acclaimed star of the Stuttgart Opera, and her murder on 29 June 1910 accordingly made the headlines: Aloys Obrist, a conductor and former lover...

Her 'Carmen' fascinated the masses. Anna Sutter was the acclaimed star of the Stuttgart Opera, and her murder on 29 June 1910 accordingly made the headlines: Aloys Obrist, a conductor and former lover...

Her 'Carmen' fascinated the masses. Anna Sutter was the acclaimed star of the Stuttgart Opera, and her murder on 29 June 1910 accordingly made the headlines: Aloys Obrist, a conductor and former lover...

Cantabile, a Concerto for Viola and Orchestra, is an extensive work that makes use of many of the virtues and clichés of the viola (leisureliness, melancholy, gloominess etc.), but that also refutes t...

'Final(ment)e', Beziehungsweisen für zwei Trompeten und Orchester, wurde als atmosphärischer Bezug zum Requiem von Gabriel Fauré komponiert. Mehrere Zitate aus diesem monumentalen Werk sowie Eigenzita...

'Final(ment)e', Beziehungsweisen für zwei Trompeten und Orchester, wurde als atmosphärischer Bezug zum Requiem von Gabriel Fauré komponiert. Mehrere Zitate aus diesem monumentalen Werk sowie Eigenzita...

'Final(ment)e', Beziehungsweisen für zwei Trompeten und Orchester, wurde als atmosphärischer Bezug zum Requiem von Gabriel Fauré komponiert. Mehrere Zitate aus diesem monumentalen Werk sowie Eigenzita...

Zerrissene Stille a été écrit en 2025 pour le Zug Sinfonietta et est dédié à la mémoire de Wolfgang Rihm. Après le huitième quatuor à cordes Gesänge der Sehnsucht, Zerrissene Stille est la deuxième co...

Les Quatre moments "ludique", "fou", "caché" et "transfiguré" pour flûte et orchestre à cordes ont été composés en s'inspirant de la Suite pour orchestre n° 2 en si mineur BWV 1067 de Bach. Plusieurs...

Les Quatre moments "ludique", "fou", "caché" et "transfiguré" pour flûte et orchestre à cordes ont été composés en s'inspirant de la Suite pour orchestre n° 2 en si mineur BWV 1067 de Bach. Plusieurs...

The Six sound islands were composed for a concert programme entitled 'Reigen' (round dance) that the composer curated, and were intended to provide an atmospheric bridge between dances by Ligeti, Bart...

The Six sound islands were composed for a concert programme entitled 'Reigen' (round dance) that the composer curated, and were intended to provide an atmospheric bridge between dances by Ligeti, Bart...

The Six sound islands were composed for a concert programme entitled 'Reigen' (round dance) that the composer curated, and were intended to provide an atmospheric bridge between dances by Ligeti, Bart...

'Songs of sorrow, songs of joy' is a homage to John Dowland. What is perhaps his most intimate lute song, 'In darkness let me dwell', is heard in full in this Viola Concerto in orchestral apparel, tho...

'Songs of sorrow, songs of joy' is a homage to John Dowland. What is perhaps his most intimate lute song, 'In darkness let me dwell', is heard in full in this Viola Concerto in orchestral apparel, tho...