Raphael Imbert - Invisible Stream - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Oraison is a musical meditation on memory, history and time, articulated in a jazz idiom. Raphaël Imbert bases his reflection on his own experience as a resident of a village in Haute Provence, Oraison, which is the only village in France to have given it's streets the names of soldiers who died in combat during the Great War, or in an act of resistance during the Second World War. The name 'Oraison' is thought to have Provençal origins and to mean 'the place where the wind blows'. Where the spirit blows! Oraison, a series of original compositions which take the form of a textless secular oratorio, is an opportunity for Raphaël Imbert to propose a spiritual and narrative journey with a precise plan, a series of evocative portraits, a different way of remembering, a means of living and reliving through a memory enriched by creation. A deep and communicative emotion that can flower to the full in the 'classical' quartet of sax-piano-double bass-drums, in the company of some of the most innovative improvisers on the French jazz scene. Album Tracks 1. For Years (I) 2. Oraison 3. 1851 4. Straßen Des Gedenkens 5. Oraison D’Émile Latil 6. Atlantique 7. Oraison Belliqueuse 8. For Years (II) 9. Chant De Bataille 10. Ode À Odde L'Auguste 11. Oraison D'Eugène Revest 12. Espace Des Feux 13. Oraison De Clément Plane 14. Timon En Berceuse 15. Petite Sauce Couleur Garance 16. Malo's Sunset 17. For Years (III)

Extremadura is the second album that Raphaël Faÿs, whose background is in gypsy jazz and classical music, has devoted to Andalusia. Raphaël's guitar technique is faultless and his feeling for melody a rare gift indeed, which serves him well here in this demonstration of his unique flamenco style - he plays the music using a pick. This new album shows all the virtuosity, passion and perfectionism that have made Raphaël Faÿs an unavoidable figure not only on the flamenco scene but also in all music. Album Tracks 1. Extremadura 2. Primera Buleria 3. La Hija de la Arena 4. Raquelita 5. Ranger Rumba 6. Cuando Baila la Luna 7. La Marquesa 8. Solea Para Sabicas 9. Colombiana 10. Ballade a Tyanna

The three Preludes ex-Opus 19 recorded here - a world premiere - as well as the three Preludes Op.1, date from 1924 and 1925 respectively, when Kabalevsky was just beginning his composition studies at the Moscow Conservatory. Although the style of these pieces does not have much in common with that of the Preludes Op.38, composed 18 years later, they nevertheless testify to a great sensitivity and the composer's preference for the small form. They also tell us about the fascination that Scriabin presumably had for Kabalevsky, which is especially noticeable in these youthful works. Album Tracks 1. 3 Préludes (1924), Ex-Opus 19 2. 3 Préludes, Op. 1 3. 24 Préludes, Op. 38