Internship at the Gstaad Festival Orchestra

A representative video recording has to be sent with the application for an internship at the GFO.
Unless stated otherwise in the detailed list, the required works may be recorded and uploaded separately (please only upload videos that do not require any password or any download, e.g. YouTube, Vimeo, etc.).
Please find the specific requirements for each instrument below.

Closing date for applications: 12 January 2025, please refer to the application form.

Violin
- Mozart: first movement of one of the violin concertos (without cadenza) 
- A movement/piece written after Beethoven of your own choice 

Excerpts:
- Brahms: 4th symphony, 4th movement, 8 before „B“ (33) - „D“ (80)
- Strauss: Don Juan, first page

Viola
- Stamitz: Viola concert, 1st movement (exposition with cadenza) and 2nd movement (1-43) OR
- Hoffmeister: Viola concert, 1st movement (exposition with cadenza) and 2nd movement (1-31)

Excerpts (Orchesterprobespiel, edition Schott)
- Strauss: Don Juan
- Beethoven: 5th symphony
- Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream

Cello
- Exposition of Haydn Cello Concerto in D-Major & Cadenza
- Exposition of 1 romantic concerto of your own choice
- 1movement of Bach

Double Bass
- Dittersdorf: Double bass concerto, 1st mvt. without cadenza (in orchestra tuning, with or without piano)

Excerpts from Schott "Orchester Probespiel":
- Mozart: Symphony No. 40, 1st mvt
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, 3rd mvt without repeat
- Strauss: "A Hero's Live"

Flute & Piccolo
- Mozart: flute concerto KV 313 OR 314, 1st movement's exposition

Excerpts (Orchesterprobespiel, edition Peters):
- P. Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis

- Vivaldi: piccolo concerto, C major, 1nd mvt esposition and 2nd mvt

Excerpts (Orchesterprobespiel, edition Peters)
- Rossini: Semiramide

The recording of the Flute and Piccolo repertoire should be made in a maximum of 2 videos, one with Mozart Flute concerto and Vivaldi Piccolo concerto, the other Video with all orchestral excerpts. During the change between the instruments must be done as in a concert situation (e.g. no air noises, no playing a note, ...).

Oboe
- Mozart: Concerto 1st and 2nd mvt

 Excerpts
- Bruckner: 5th Symphonie, 2nd movement
- Wagner: Parsifal; III. Akt: 2 tact after [256] - 4 tact before [258]
- Beethoven: 3rd Symphony: 2nd, 3rd & 4th movement

Clarinet

- Mozart, Clarinet Concerto, 1st mvt, exposition (if possible with piano)
- One movement of a romantic Sonata of your choice (e.g. Brahms, Schumann) with piano OR Quintett/Quartett with strings, OR a live recording of a romantic concerto with orchestra 

Excerpts (from «Orchester Probespiel», EP8661):
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, 1st, 2nd & 3rd mvt
- Kodaly: Tänze aus Galanta (bars 31 to 65)
- Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9, 3rd mvt
- Prokofieff: Peter und der Wolf

The Excerpts must be recorded and sent without cutting, in any order.

Horn
Repertoire (with piano)
- Strauss: Concert No. 1, 1st mvt OR
- Mozart: KV 447, 1st mvt incl. cadenza OR KV 419, 1st mvt incl. cadenza OR KV 495, 1st mvt incl. cadenza OR
- Neuling: Bagatelle

Excerpts (all in one recording)
- Beethoven, Symphonie no 9, 4th Horn
- Dvorak, Symphony no 9, 4th Horn
- G. Mahler, Symphony no 5, 6th Horn

Trumpet
Repertoire
- Haydn: Trumpet concert, 1st mvt (beginning of trumpet solo @ bar 37 - 117)
It is to be recorded as an unedited runthrough with piano.

Excerpts:
- Mahler Symphony No. 5 (marked excerpts)

- Dvorak Symphony No. 9 (marked excerpts)

All excerpts must be recorded as a runthrough and played unedited on a german rotary valve trumpet (for the Haydn concert you are allowed to choose your instrument).

Trombone
A representative video recording of either
- F. David: Concerto, 1st mvt

Excerpts:
- Mozart: Requiem, Tuba mirum: Beginning to [B]
- Mahler 5. Symphony
1st movement number: 11-12 & 17-18
2nd movement number: 24-25
3rd movement number: 15-17
5th movement number: 31-end

Percussion
Tambourin: „Tambour-ille“ von Sebastian Schmid 
Becken:„Cymba-line“ von Sebastian Schmid 

Xylophon:„Musik für ein Schlagwerker“ von O. Sommerfeldt 

Kleine Trommel:„Arhus Etüde Nr. 9“ von Bent Lylloff

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