In 1983, Men Steiner, the musician from Scuol, decided to record old songs from the Engadine on vinyl, backed by Fränzli folk music. He asked clarinettist Domenic Janett to put together a band.
Ils Fränzlis da Tschlin was thus born, starting with a clarinet, cornet, double bass, viola and violin. Five well-trained musicians took to the road performing in choirs, jazz and folk bands, orchestras and schools in the Engadine and the lowlands. Madlaina Janett Flurin has meanwhile replaced Flurin Caviezel on the viola, Anna Staschia Janett Men Steiner on the violin, and the sound of Cristina Janett's cello has replaced Duri Janett's melancholic cornet. Domenic Janett has played the clarinet for 35 years and his brother Curdin has played bass and accordion for just as long. Curdin is the father of the violist and the cellist, his brother the father of the violinist.
Year of creation
2019
Director
Julien Chavaillaz & Annie Gisler
Tag
ils fränzlis da tschlin
Credits and thanks
Produced by Federal Office of Culture, Bern
Project Management - Giada Marsadri
Production - Julien Chavaillaz | Annie Gisler
Direction - Julien Chavaillaz
Image - Maxime Kathari
Sound - Camille Bonard
Edit - Julien Chavaillaz
Translation - Transit TXT AG
Graphic design - Noémie Gygax
Ils Fränzlis da Tschlin | Swiss Music Prize 2019
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Added on 20 December 2022
In 1983, Men Steiner, the musician from Scuol, decided to record old songs from the Engadine on vinyl, backed by Fränzli folk music. He asked clarinettist Domenic Janett to put together a band.
Ils Fränzlis da Tschlin was thus born, starting with a clarinet, cornet, double bass, viola and violin. Five well-trained musicians took to the road performing in choirs, jazz and folk bands, orchestras and schools in the Engadine and the lowlands. Madlaina Janett Flurin has meanwhile replaced Flurin Caviezel on the viola, Anna Staschia Janett Men Steiner on the violin, and the sound of Cristina Janett's cello has replaced Duri Janett's melancholic cornet. Domenic Janett has played the clarinet for 35 years and his brother Curdin has played bass and accordion for just as long. Curdin is the father of the violist and the cellist, his brother the father of the violinist.
Credits and thanks
Produced by Federal Office of Culture, Bern
Project Management - Giada Marsadri
Production - Julien Chavaillaz | Annie Gisler
Direction - Julien Chavaillaz
Image - Maxime Kathari
Sound - Camille Bonard
Edit - Julien Chavaillaz
Translation - Transit TXT AG
Graphic design - Noémie Gygax
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