822252259827
Christoph Croise Voyage Exotique CD
Christoph Croise Voyage Exotique CD

Voyage Exotique

Christoph Croise

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Format: CD

Cat No: AV2598

Release Date:  05 May 2023

Label:  Avie

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  822252259827

Genres:  Classical  Contemporary Classical  

  • Description

    Christoph Croisé channels his prowess as a cellist - "he's got it all - technical chops, impeccable musicianship and imaginative daring" (Gramophone) - into compositional ingenuity on the first album devoted entirely to his own works.

    Christoph draws inspiration from a variety of musical role models, including contemporary and centuries past, paying homage to the time-honoured evolution of classical music that has melded current conventions with popular styles. Traditional forms, such as sonata and concerto, are imbued with jazz, blues, bossa nova and improv to create, as Christoph puts it, "a musical and cultural melting pot."

    Christoph's compositional urge was spurred by the pandemic and lockdown. The four works on Voyage Exotique were written between 2020 and 2022. He also cites current world events as a motivating influence. His first cello concerto, imbued with high- wire virtuosity that makes full use of the cello's - and Christoph's - capabilities, opens a programme that also includes an imaginary intergalactic journey in the form of a clarinet trio, and a sonata for cello and piano that is by turns pensive, agitated and longing, yet ultimately hopeful. The title track, a "Grand duo" for two cellos is, in the truest sense of the word, an "exotic journey" through foreign sound cultures and myriad cello effects.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Croisé: Cello Concerto No. 1, Op. 6 for cello & string orchestra with percussion: I. Allegro
      • 2. Croisé: Cello Concerto No. 1, Op. 6 for cello & string orchestra with percussion: II. Adagio - Cadenza
      • 3. Croisé: Cello Concerto No. 1, Op. 6 for cello & string orchestra with percussion: III. 'Berlin Bass' Allegro
      • 4. Croisé: Cello Concerto No. 1, Op. 6 for cello & string orchestra with percussion: IV. 'THIS IS IT' Presto - Allegro
      • 5. Croisé: Voyage Exotique Op. 2 Grand Duo for 2 cellos: I. Blu Rhino Track
      • 6. Croisé: Voyage Exotique Op. 2 Grand Duo for 2 cellos: II. A Train to Ugudu Yelu or Lonely Whales Trip
      • 7. Croisé: Voyage Exotique Op. 2 Grand Duo for 2 cellos: III. Tarantula Spiritualis
      • 8. Croisé: Voyage Exotique Op. 2 Grand Duo for 2 cellos: IV. Black Mamba Island
      • 9. Croisé: Clarinet Trio Op. 4 for clarinet, cello & piano: I. Gathering of the Intergalactic
      • 10. Croisé: Clarinet Trio Op. 4 for clarinet, cello & piano: II. Flight through the Milky Way
      • 11. Croisé: Clarinet Trio Op. 4 for clarinet, cello & piano: III. Mercurium (Bossa)
      • 12. Croisé: Cello Sonata No. 1, Op. 9 for cello & piano: I. The Escape
      • 13. Croisé: Cello Sonata No. 1, Op. 9 for cello & piano: II. Lullaby for Arthur
      • 14. Croisé: Cello Sonata No. 1, Op. 9 for cello & piano: III. Moderato-Allegro
      • 15. Croisé: Cello Sonata No. 1, Op. 9 for cello & piano: IV. Basso Ostinato (Dance of the Dead Soldiers)

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