Stück (1975)undefined score (no definitions for the scene etc.. either)
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Solo (1976)undefined score
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Quartett (1976)for four various instruments with undefined score
Duration: 8' 00"
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Lachen und Lächeln. Nach einem Gedicht von Robert Walser (1978)Based on a poem by Robert Walser
for soprano, piano, violin, clarinet and horn
Texts: Robert Walser
The piece is rich in sonorous consonances, its dissonance lies in an extremely asymmetrical formal annex: three short ensemble pieces are followed by five longer piano pieces.
Duration: 15' 00"
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Hebelweg 2
CH-5000 Aarau
Klavierstücke (1978-1979)Duration: 6' 00"
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Sachen (1979-1980)for soprano and instrumental ensemble (fl(pic).2cl(2bcl)/2hn.4-5tpt.tbn/perc/pf/3vn.va.2vc)
Twenty-eight pieces in various instrumentations; can also be played separately. Lots of soli.
Duration: 45' 00"
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Hebelweg 2
CH-5000 Aarau
Sam Lazaro Bros (1984)for piano
Duration: 12' 00"
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Orchester I (1986)(3(2pic).3.3(bcl).2/3.2.3.1/vib.cel.hp/str)
The orchestra is used throughout in a chamber music fashion.
Duration: 18' 00"
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Die Kuh beim Frühstück (1986)for piano
Duration: 5' 00"
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Saat (1986)for organ
Duration: 15' 00"
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Orchester II (1987)(2.1.ca.2(2.bcl).1/2.1.1.1/perc/str)
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Relikt (1987)for guitar
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A Few Rooms Around Town (1988)for orchestra (2.2.2.2/2.2.0.0/timp/str)
What did he leave us? A few poems, a few drinks, a few rooms around town, a few friends (Morton Feldman on Frank O'Hara). The piece pays tribute to the mutual affection and rapport between these two men.
Duration: 16' 00"
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Ich weiss nicht was ich bin (1981-1987)for soprano and instrumental ensemble (fl.cl/pf/vn.va.vc)
Texts: Angelus Silesius
The piece moves in broad phrases predominantly in the higher register (soprano b - g#"), with subtle counterpoint.
Duration: 9' 00"
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String quartet (1988)My interest is in experience that is wordless and silent, and in the fact that this experience can be expressed in art work - also wordless and silent. (Agnes Martin)
Duration: 12' 00"
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Piano trio (1989)Almost exclusively homophonic and tranquil throughout.
Duration: 7' 00"
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An die Stadtvögel (1989)for guitar
Duration: 75' 00"
Nepomuk Musik Verlag
Nachtrag zu den fünfzig Sächelchen für Gitarre (supplement to the 'fünfzig Sächelchen für Gitarre') (1989)Timescraper Music
Two Slow Movements (1984-1990)for instrumental ensemble (cl.bn/hn/vn.va.vc.db)
First movement: a wide-reaching arch. Second movement: small-scale, two-voice experiments.
Duration: 7' 00"
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(unbetitelt) I (1990)for flute, clarinet, trumpet, violin, viola, violoncello and piano
Duration: 11' 30"
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(unbetitelt) II (1994)for flute, clarinet, trumpet, violin, viola, violoncello and piano
Duration: 13' 30"
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(unbetitelt) III (1990-1994)for piano and percussion
Duration: 7' 00"
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(unbetitelt) IV (1990)for viola and piano
Duration: 17' 00"
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(unbetitelt) V (1990)for cello and piano
Duration: 17' 00"
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(unbetitelt) VI (1990)for two violins, viola and cello
Duration: 17' 00"
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Zwei allerletzte Sächelchen (1990)for piano and string quartet
Duration: 2' 00"
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(Invention) (1990)for piano
Duration: 11' 00"
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No. 1 / No. 2 (1990)for 2 violins
Duration: 5' 00"
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Klavierstück Arrangement I, II, III (1991)for piano or three pianos
Duration: 11' 00"
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2 Stücke (1991)for violoncello and piano
Duration: 19' 00"
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In memoriam Ludwig Hohl (1978-1992)for orchestra (3(1pic).2.3(1bcl).3(1cbn)/4.2.3.1/perc/str)
Duration: 4' 00"
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Lento, Lento, Molto Lento (1992)for instrumental ensemble (fl(bfl).bcl/tpt/pf/va.vc)
Three movements: a sextet, a trio, a piano piece; a piece of music that gradually fades away.
Duration: 20' 00"
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Fenster zum Himmel (1992)for flute
Duration: 3' 00"
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Ohne Warum (1992)for flute
Duration: 3' 00"
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Stein (1992)for flute
Duration: 3' 00"
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Drei Trompeten für Erik Satie (three trumpets for Erik Satie) (1992)Duration: 5' 00"
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Vielleicht bin ich wirklich verloren (1980-1993)for soprano and instrumental ensemble (fl.cl/tpt/pf/vn.vc)
Texts: Franz Kafka
Molto espressivo, extremely compressed, with lots of silence.
