(2008) Schubert: Violon Sonatas, German Dances & Lied Transcribed for Clarinet and Piano Kei Koito Thomas Friedli has led a

Thomas Friedli has led a master class at the Geneva conservatory since 1978

had warned us of “a monstrous instrument”

is similar in its subtle juxtaposition of tastes

but I had to give up the thought in view of the insurmountable problems with the rights at the time

This CD is one of the last documents of the great Fischer-Dieskau’s artistry—he has now permanently retired as an active artist

(2008) Schubert: Violon Sonatas, German Dances & Lied Transcribed for Clarinet and Piano Kei Koito Thomas Friedli has led aThinking back on my own life as a musician; I realize that; had I been introduced by other musicians to such a radically different world as Schubert's; I should undoubtedly have shown less interest for him. In other words; how is it that a stream can move me so deeply; moreover a stream of tears? (Jelinek) While I admire Schubert's simplicity; the natural flow; the endless melodies; the character both earthly and immaterial of his dances; his poetry