Achim von Lorne was born in Thüringen (Central Germany), in January of 1939.  He received his training as a musician and bassoonist in the cities of Weimar and München.  He played bassoon for the Radio-Symphonic Orchestra of Baviera for forty years.  His curriculum includes countless concert and chamber music tours, within and outside Germany.  For a time he taught bassoon at the Higher School of Music in München, and in that context he developed some compositions.  He retired from his orchestra position in 2002.

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Variações sobre um tema natalino*    Variations on a Christmas Theme *

Trio Breve I*    Brief Trio I *

Trio Breve II*    Brief Trio II *

(para 3 fagotes)    (for 3 bassoons)

When Hary Schweizer was still a bassoon student in München, Germany, his professor, Achim von Lorne embarked on a creative journey with the idea of generating the possibility for some of his students to play music together.  The Variations on a Christmas Theme where an opportunity to celebrate a typically German family Christmas at the home of friends; the performance of Brief Trios I and II at the house of a visual artists brought Hary Schweizer his first artistic return for activity as a bassoonist, an engraving was offered as payment.

Achim von Lorne, Hary Schweizer and Michael Bartl, in 1976 at the debut of BRIEF TRIOS

* first recordings of works

* scores available for download at:

www.haryschweizer.com/Musicas/welcome_partituras.htm