Duration: 6' 30"
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In memoriam Cornelius Cardew (1993)for piano
Duration: 4' 00"
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Mit Schweigen wird's gesprochen II (1993)for viola
Duration: 20' 00"
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Der Mensch gleicht einem Hauche (1993-1994)for counter-tenor, recorder, viola, violoncello, double-bass and organ
Texts: Bibel / Liturgie
Text: Psalms 144,4.At the heart, danger, desolation, and fragility are what most characterise this piece. The choice of notes is limited, and only collectively can their meaning be known.
Duration: 5' 00"
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Mit Schweigen wird's gesprochen (1993-1995)for bass clarinet
Four parts, in each of which the extremities of the instrument's register and the gentle dynamic are gently touched upon.
Duration: 12' 00"
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St. Dizier-l'Evêque, Lagrange, Chaux, Felon (1994)for violin, piano and percussion
The first and third movements are played as a trio, the second and fourth are for percussion solo. The title is based on the names of four towns that appear in a text by John Berger.
Duration: 15' 00"
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Ohne Titel (für Agnes Martin) (1994-1995)for four large drums (two players)
Duration: 32' 00"
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Klavierstück (1995)Duration: 12' 00"
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Ohne Titel (Zwei Violinen) (1995)Duration: 30' 00"
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Aufzählung. Licht. Tänzerin am Rand (1995-1996)for actor, female dancer, three instruments (flute, violoncello and accordion)
Duration: 20' 00"
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Lovaty (1996)for two speaking voices
Texts: Alltags- Werbe- Mediensprache
More than two thousand bird and field names form the basis of this piece. It requires a difference in the interpretative countenance of the (same sexed) speaking voices.
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Resges (1996)for percussion
Duration: 30' 00"
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Freichten (1996)for speaking voice
Duration: 11' 00"
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"Die meisten Sachen macht man selten" (1994-1997)for percussion
Duration: 10' 00"
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Und ging (I) (1996-1997)for singing voice, violin and percussion
Texts: Robert Walser
A farewell to Robert Walser. Singing voice: c-e1 (resp. c1-e2 for performance with female voice).
Duration: 24' 00"
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Canto (1996-1997)for twelve wind instruments (2ssx[=2fl].2ob.2cl.2bcl.2bn/2hn)
Duration: 10' 00"
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Ohne Titel (Violine, Klavier, Schlagzeug) (1996-1997)Duration: 45' 00"
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Da (1997)for soprano
Duration: 11' 00"
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Im Bereich des Möglichen (1997)for violoncello
Duration: 9' 30"
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Jemandem bei einer Tätigkeit zuhören (1997)for percussion
Duration: 10' 00"
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Ohren (1997)for electronic tape
Duration: 10' 00"
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Ohne Titel (Drei Stimmen) (1997)for violin, piano and percussion
Duration: 28' 00"
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Streichtrio (1997)Duration: 19' 00"
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Viola, Klavier (1997)Duration: 8' 00"
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Violine, Klavier (1997)Duration: 11' 00"
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Ohne Titel (Komplexität der Empfindungen) (1995-1998)for piano and flute
Duration: 20' 00"
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L'âme est sans retenue (1997-1998)for electronic tape
Duration: 6h 00"
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Und ging (II) (1997-1998)for singing voice
Texts: Robert Walser
Duration: 10' 00"
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Wer macht das Stück? (1998)for paino
Duration: 4' 00"
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Ohne Titel (Architektur in der Stille) (1998)for flute and bass clarinet
Duration: 30' 00"
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Flioth (1998)for two speaking voices
Duration: 12' 00"
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Quintett 1 (1998)
for clarinet (in A) and string quartet
Duration: 13' 00"
Manuscript
Canto II (1998)for trumpet
Duration: 10' 00"
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Biel (1998)for singing voice, piano, large drum and speaker
Duration: 3' 00"
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Ohren II (1998)
for performer, private
Duration: 8' 27"
Manuscript
Two Instruments, Series, I - VIII (1998)for timpani and deep sounding instrument (e.g. bcl, bsx, vc)
Duration: 1h 36' 40"
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Wenn nichts da ist, wird etwas entstehen; wenn etwas da ist, wird es verschwinden (1998)for percussion
Duration: 9' 30"
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Drei Trompeten für Carlo Inderhees (three trumpets for Carlo Inderhees) (1998)Duration: 9' 30"
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Three Instruments, Series I - XVII (1998-1999)for violin, clarinet and percussion
Duration: 4h 00"
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One Instrument Series (1), I - X (1999)
