Julien-François Zbinden

I wrote Livia , my second work for guitar, for Maria Livia São Marcos. The Brazilian classical guitarist with an international reputation had settled in Switzerland in Geneva, where she taught at the...

I wrote Livia , my second work for guitar, for Maria Livia São Marcos. The Brazilian classical guitarist with an international reputation had settled in Switzerland in Geneva, where she taught at the...

The composer wrote this work with a fundamentally pedagogical character for young pianists. Beginning with each of the 7 notes of the scale, with 7 female first names, his intention was: - to give bot...

For me, the time has come to honor someone who has faithfully accompanied me since 1947, for over 65 years, and has been a witness to my joys and sorrows in composing my Opera 8 to 111. Today we still...

The work consists of five movements of which the first, Intrada, makes use of rhythmic play interspersed with a short expressive Andante. The second, Fantasia, consists of cadenzas for each instrument...

I chose Solissimo as a general title for a series of works for unaccompanied instruments. Solissimo I opens with a long recitativ set as a virtuosic cadenza. The simple serene theme that follows is su...

I chose Solissimo as a general title for a series of works for unaccompanied instruments. Solissimo I opens with a long recitativ set as a virtuosic cadenza. The simple serene theme that follows is su...

The 'Sonate en Trio' op. 46 was commissioned by Hannelore Müller, member of the Barock Trio of the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis and composed 1969. The first version for historical instruments was premi...

The 'Sonate en Trio' op. 46 was commissioned by Hannelore Müller, member of the Barock Trio of the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis and composed 1969. The first version for historical instruments was premi...

Commissioned by the Philip Jones International Competition of Guebwiller, France, as set piece for horn in the final round 2001, this work consists of three episodes performed without interruption. A...

Commissioned by the Philip Jones International Competition of Guebwiller, France, as set piece for horn in the final round 2001, this work consists of three episodes performed without interruption. A...

I chose Solissimo as a general title for a series of works for unaccompanied instruments. The first part of Solissimo III for clarinet alone - Lento - was written in the form of a passacaglia. A low t...

I chose Solissimo as a general title for a series of works for unaccompanied instruments. The first part of Solissimo III for clarinet alone - Lento - was written in the form of a passacaglia. A low t...