Viniluri Gen: Contemporana

VINIL Deutsche Grammophon (DG) Arvo Part - Tabula Rasa, Fratres, Symphony No. 3

• Numar discuri: 1
• Greutate Vinil: Normal
• Gen muzica: Contemporana

VINIL ECM Records Kim Kashkashian: Hindemith Sonatas

1986

Kim Kashkashian - viola
Robert Levin - pian

Simply overflowing with musical brilliance, it remains one of the finest examples of what the viola is capable of. Kim Kashkashian’s technique and passion are almost palpable and one can only marvel at the humble respect she brings to both. The viola doesn’t simply exist somewhere between violin and cello, forever doomed to be second rate to both. It is, rather, an utterly dynamic and rich musical object, and the ways in which Hindemith unravels its subtler intonations in these sonatas is nothing short of monumental. Every chapter tells us something new, until the linguistic possibilities of the music represented in this eclectic set are exhausted. [ ecmreviews ]

• Numar discuri: 3
• Greutate Vinil: Normal
• Gen muzica: Contemporana

VINIL Universal Records Philip Glass - Low Symphony

Symphony No. 1 "Low", also known as the "Low" Symphony, is a symphony by Philip Glass based on David Bowie's album Low.

• Numar discuri: 1
• Greutate Vinil: 180g
• Gen muzica: Contemporana

VINIL ECM Records Danish String Quartet: Last Leaf

2017

Danish String Quartet
Rune Tonsgaard Sorensen - vioara, Harmonium, pian, Glockenspiel
Frederik Oland - vioara
Asbjorn Norgaard - viola
Fredrik Schoyen Sjolin - violoncel, contrabas

They are widely recognised as the most exciting young string quartet of the present moment, bringing new insights to contemporary composition and core classical repertoire. In parallel, they have also made surprising and impressive forays into the world of Nordic folk music.

• Numar discuri: 1
• Greutate Vinil: 180g
• Gen muzica: Contemporana

VINIL ECM Records Jan Garbarek, Hilliard Ensemble: Officium

1993
Jan Garbarek - saxofon tenor si sopran
The Hilliard Ensemble:
David James - contratenor
Rogers Covey-Crump - tenor
John Potter - tenor
Gordon Jones - bariton

Recorded in a heavily reverberant Austrian monastery, the voices sometimes develop in overwhelming waves, and Garbarek rides their crest, his soprano sax soaring in the monastery acoustic, or he underscores the voices almost unobtrusively, echoing the voices, finding ample room to move around the modal harmonies yet applying his sound sparingly.

Those with nervous metabolisms may become impatient with this undefinable music, but if you give it a chance, it will seduce you, too. [ AllMusic ]

"Officium is what Coltrane hears in heaven."

• Numar discuri: 2
• Greutate Vinil: 180g
• Gen muzica: Contemporana

VINIL ECM Records Paul Giger: Chartres

1988

Paul Giger - vioara

"Describing the music of Paul Giger is like trying to draw with one’s eyes closed: one can only go so far before the shapes begin to break down. Each section of this chiefly improvised work was recorded in respective titular areas of the cathedral at Chartres. Giger possesses a uniquely intimate understanding of the violin, which he brings to every movement of his playing.

The alternating ferocity and gentility with which he approaches his instrument is both inspired and inspiring. Melodically these pieces are incredibly robust, singing and shouting and praying their way through a virtuosic journey. Yet the music is anything but pretentious. Giger paints a veritable image of the cathedral, hollowing it from the inside out with the edge of his bow, respecting the space that gives his music life. [ ecmreviews ]

• Numar discuri: 1
• Greutate Vinil: Normal
• Gen muzica: Contemporana

VINIL ECM Records Paul Giger: Alpstein

1990-1991
Paul Giger - vioara
Jan Garbarek - saxofon tenor si sopran
Pierre Favre - percutie

"Violin virtuoso Paul Giger revisits his roots with this, his second solo recording, Alpstein, which features pieces for violin, saxophone, and percussion based on the folk traditions of the Alpstein region of Switzerland. Three pieces here are entitled "Zäuerli" -- named after the sad majestic "natur yodel" tradition of the Outer Rhoden region. These are sweeping and majestic with high harmonic bowstrokes. This recording features the saxophone work of Jan Garbarek and the percussion of Pierre Favre. Both add an incredible warmth to the recording on the pieces they are featured on, most notably "Alpsegen" with its soaring sax lines and manic percussion. Also notable is "Chlauseschuppel," featuring the sounds of cowbells specific to that region. Informative booklet included." [ AllMusic ]

• Numar discuri: 1
• Greutate Vinil: Normal
• Gen muzica: Contemporana

VINIL ECM Records Keith Jarrett / Dennis Russell Davies: Ritual

1977

Dennis Russell Davies - pian

AllMusic: "Keith Jarrett does not actually play on this LP; rather, it is Dennis Russell Davies, a classical pianist and conductor with whom Jarrett collaborates frequently, who performs this 32-minute Jarrett composition on a grand piano.

• Numar discuri: 1
• Greutate Vinil: 180g
• Gen muzica: Contemporana

VINIL ECM Records Walter Fahndrich: Viola

Noiembrie 1989

Walter Fahndrich - viola solo

The album consists of four pieces in five tracks, each simply demarcated in Roman numerals. A swaying rhythm dominates a beautiful string of overtones in “IV.” “II” distinguishes itself by its daunting 24-minute length and rapid arpeggios that work their way into a glorious spiral. Occasional passages played sul tasto (i.e., over the fingerboard) are particularly striking for their almost bell-like quality. The overall effect is nothing short of meditative. Fahndrich scrapes at the strings in “III” to produce a veritable symphony of avian peeps and insectile chirps in the album’s most organic diversion. “VI” a call-and-response of harmonics and fuller notes. [ ecmreviews ]

• Numar discuri: 1
• Greutate Vinil: Normal
• Gen muzica: Contemporana