Ensemble Suonare E Cantare - Max Et Les Maximonstres - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Johann Sebastian Bach never hesitated to adapt, rework and truly metamorphose his own music with remarkable aplomb. There is no shortage of examples. It is this model of transcription that the D!ssonanti ensemble has sought to follow in the programme on this disc. With the notable exception of the Ciaccona BWV 1004, originally written for solo violin - and already the subject of countless transcriptions throughout the ages - they have for the most part drawn on the keyboard repertoire, and in particular the great organ, an instrument that is both fascinating and sometimes a little intimidating. The Passacaglia and Thema Fugatum BWV 582, almost always written for four voices, is the culmination of this repertoire.Each of the members of the ensemble, in the course of a busy life spent in contact with Bach's music played on period instruments and with a concern for authenticity in the most prestigious ensembles (Les Arts Florissants, Pygmalion, Freiburger Barockorchester, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Concerto Copenhagen...), have acquired sufficient proximity to his musical language to respect, if not the letter, at least the spirit. InchOur hope is to use these adaptations to show Bach in a light that is both new and familiar. A protean Bach that we've had a lot of fun imagining - and the treasure chest we've opened is not about to close again...Inch.

Magic Malik playing standards, that's surprising. But after a few bars, the quintet led by the flutist gives such a personal interpretation of these well-known themes that you get the feeling that this music has been with these five musicians for a very long time... In fact, everything Malik has played before (Fanfare XP, the legacy of Steve Coleman and M-Base, Guadeloupean ka, etc.) finds in these standards, the sublime and open foundation of Great Black Music, more than an echo a new listening experience. Album Tracks 1. Oriental Folk Song 2. Big Push 3. Bu's Delight 4. Goodbye 5. Moment's Notice 6. Joyeux Printemps 7. Giant Steps 8. Gazzelloni

On their third CD, the outstanding concertante duo Reinhold Friedrich & Eriko Takezawa bring to life music that has hitherto lain dormant or not yet appeared in a deservedly splendid light. In their new CD production, the two exceptional artists present three new discoveries by Alexander Albrecht, Boris Asafiew and Harold Shapero, which are of the utmost importance for the trumpet-piano repertoire. Also noteworthy are the three important repertoire works, the sonatas by Thorwald Hansen, Jean Hubeau and George Antheil, which shine in completely new splendour here. The works are all set between the end of the Romantic period and the transition to the modern era. One can already speak of a historically important recording, as this is the last CD production in the IncholdInch Hans Rosbaud Studio in Baden-Baden before the building was demolished. This acoustically valuable space was home to the great and greatest composers of our time - from Olivier Messiaen to Jorg Widmann, from Bernd Alois Zimmermann and Karlheinz Stockhausen to Peter Eotvos and Wolfgang Rihm. This album Sonatae e Variacie certainly has the potential to become a milestone in the repertoire for trumpet and piano. Album Tracks 1. Variácie pre Trúbke a Klavír~Thema 2. Variácie pre Trúbke a Klavír~I. Pochissimo piú vivo 3. Variácie pre Trúbke a Klavír~II. Poú vivo, Marcato 4. Variácie pre Trúbke a Klavír~III. Tranquillo 5. Variácie pre Trúbke a Klavír~IV. Vivo 6. Variácie pre Trúbke a Klavír~V. Allegro moderato 7. Sonata for Trumpet and Piano~I. Allegretto 8. Sonata for Trumpet and Piano~II. Dolce-espressivo 9. Sonata for Trumpet and Piano~III. Scherzo. Vivace 10. Sonata for Trumpet and Piano~IV. Allegretto 11. Sonata for Trumpet and Piano~I. Slow 12. Sonata for Trumpet and Piano~II. Fast 13. Sonata for Trumpet and Piano~I. In modo classico 14. Sonata for Trumpet and Piano~II.