Sutter & Wangen - Do You Believe In Spring? (Vinyl LP) PRE-ORDER

Expected Release Date: 21-November-2025 - This Pre-order will be shipped on or just before this date. Release dates are subject to alteration.

Do you believe in spring? Simon Wangen (cello) and Philipp Sutter (piano) pose this question as the title for their new project. Whereas Bill Evans made a demand in 1981, the two Cologne-based musicians believe that in times of uncertainty, crisis, and environmental destruction, it is ok to set a question mark here. But politics and world events aside: Do you believe in spring? Of course! It's never too late to start something new, get creative, and test your own limits.

Simon Wangen is a classically trained cellist, Philipp Sutter a trained jazz pianist. Their different musical roots merge on this instrumental album into a lively mix of neoclassical, new jazz, and Cinéma Nordique. Ten pieces come across as sometimes dark, sometimes wild, sometimes delicate, always focusing on the dialogue between the two instruments that harmonize so well. The subtle use of electronic effects constantly opens up new perspectives and builds a bridge to contemporary sound aesthetics. Cello and piano—this combination has been established for centuries, but can still add new facets today.

Do you believe in spring? begins stormily and turbulently, oscillating between romantic, sad, and beautiful moments, and leads from a rather dark beginning to the final and eponymous piece in C major, which leaves the listener with a glimmer of hope. Do you believe in spring?

Tracklisting
A1 Sutter & Wangen Intro 00:03:17
A2 Sutter & Wangen Split Second 00:03:57
A3 Sutter & Wangen Eiskunst 00:05:27
A4 Sutter & Wangen Positively Negative 00:05:09
A5 Sutter & Wangen Leaves 00:04:15
B1 Sutter & Wangen Scones 00:04:34
B2 Sutter & Wangen Para Di 00:03:39
B3 Sutter & Wangen Crystal 00:03:07
B4 Sutter & Wangen Penguin 00:04:10
B5 Sutter & Wangen Fabulus 00:05:00
B6 Sutter & Wangen Do You Believe In Spring? 00:04:05