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Melodramas

$21.99

Details

Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
ENSEMBLE AEIA
Format
CD
Label
DUX
Released
Apr 20, 2018
Catalog #
DUX1384
UPC
5902547013848

About

Jean-Jacques Rousseau is generally regarded as the inventor of melodrama- a mixture of spoken word and instrumental music. Rousseau, evoked in this recording by Jean-Rene Combes-Damien, had made quite an impact by introducing this new genre, and immediately sparked enthusiasm among his contemporaries. The A(É)IA group, created by Anja Thomas and Ivane Bellocq, is interested in a repertoire which subtly combines music and recited poetry. The poets reciting their poems are treated as instruments in the full sense of the word. They evoke whirling worlds, plenty of anxiety, and dreams. The release opens with famous German operatic composer Aribert Reimann, whose composition is built around the text by Günter Grass. The project also features Édith Azam, Vincent Tholomé and Anja Thomas (poets), Ivane Bellocq (flutes) and Pauline Haas (harp).

Tracklist 10 tracks

  1. 1 März 04:35
    Track
    1
    Title
    März
    Duration
    04:35
    Composer
    Aribert Reimann
    Ensemble
    A(É)IA
  2. 2 Die Vögel von Kirkjubæjarklaustur 09:28
    Track
    2
    Title
    Die Vögel von Kirkjubæjarklaustur
    Duration
    09:28
    Composer
    Ivan Bellocq
    Ensemble
    A(É)IA
  3. 3 Ces jours, si longs … (These days, so long …) 13:15
    Track
    3
    Title
    Ces jours, si longs … (These days, so long …)
    Duration
    13:15
    Composer
    Jean-Rene Combes-Damiens
    Ensemble
    A(É)IA
  4. 4 Une visite chez le médecin (A Visit to the Doctor) 08:45
    Track
    4
    Title
    Une visite chez le médecin (A Visit to the Doctor)
    Duration
    08:45
    Composer
    John Cage
    Ensemble
    A(É)IA
  5. 5 Mais le paradis une fois 05:04
    Track
    5
    Title
    Mais le paradis une fois
    Duration
    05:04
    Composer
    Ivan Bellocq
    Ensemble
    A(É)IA
  6. 6 La voix 02:39
    Track
    6
    Title
    La voix
    Duration
    02:39
    Composer
    Ivan Bellocq
    Ensemble
    A(É)IA
  7. 7 No. 1. Songe 05:52
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 1. Songe
    Duration
    05:52
    Composer
    Patrick Blanc
    Ensemble
    A(É)IA
  8. 8 No. 2. Gongyla 04:21
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 2. Gongyla
    Duration
    04:21
    Composer
    Patrick Blanc
    Ensemble
    A(É)IA
  9. 9 No. 3. Mica 05:18
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 3. Mica
    Duration
    05:18
    Composer
    Patrick Blanc
    Ensemble
    A(É)IA
  10. 10 Feuilles dans le vent 11:51
    Track
    10
    Title
    Feuilles dans le vent
    Duration
    11:51
    Composer
    Didier Marc Garin
    Ensemble
    A(É)IA