Henri Demarquette, Fabrizio Chiovetta & Patrick Messina – Raats, Part, Gorecki: Kaleidoscopic (2018) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Henri Demarquette, Fabrizio Chiovetta & Patrick Messina – Rääts, Pärt, Gorecki: Kaleidoscopic (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:00:43 minutes | 854 MB | Genre: Classical
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Of the three composers on this album, the Estonian Jaan Rääts is surely less well-known to Western European audiences than Arvo Pärt or Henryk Górecki – even though the latter is mainly famous for a single work, the monumental Third Symphony which is far from representing the majority of his output. That said, this, Lerchenmusik – a pun, as “Lerche” is not only the German for skylark, but also the name of the dedicatee – has plenty in common with the famous symphony: a consistently slow tempo, in fact very, very slow; long, breathtaking, sombre chords; and a very substantial theme. The work for clarinet, cello and piano was written in 1985 in a similar vein: perhaps Górecki had grasped what his audiences liked about his language, at least in terms of symphonies: that is, the incantatory, quasi-religious quality. So why disappoint his public? Pärt, for his part, contributes the Mozart-Adagio in memory of Oleg Kagan, in a first version for violin, cello and piano: the revision was made specifically for the musicians on this recording. The composer took a slow movement from the Mozart and put it through several harmonic and thematic metamorphoses. Finally, the Kaleidoskoopilised etüüdid by Jaan Rääts are presented here as a discographic world-first. Their “kaleidoscopic” aspect is created by juxtaposing short thematic, rhythmic, or instrumental cells, like so many minimalist fragments, all jumbled together: just like the effect of looking through a kaleidoscope.

Tracklist:
1. Kaleidoscopic Etudes, Op. 97 13:49
2. Mozart-Adagio 06:11
3. Lerchenmusik, Recitatives and Ariosos, Op. 53: I. Lento – Largo 14:18
4. Lerchenmusik, Recitatives and Ariosos, Op. 53: II. Molto lento – Tranquillo cantabile – Dolce 11:12
5. Lerchenmusik, Recitatives and Ariosos, Op. 53: III. Andante moderato – Tranquillo, cantabile 15:13

Personnel:
Patrick Messina, clarinet
Fabrizio Chiovetta, piano
Henri Demarquette, cello

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