Label: Signum Classics
Format: CD
Barcode: 0635212011126
Catalog number: SIGCD 111
Releasedate: 01-11-07
Format: CD
Barcode: 0635212011126
Releasedate: 01-11-07
On first hearing Lou Harrison’s violin concerto, Madeleine Mitchell was entranced by the colourful array of percussion and its juxaposition with the violin’s innate lyricism. Indeed, this description could fit almost all the works featured on this lively, multi-rhythmic album. Both string and percussion blend in a unique mix of styles from early Andalucian music to a Stravinsky inspired piece, Fragments from a Gradual Process. Complex rhythms from the Ensemble Bash who use rhythms of West African drumming as the core of their playing, combined with Madeleine’s interweaving lines often catch the listener in a moment of surprise.
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1Concerto for Violin with percussion orchestra -Allegro08:17
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2Concerto for Violin with percussion orchestra -Largo cantabile07:16
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3Concerto for Violin with percussion orchestra -Allegro vigoroso, poco presto04:07
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4Vermilion Rhapsody08:10
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5Fragments from a Gradual Process07:38
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6Gharnati13:56
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7Mopti Street08:40
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8Kumpo07:01