CD ACT Lars Danielsson: Liberetto III

2017

Lars Danielsson contrabas, violoncel, pian
Gregory Privat - pian
John Parricelli - chitara
Magnus Ostrom - tobe, percutie

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Arve Henriksen - trompeta, voce
Dominic Miller - chitara acustica
Hussam Aliwat - oud
Bjorn Bohlin - corn englez
Mathias Eick - trompeta

Music must touch the emotionsFor Lars Danielsson, that consummate craftsman of sound on both cello and bass, the power of music resides in melody. It is the heart from which everything else develops, and his Liberetto ensemble has stayed true to this principle again in its third album.

The word 'Liberetto' which Danielsson coined for the name of the group also serves well as a descriptor of his art. 'Libretto' is a reference both to Western art music which is the source of his compositions, and to their lyrical, vocal character. But also hidden in the band's name is the Latin adjective 'liber' (free).

That stands for improvisation, for how individuals can take lines and shapes and adapt them, but above all it refers to Danielsson's musical understanding which acknowledges no boundaries.This third edition of “Liberetto” transcends more...