for performer
Duration: 1-10 Tage
Manuscript
One Instrument, Series (2), I - IX (1999)for performer
Duration: 33' 00"-59' 00"
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One Instrument, Series (3) (1999)for accordion / organ
Duration: 10' 00"
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Buch der Räume und Zeiten (1999)for two instruments (from: flute, bass clarinet, trumpet, trombone, voice, percussion 1-4, accordion, piano 1-4, violin, viola, violoncello and electronic tape 1-2)
Duration: 55' 00"
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Exact Dimension Without Insistence (1999)for two instruments (from: flute, oboe, clarinet 1-2, bass clarinet, trumpet, trombone, percussion 1-5, radio, accordion, piano 1-3, guitar 1-2, speaking voice 1-3, speaker 1-2, voice, violin, viola and violoncello 1-2)
Duration: 20' 00"
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Und ging (III) (1999)for soprano
Duration: 13' 00"
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Vier Blätter für das Archiv Sehnsucht (1999)for voice solo
Duration: 4 x 10'
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23 Sächelchen für Klarinette (1989-2000)Duration: 25' 00"
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L'âme est sans retenue II (1997-2000)for bass clarinet and electronic tape
Duration: 56' 00"
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L'âme est sans retenue III (1997-2000)for electronic tape
Duration: 66' 00"
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Violoncello, Schlagzeug (1997-2000)Duration: 10' 00"
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Streichquartett 2 (1998-2000)Duration: 27' 00"
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Quintett 2 (1998-2000)for piano and string quartet
Duration: 25' 00"
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Infancia (1999-2000)for voice (altus, alto, mezzo-soprano) and violin
Duration: 5' 00"
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In der Gegend (1999-2000)50 Leaves - solo performance
Duration: 6' 00"
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Wen I – XVIII (1999-2000)28 solo pieces
for: flute, oboe, clarinet, trombone, speaking voice, piano, guitar, percussion, violin, violoncello
Duration: Dauern zwischen 3'24" und 136'42"
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Metal, Stone, Skin, Foliage, Air (1996-2001)for four percussionists
Duration: 67' 00"
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Public Space (2000-2001)
for orchestra (0.0.3.2.cbn/4.3.3.1/5perc/14.12.10.8.6)
Duration: 18' 00"
Manuscript
Piece for piano 2 (2001)Duration: 15' 00"
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Ort (2001)for 27 string instruments
Duration: 8' 00"
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Six Instruments, Series (2001)
for violin, viola, two bass clarinets and two percussionists
Duration: 15' 00"
Manuscript
Acht Räume (The Book of Dreams and Distances) (2001-2002)
for electronic
Duration: 40' 00"
Manuscript
Glafsered I (2002)
for percussion
Duration: 12' 00"
Manuscript
Glafsered II (2002)
for bass clarinet and piano
Duration: 12' 00"
Manuscript
Glafsered III (2002)
for flute, trombone, clarinet, violin, guitar and piano
Duration: 21' 00"
Manuscript
Glafsered IV (2002)for bass clarinet and percussion
Duration: 12' 00"
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Hügel Schatten Landschaften (2002)for violin, viola, violoncello, flute, clarinet, piano and percussion
Duration: 40' 00"
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Zwei Räume (2002-2003)
Electronic music
Duration: 2 x 40'
Manuscript
Metall, Stein (2003)for crotales/percussion
Duration: 30' 00"
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Landschaft mit Wörtern (2003)
for speaking voice and instruments
Duration: variabel
Manuscript
Meine Liste (2003)
for speaking voice, flute, clarinet, violoncello and piano
Duration: 21' 00"
Manuscript
Raum - Zwischenraum (2003)
for two contrabasses, violoncello, clarinet, 4 loud speakers, 5 spaces
Duration: 60' 00"
Manuscript
pianist, alone (1998-2004)Duration: 86' 00"
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Wen (1999-2004)41 solo pieces
for solo instruments (fl, cl, bcl, voice, pf, perc, vn, va, vc)
Duration: 3' 00"-2h 10' 00"
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Unhörbare Zeit (2003-2004)for flute, clarinet, trombone and violoncello
Duration: 39' 00"
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tranquille autorité de l'espace (2003-2004)for two trumpets, horn, two trombones and tuba
Duration: 35' 00"
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Some Places (2004)for flute (piccolo), viola, violoncello, percussion (flagstones)
Duration: 48' 00"
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Architektur der Empfindungen (2013)
for piano quartet
Manuscript
(2011-2014)
Duration: 30' 00"
Manuscript
(2013-2014)
Duration: 30' 00"
Manuscript
Frey, Jürg: Intelligente Verfahren, die Offenheit ermöglichen. Einige Erfahrungen mit der Musik von Christian Wolff, in:
Dissonanz 104 (2008), S. 15-17 [
Internet]
Meyer, Thomas: Rezensionen: Jürg Frey, Piano Music; Werkbetrachtungen, Reflexionen, Gespräche; Wandelweiser und so weiter, in:
Dissonanz 124 (2013), S. 78-80
Spohr, Mathias: Urs Graf: Ins Unbekannte der Musik. Ein Musikstück entsteht. Drei Filme: Urs Peter Schneider, Jürg Frey, Annette Schmucki, in:
Dissonanz 113 (2011), S. 92-94 [
Internet]
Müller, Torsten: Leervolumina, Färbungen. Der Komponist Jürg Frey, in:
Dissonanz 104 (2008), S. 36-39 [
Internet]
Heisch, Michael: Des Eigenbrötlers inszenierte Stille, in:
Aargauer Zeitung (27. April 2004) (2004), S. 11