Vivaldi / Seattle Baroque - Chamber Works - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Among the promising percussionists of his generation is Kai Strobel, who has already won the renowned TROMP Percussion Competition Eindhoven and the 2019 ARD Music Competition. On his debut , the young percussionist presents himself as a mature, imaginative artist. With marimba, vibraphone, and two setups, he does not merely deliver a virtuoso display of equipment. Instead, he reflects thoughtfully, almost melancholically, on the quiet spherical sounds of these versatile instruments. Works by great contemporaries such as Toru Takemitsu or Iannis Xenakis can be heard, as well as world premiere recordings of works composed especially for him. Sensitive and musical - moving sounds on Kai Strobel's debut!

Robert Riefling - Piano Sonatas Nos 18 & 32 [COMPACT DISCS] date 01/09/1992

Dum vixi tacui; mortua dulce cano InchWhile I lived I was silent; dead, I sing sweetly.Inch Found in the portrait of the sixteenth-century lute maker Gaspar Tieffenbrucker, these words, spoken by the imaginary tone wood used for centuries in the manufacture of string instruments, fittingly depict it's double life. This recording celebrates a historical instrument, whose voice time did not manage to silence the so-called InchPresbyterInch (although in actual fact anonymous) lute, possibly made in Padua in 1595. One of the oldest playable lutes in existence, it was restored to it's likely first configuration (a seven-course lute) and still features it's original soundboard and back. Inspired by the cosmopolitan nature of the anthologies of lute music compiled at the time of the instrument's presumed completion, Michal Gondko showcases it's expressive potential with a diverse program, placing emphasis on high-quality yet largely neglected repertoire, most of which has not been recorded to date.