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Not A Single Road

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Composer
DELIGIANNIS LEENHOUTS NASOPO
Artist
Seldom Sene
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Oct 04, 2019
Catalog #
BRI95956
UPC
5028421959566

About

For their 'commitment, technical versatility, unanimity of ensemble and near-immaculate tuning' (Gramophone) the five musicians of Seldom Sene have won golden opinions in repertoire ranging from songs and dances from Renaissance Spain and England to their own transcription of Bach's Goldberg Variations: 'With passionate command, skilful precision, nuanced dynamics and their outstanding potential for colouring, the ensemble succeeds in creating a surprising spectrum of enchanting, unheard-of sounds from Bach's Variations without compromising the "idea" of the work. ' (MDR. De) Now they undertake a new adventure, having commissioned pieces from four composers of diverse backgrounds and idioms. Aspasia Nasopoulou has written a collection of 10 miniatures - 'Dipoles' - which are inspired by opposites such as Male/Female, Bent/Straight, One/Many and so forth, giving rise to a cycle of high contrasts. Her fellow Greek composer Thanasis Deligiannis plays on the talents of Seldom Sene as singers as well as instrumentalists in setting a triptych of texts in English by the poet Iacovos Camhis, with the whimsical title of a bit unfair. Sören Sieg's work brings together the joyful and relaxed temperament of much African music with the dramatic tension of European music. As a multi-talented composer and performer on wind, string and keyboard instruments he has composed 24 recorder suites: this is the latest, titled Mathongo Amnandi, meaning 'sweet Dreams' in Xhosa. Finally Seldom Sene play Quo quondam victa furore ('Where once madness excelled') by the Dutch composer Paul Leenhouts: a character piece telling a pastoral story from Roman literature which extols the virtues of a simple country life. Leenhouts, too, has a background in early music, as a distinguished performer and director in his own right: like the others, he has composed a vividly communicative piece which is beautifully tailored to the talents of Seldom Sene.

Tracklist 18 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1. Good - Bad 01:40
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. Good - Bad
    Duration
    01:40
    Composer
    Aspasia Nasopoulou
    Ensemble
    Seldom Sene
  2. 2 No. 2. Even - Odd 03:25
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. Even - Odd
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    Aspasia Nasopoulou
    Ensemble
    Seldom Sene
  3. 3 No. 3. One - Many 03:52
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. One - Many
    Duration
    03:52
    Composer
    Aspasia Nasopoulou
    Ensemble
    Seldom Sene
  4. 4 No. 4. Female - Male 01:55
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 4. Female - Male
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Aspasia Nasopoulou
    Ensemble
    Seldom Sene
  5. 5 No. 5. Still - Moving 03:48
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 5. Still - Moving
    Duration
    03:48
    Composer
    Aspasia Nasopoulou
    Ensemble
    Seldom Sene
  6. 6 No. 6. Dark - Light 02:20
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 6. Dark - Light
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Aspasia Nasopoulou
    Ensemble
    Seldom Sene
  7. 7 No. 7. Right - Left 01:28
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 7. Right - Left
    Duration
    01:28
    Composer
    Aspasia Nasopoulou
    Ensemble
    Seldom Sene
  8. 8 No. 8. Straight - Bent 02:58
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 8. Straight - Bent
    Duration
    02:58
    Composer
    Aspasia Nasopoulou
    Ensemble
    Seldom Sene
  9. 9 No. 9. Square - Oblong 02:48
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 9. Square - Oblong
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Aspasia Nasopoulou
    Ensemble
    Seldom Sene
  10. 10 No. 10. Limited - Unlimited 02:58
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 10. Limited - Unlimited
    Duration
    02:58
    Composer
    Aspasia Nasopoulou
    Ensemble
    Seldom Sene
  11. 11 I. Free As a Bird 03:16
    Track
    11
    Title
    I. Free As a Bird
    Duration
    03:16
    Composer
    Sören Sieg
    Ensemble
    Seldom Sene
  12. 12 II. Dream Stories 04:30
    Track
    12
    Title
    II. Dream Stories
    Duration
    04:30
    Composer
    Sören Sieg
    Ensemble
    Seldom Sene
  13. 13 III. Blue Earth 03:42
    Track
    13
    Title
    III. Blue Earth
    Duration
    03:42
    Composer
    Sören Sieg
    Ensemble
    Seldom Sene
  14. 14 IV. Awakening 02:35
    Track
    14
    Title
    IV. Awakening
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Sören Sieg
    Ensemble
    Seldom Sene
  15. 15 Quo quondam victa furore 06:59
    Track
    15
    Title
    Quo quondam victa furore
    Duration
    06:59
    Composer
    Paul Leenhouts
    Ensemble
    Seldom Sene
  16. 16 I. January 02:14
    Track
    16
    Title
    I. January
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Thanasis Deligiannis
    Ensemble
    Seldom Sene
  17. 17 II. Little Squirrels 02:57
    Track
    17
    Title
    II. Little Squirrels
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Thanasis Deligiannis
    Ensemble
    Seldom Sene
  18. 18 III. A Bit Unfair 02:11
    Track
    18
    Title
    III. A Bit Unfair
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Thanasis Deligiannis
    Ensemble
    Seldom Sene