Various Artists - Risonanze - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Resonance is the debut album of Canadian cello-marimba duo Stick & Bow. These classically trained musicians present original arrangements that span a wide spectrum of musical styles, from Bach to Radiohead. This album transforms the listening of familiar works in refreshing and unexpected ways while introducing the audience to daring new music from active composers. The energetic duo Stick & Bow was formed by the encounter of Canadian marimba player Krystina Marcoux & Argentinian cellist Juan Sebastian Delgado in the vibrant city of Montreal. Classically trained musicians, they strive to present a wide spectrum of musical styles, ranging from rock to gypsy-jazz, Baroque or tango. Their eclectic repertoire features original arrangements of some of the most celebrated works in history, showing the potential of their instruments combined. In their creative process, they unite musical narration with humor and storytelling in which the powerful arrangements for cello & marimba transform the listening of familiar works in refreshing and unexpected ways. Stick & Bow is also strongly committed to the music of our time, commissioning works that are daring yet accessible from composers such as Luis Naon, Camille Pépin, Luna Pearl Woolf, Jason Noble & Marcelo Nisinman. Album Tracks 1. Adagio & Prelude BWV 1028~Adagio 2. Adagio & Prelude BWV 850~Prelude 3. Love Me or Leave Me 4. Quintet for guitar & strings in D major (InchFandangoInch)~Fandango 5. Entre Arrayanes 6. Romanian Folk Dances (version for violin & piano)~[1. Joc cu bâta] 7. Romanian Folk Dances (version for violin & piano)~[2. Brâul] 8. Romanian Folk Dances (version for violin & piano)~[3. Buciumeana (Topogó)] 9. Tzigane 10. Fünf Stücke im Volkston~[1. Vanitas Vanitatum] 11. Fünf Stücke im Volkston~[2. Langsam] 12. Folk Suite~[I. Overture] 13. Folk Suite~[II. Air]

Album Tracks 1. Tango Ouh 2. Elisa 3. Superblond 4. Snack 1 5. Waltz for Michel Petrucciani 6. Proko-Type of Polka 7. Snack 2 8. Kartzan's Choice 9. Heartfilms 10. Snack 3 11. 010101 12. Superblond (Single Version)

Franziska Holscher on the freedom enjoyed by the composer and the difficulties faced by the performer Felix Schmidt InchIt would seem that the works in album programmes are usually chosen for popularity; originality and artistic quality are often bypassed to optimize sales. On this album, however, you have made no concessions to popularity... Regardless of what other people may think, popularity is not a criterion for me. I want to draw listeners' attention to these works, which, in my opinion, are among the most important compositions of their time... Berio's Sequenza VIII for Violin was my point of departure. As one of the essential 20th century works for violin, it occupies a central place in my repertoire, and has been part of my life for many years. Every time I come back to it, the Sequenza reveals new dimensions of sound. We can likewise note a certain tension between contemporary and early music in the works of Berio's compatriot, Salvatore Sciarrino. His distinct style often explores the boundaries of timbre; Sciarrino's typical nervousness in fast movements is reminiscent, in turn, of the music of Robert Schumann. And Sciarrino's figures of rhetoric hark back explicitly to Baroque music. Schumann's sonata likewise associates Baroque forms- specifically, a chorale- with progressive techniques of composition and means of expression. Thus, the relation between the present and the past is the central theme connecting all the works on this album... Inch Album Tracks 1. Sonata XVI Passacaglia in G Minor for Violin Solo 2. 6 Capricci per Violino Solo~No. 2. Andante 3. Sequenza VIII per Violino Solo 4. 6 Capricci per Violino Solo~No. 5. Presto 5. Große Sonate d-Moll für Violine und Klavier (No. 2), Op. 121~I. Ziemlich langsam - Lebhaft 6. Große Sonate d-Moll für Violine und Klavier (No. 2), Op. 121~II. Sehr lebhaft 7. Große Sonate d-Moll für Viol