Vassilena Serafimova/Quatuor Ardeo: Melodies in a Bottle

The coming together of the percussionist and marimbist Vassilena Serafimova and the Quatuor Ardeo,(Ardeo String Quartet) the encounter of two worlds that inspire new repertoires as well as moods and impressions, recreated partly through original arrangements. This is a subtle balance between the marimba coupled with the vibraphone and the strings: the former, pulsating and silky, brings a more pronounced rhythmic dimension and occasionally takes on a concertante role; the latter offers a warm lyricism and a texture at times dense or transparent, but always supple. A delicate balance, too, when it comes to paying homage to the works without diminishing their original artistic strength. As the works and arrangements unfold, the journey takes shape like a voyage journal where age-old traditions meet fresh inspirations. Melodies in a Bottle aims to be less a programme than a passage, one of maritime or urban perspectives, of real or imagined landscapes, of music whose history is rewritten with every note. A meeting space where curiosity becomes an attractive driving force.

1: I. Assez Animé
2: II. Animé
3: III. Assez Lent
4: IV. Très Animé
5: Danse Sacrée
6: Danse Profane
7: Fratres for String Quartet
8: I. Allegro Non Molto
9: II. Adagio
10: III. Presto
11: En Y Regardant À Deux Fois
12: Passer
13: Encore
14: Fascinating Rhythm
15: Chinese Blues
16: The Man I Love

Composer: Jean Cras, George Gershwin, Arvo Pärt, Antonio Vivaldi, Claude Debussy, Erik Satie

Number of Discs: 1

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