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Composer
JARRELL GERVASONI DURAND
Artist
Bledsoe, Ebrahim, Kang, Tiepold, Masson, Siebens, Wood
Format
CD
Label
Wergo
Released
Jun 01, 2010
Catalog #
WER68542
UPC
4010228685428

About

Black is the color of the bile said to induce a state of gloom. In the form of "melancholia," it has become an allegory of the artistic imagination. The hour of melancholy strikes at night, when the sleep of reason brings forth it's monsters. This CD takes us on a foray into the land of shadows: it's compositions make remarkable use of light and shadow effects while simultaneously recalibrating the relationship between ensemble and soloist in unique ways. Michael Jarrell's arrangement of a violin concerto for chamber orchestra refracts the solo instrument's line through the prism of the ensemble. The tale told by Stefano Gervasoni's "lowered" concerto for double bass is only superficially about dolce far niente; his music is a nocturnal creature that gathers odd sound forms - until the alarm goes off. Taking an (early-morning) look in the mirror, the solo flute in Durand's "Ombre/Miroir" finds itself still faced with shadowy creatures as well. And finally, in Brian Ferneyhough's seven tableaux vivants, the angel of history appears: in verses of poet Charles Bernstein he shows his gloomy face.

Tracklist 5 tracks

  1. 1 …prisme / incidences II… 14:28
    Track
    1
    Title
    …prisme / incidences II…
    Duration
    14:28
    Composer
    Michael Jarrell
    Performer
    Hae-Sun Kang
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Musikfabrik
    Conductor
    Diego Masson
  2. 2 I. Alba 04:40
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. Alba
    Duration
    04:40
    Composer
    Stefano Gervasoni
    Performer
    Michael Tiepold
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Musikfabrik
    Conductor
    Etienne Siebens
  3. 3 II. Notturno 11:12
    Track
    3
    Title
    II. Notturno
    Duration
    11:12
    Composer
    Stefano Gervasoni
    Performer
    Michael Tiepold
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Musikfabrik
    Conductor
    Etienne Siebens
  4. 4 Ombre/Miroir 14:04
    Track
    4
    Title
    Ombre/Miroir
    Duration
    14:04
    Composer
    Joël-François Durand
    Performer
    Helen Bledsoe
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Musikfabrik
    Conductor
    James Wood
  5. 5 Shadowtime, Scene 6: Seven Tableaux Vivants Representing the Angel of History as Melancholia 13:41
    Track
    5
    Title
    Shadowtime, Scene 6: Seven Tableaux Vivants Representing the Angel of History as Melancholia
    Duration
    13:41
    Composer
    Brian Ferneyhough
    Performer
    Omar Ebrahim
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Musikfabrik
    Conductor
    James Wood