Paul Sacher
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Biography
Paul Sacher was a Swiss conductor and music organizer. He studied musicology and conducting under Felix Weingartner. In 1926, at the age of twenty, he founded the Basler Kammerorchester (BKO) with the aim of presenting both pre-classical and contemporary music. In 1928, he also founded the Basel Chamber Choir. In 1933, he established the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Basel, dedicated to early and pre-Romantic music, and later merged it in 1954 into the Basel Academy of Music, which he led until 1969. Sacher founded the Collegium Musicum Zurich in 1941 and served as its artistic director until its dissolution in 1992. In 1973, he established the Paul Sacher Foundation in Basel, housing one of the worldâs most important collections of musical manuscripts. He died on May 26, 1999.
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- J.S. Bach: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, BWV 1041 - I. (Allegro moderato) featuring Collegium Musicum Zurich
- Vivaldi: Cello Concerto in C Major, RV 398: I. Allegro featuring Antonio Vivaldi
- A. Scarlatti: Symphony No. 2 in D Major for recorder, trumpet, strings and continuo - I. Spiritoso featuring Paul Sacher
- Vivaldi: Cello Concerto in C Major, RV 398: II. Largo featuring Antonio Vivaldi
- Concerto en re for violin and Orchestra: 1. Toccata featuring AnneâSophie Mutter
- Vivaldi: Cello Concerto in C Major, RV 398 - 1. Allegro featuring Paul Sacher
- Britten: Les Illuminations, Op. 18 - 9. Départ by Paul Sacher
- Stravinsky: Concerto en re For Violin And Orchestra - 2. Aria I featuring Kurt Masur
- Britten: Les Illuminations, Op. 18 - 8. Parade by Paul Sacher
- Piano Concerto No. 23 in A, K. 488: II. Andante featuring Wiener Symphoniker
- Stravinsky: Concerto en re For Violin And Orchestra - 1. Toccata featuring Paul Sacher
- Stravinsky: Concerto en re For Violin And Orchestra - 4. Capriccio featuring Kurt Masur
- Britten: Les Illuminations, Op. 18 - 6. Interlude by Paul Sacher
- Stravinsky: Violin Concerto, K53: III. Aria II featuring Paul Sacher
- Britten: Les Illuminations, Op. 18 - 7. Being beauteous by Paul Sacher
- Vivaldi: Cello Concerto in C Major, RV 398 - 3. Allegro featuring Paul Sacher
- Britten: Les Illuminations, Op. 18 - 4. Royauté by Paul Sacher
- Britten: Les Illuminations, Op. 18 - 5. Marine by Paul Sacher
- Britten: Les Illuminations, Op. 18 - 1. Fanfare by Paul Sacher
- Symphony No.2 in D major for recorder, trumpet, strings and continuo: 1. Spiritoso by Hans-Martin Linde
- Britten: Les Illuminations, Op. 18 - 2. Villes by Paul Sacher
- Britten: Les Illuminations, Op. 18 - 3a. Phrase by Paul Sacher
- Vivaldi: Cello Concerto in G Major, RV 413 - 3. Allegro featuring Paul Sacher
- Britten: Les Illuminations, Op. 18 - 3b. Antique by Paul Sacher
