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Leimgruber, Urs (b. 1952, Lucerne). Swiss composer, now resident in France, of chamber works that have been performed throughout Europe; he is also active as a saxophonist.
Mr. Leimgruber is self-taught as a composer.
Among his honors are the Anerkennungspreis from the city of Lucerne (1977), fellowships from the Dienemann Kulturstiftung in Lucerne (1988) and the cultural department of the canton and city of Lucerne (1994) and an award from the Aargauer Kuratorium (1999, for his entire oeuvre). He has received commissions from the ARTE Saxophone Quartet, the Kulturstiftung Pro Helvetia and the Kunstverein Heidelberg.
He co-founded the electric jazz/free music ensemble OM in the 1970s. Since then, he has been active as an improvisational saxophonist and has collaborated with Jaap Blonk, Günter Christmann, Marilyn Crispell, Jacques Demierre, Michel Doneda, Fred Frith, Fritz Hauser, Fine Kwiatkowski, Joëlle Léandre, Günter Müller, Lauren Newton, Barre Phillips, and Keith Rowe, among other musicians.
He has lived in France since 1988.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail address: urs-leimgruber@bluewin.ch
Street address: Mr. Urs Leimgruber, 21 Rue de Michel le Comte, 75003 Paris, France
Telephone/fax: + 331 4277 1752
COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS
CHAMBER MUSIC: Raga I, tenor saxophone, 1988; Raga II, soprano saxophone, 1988; Statement of an Antirider, bass saxophone, 1988; Leonor, soprano saxophone, 1988; L'énigmatique, 3 winds, percussion, 1989; Hula Hop, soprano saxophone, double bass, percussion, 1989; Lagebericht 1-2 (text by Felix-Philipp Ingold), voice, 2 bass clarinets, soprano saxophone (+ tenor saxophone), electric guitar, bass guitar, live electronics, 1990; Not Rückwärts, soprano saxophone, double bass, 1990; Hula Hop Zwei, 3 saxophones, 1992; Half past luck, tenor saxophone, 1992; Sopralogie, soprano saxophone, 1992; Balabesk, soprano saxophone, 1992; Spiegelblinkt, 3 saxophones, 1992; Triple swift, soprano saxophone, 1992; Urubu, 3 saxophones, 1992; One for A, soprano saxophone, double bass, percussion, 1992; Capricorn, flute/soprano saxophone, 1992; Now one, soprano saxophone, percussion, 1993; Now two, soprano saxophone, electric guitar, double bass, gongs (1 player), 1993; Now three, soprano saxophone, 3 pianos, cymbals (1 player), 1993; Now four, 2 saxophones, percussion, 1994; Clapotis two, 2 soprano saxophones, 1995; Clapotis three, dancer, 2 saxophones, 1995; Clapotis one for 4, 4 saxophones, 1996; Piano trio 1, 'mars', soprano saxophone, piano, percussion, 1997; Xylem 1-3, 4 saxophones, 1997; Xylem 4, 5 saxophones, 1997; Sopralogie 2, 4 saxophones, tape, 1997; Pulsar, 5 saxophones, 1999; Net 1-2-10, 6 saxophones, tuba, 2 electric guitars, percussion, 2001; e_a.sonata.02, soprano saxophone (+ tenor saxophone), 4 saxophones, live electronics, 2002
SELECT DISCOGRAPHY
Statement of an Antirider. Urs Leimgruber, bass saxophone (Hat Hut: 6013, 1988)
Ungleich. Urs Leimgruber, saxophones; Adelhard Roidinger, double bass (Hat Hut: 6049, 1990)
L'énigmatique. Urs Leimgruber, saxophones; Fritz Hauser, percussion (Hat Hut: 6091, 1991)
Goletter. Urs Leimgruber, saxophones (Unit: 4050, 1992)
Duho. Urs Leimgruber, saxophones; Fritz Hauser, percussion (Unit: 4062, 1993)
Lines. Urs Leimgruber, saxophones; Adelhard Roidinger, double bass; Fritz Hauser, percussion (Hat Hut: 6149, 1994)
Behind the Night. Urs Leimgruber, saxophones; Marilyn Crispell, Hildegard Kleeb, Elvira Plenar, pianos; Fritz Hauser, percussion (B&W: 049, 1994)
No Try No Fail. Urs Leimgruber, saxophones; Joëlle Léandre, double bass; Fritz Hauser, percussion (Hat Hut: 509, 1996)
Leimgruber Live Hauser. Hauser/Leimgruber (Plainisphare, 1998)
Quartet Noir. Urs Leimgruber, saxophones; Joëlle Léandre, double bass; Marilyn Crispell, piano; Fritz Hauser, percussion (victo: 067, 1999)
Xylem 1-4. ARTE Saxophone Quartet (STV/ASM: 003, 1999)
Blue Log. Urs Leimgruber, saxophones (For4Ears: CD 1137, 2000)
Screen. Lauren Newton, Dorothea Schürch, voices; Urs Leimgruber, saxophones; Zeena Parkins, harp, electric harp; Otomo Yoshihide, electric guitar; Alexander Frangenheim, double bass; Roger Turner, percussion (cod: 005, 2000)
Nach der Stimme. Felix-Philipp Ingold, speaker; Urs Leimgruber, saxophones (cod: 006, 2000)
Wing Vane. Urs Leimgruber, saxophones; Barre Phillips, double bass; Jacques Demierre, piano (victo: 079, 2001)
Out of Sound. Lauren Newton, voice; Urs Leimgruber, saxophones; Joëlle Léandre, double bass (Leo Records: LR 337, 2002)
The Difference between a Fish. Michel Doneda, Urs Leimgruber, saxophones; Keith Rowe, electric guitar (Potlatch: P302, 2003)
e_a.sonata.02. Urs Leimgruber, saxophones; ARTE Saxophone Quartet; Günter Müller, live electronics (For4Ears: CD 1447, 2003)
La Fourmi. Urs Leimgruber, saxophones; Christy Doran, guitar; Fritz Hauser, percussion; Hanspeter Pfammatter, live electronics (Creative Works: 1044, 2005)
ldp – cologne. Urs Leimgruber, saxophones; Barre Phillips, double bass; Jacques Demierre, piano (psi: 05.03, 2005)
Lugano. Urs Leimgruber, saxophones; Joëlle Léandre, double bass; Marilyn Crispell, piano; Fritz Hauser, percussion (victo: 096, 2005)
(Last updated on March 2, 2006)
