Melodies in a Bottle

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Label
La Dolce Volta
Release Date
May 8, 2026
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Jean Cras, Claude Debussy, George Gershwin, Arvo Part, Eric Satie, Antonio Vivaldi
    • PERFORMER
      Vassilena Serafimova, Quatuor Ardeo
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      May 08, 2026
    • UPC
      3760419361037
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      LDV156
    • LABEL
      La Dolce Volta
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Assez animé

      Composer: Jean Cras

      Ensemble: Quatuor Ardeo

      Performer: Vassilena Serafimova

    2. II. Animé

      Composer: Jean Cras

      Ensemble: Quatuor Ardeo

      Performer: Vassilena Serafimova

    3. III. Assez lent

      Composer: Jean Cras

      Ensemble: Quatuor Ardeo

      Performer: Vassilena Serafimova

    4. IV. Très animé

      Composer: Jean Cras

      Ensemble: Quatuor Ardeo

      Performer: Vassilena Serafimova

    5. No. 1. Danse sacree

      Composer: Claude Debussy

      Ensemble: Quatuor Ardeo

      Performer: Vassilena Serafimova

    6. No. 2. Danse profane

      Composer: Claude Debussy

      Ensemble: Quatuor Ardeo

      Performer: Vassilena Serafimova

    7. Fratres (version for string quartet)

      Composer: Arvo Pärt

      Ensemble: Quatuor Ardeo

    8. The Four Seasons: Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8, No. 2, RV 315, "L'estate" (Summer): I. Allegro non molto (arr. V. Serafimova and Quatuor Ardeo for vibraphone and string quartet)

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Quatuor Ardeo

      Performer: Vassilena Serafimova

    9. The Four Seasons: Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8, No. 2, RV 315, "L'estate" (Summer): II. Adagio (arr. V. Serafimova and Quatuor Ardeo for marimba and string quartet)

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Quatuor Ardeo

      Performer: Vassilena Serafimova

    10. The Four Seasons: Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8, No. 2, RV 315, "L'estate" (Summer): III. Presto (arr. V. Serafimova and Quatuor Ardeo for vibraphone and string quartet)

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Quatuor Ardeo

      Performer: Vassilena Serafimova

    11. No. 2. Danses de travers: 1. En y regardant à 2 fois

      Composer: Erik Satie

      Performer: Vassilena Serafimova

    12. No. 2. Danses de travers: 2. Passer

      Composer: Erik Satie

      Performer: Vassilena Serafimova

    13. No. 2. Danses de travers: 3. Encore

      Composer: Erik Satie

      Performer: Vassilena Serafimova

    14. Lady, be Good!: Fascinating Rhythm (arr. H. Yotsov for vibraphone and string quartet)

      Composer: George Gershwin

      Ensemble: Quatuor Ardeo

      Performer: Vassilena Serafimova

    15. Chinese Blues (arr. H. Yotsov for vibraphone and string quartet)

      Composer: Oscar Gardner

      Ensemble: Quatuor Ardeo

      Performer: Vassilena Serafimova

    16. Lady, be Good!: The Man I Love (arr. H. Yotsov for vibraphone and string quartet)

      Composer: George Gershwin

      Ensemble: Quatuor Ardeo

      Performer: Vassilena Serafimova


The coming together of the percussionist and marimbist Vassilena Serafimova and the Quatuor Ardeo,(Ardeo String Quartet) the encounter of two worlds that inspire new repertoires as well as moods and impressions, recreated partly through original arrangements. This is a subtle balance between the marimba coupled with the vibraphone and the strings: the former, pulsating and silky, brings a more pronounced rhythmic dimension and occasionally takes on a concertante role; the latter offers a warm lyricism and a texture at times dense or transparent, but always supple. A delicate balance, too, when it comes to paying homage to the works without diminishing their original artistic strength. As the works and arrangements unfold, the journey takes shape like a voyage journal where age-old traditions meet fresh inspirations. Melodies in a Bottle aims to be less a programme than a passage, one of maritime or urban perspectives, of real or imagined landscapes, of music whose history is rewritten with every note. A meeting space where curiosity becomes an attractive driving force.