Adolf Reichel - Symphonies 1 and 2

[Wheesht]

I have been informed that Adolf Reichel's two symphonies will be recorded in late September.

[Alan Howe]

Excellent! Are you able to tell us who by?

[Alan Howe]

Here's No.2 (not the forthcoming new recording!):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0y_qcyhoFk&list=RDX0y_qcyhoFk&start_radio=1

[Wheesht]

Excellent! Are you able to tell us who by?

I'm afraid I am currently not at liberty to say more, but that may soon change, and then I'll post details here right away.

[Alan Howe]

Understood. Very many thanks.

[Mark Thomas]

That's excellent news, thank you Thomas. I've always had a soft spot or No.2 and it'll be interesting to hear if No.1 is cut from the same Beethovenian cloth.

[Wheesht]

I can now reveal that the recording will be made by the Bern Symphony Orchestra conducted by Christoph-Mathias Mueller. There will be a CD release on the Schweizer Fonogramm label.

[Alan Howe]

I thought the orchestra might be Swiss! Many thanks for the update.

[Justin]

Once again we can expect a great presentation by this label. I wonder if Fred is going to be the engineer of this.

[terry martyn]

This is unexpectedly good news.  Interesting symphonies on a label that always delivers.

[adcsound]

Once again we can expect a great presentation by this label. I wonder if Fred is going to be the engineer of this.

Hey Justin,

I'm on it, the first one is already mixed and I work on the second one.
We expect a release in February/March 2026.
We've just released Reichel's 2 sonatas for clarinette and piano.

Salutations de Bern,

Fred

[Justin]

We've just released Reichel's 2 sonatas for clarinette and piano.

Merci! Already purchased the sonatas. The adagio in No. 2 is marvelous.

[adcsound]

Yes, it's interesting music. I think it's an important addition to the clarinet repertoire. These sonatas are easy to listen to and could feature in a concert program.


I really enjoyed producing and discovering the symphonies.
The two have different writing styles and... I have a soft spot for the first one I must admit.

This is a new production with the Berner Symphonic Orchestra, whose musicians I have a great affinity with. I am already certain that the result will live up to Schweizer Fonogramm's ambitions.

Not a big orchestra for both: 2/2/2/2-2/2/0/0-Timpani-strings (8/6/5/4/3).

Fred

PS: By the way, Bernhard Röthlisberger the clarinet player is also a member of the BSO and he was also involved in the symphonies recording!

[terry martyn]

I will be buying these for sure!

[adcsound]

Dear friends,

My part is finished and the master is ready.

Here is a brief overview of the first symphony, first movement up to the recapitulation.
Just for you, swiss music lovers  :

http://www.adcsound.ch/Temp/Unsung/SF023_01_Reichel_Sympho1_Allegro_excerpt.mp3

Salutations de Bern,

Fred.