Release Date: 02 June 2017
Label: Edition Classics / Edition Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5065001530517
Genres: Classical
Composer/Series: Vibrez
Description
"Cellophony’s debut album Vibrez presents elegant re-workings of some key works from the romantic classical repertoire. The members of Cellophony are all masters of the cello, fusing eight cellos into one powerful sound. From the opening of Richard Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde Prelude, through selections from Schuberts’s Schwanengeang to Samuel Barber’s timeless Adagio, Richard Birchall’s arrangements are both respectful and yet innovative and provide an integral part of the ensemble’s achingly rich and emotive sound.
The album’s finale is Viloloncelles, Vibrez!, from Italian composer Giovanni Sollima. Described by The Guardian as featuring ‘breathtaking sonorities ambiguities and audacities’ and by The Times as a ‘real crowd tickler’, this delightful and dramatic piece perfectly shows off the ensemble’s virtuosity in shaping and exploiting their unique sound.
Performing together over 6 years, Richard Birchall, Matthijs Broersma, Pau Codina, ReinoudFord, Ashok Klouda, Bartholomew LaFollete, John Myerscough and Ella Rundle pull together their varied international backgrounds and experiences to create the unique sonorities of Cellophony, a sound world that is inspiring a diverse range of composers to extend the repertoire for cello octets. Their frequent performances are making an impact on the classical concert scene and today they have a growing fan base."
Tracklisting
Finding Ways (Sebastian Rochford)
Fergus McCreadie
Donny McCaslin
Petter Eldh
Nils Petter Molvaer
Frida Touray
Jasper Hoiby
Polar Bear
Zoe Martlew, Ben Goldscheider, Lucy Schaufer, Huw Watkins, Mark Simpson, Alessandro Fisher, Lana Bo
Zehetmair Quartett
Meredith Monk; Ellen Fisher; Katie Geissinger; Joanna Lynn-Jacobs; Allison Sniffin; John Hollenbeck
Tine Thing Helseth; Bergen Philharmonic; Petr Popelka
Engegard Quartet
Oslo Kammerakademi; David Friedemann Strunck
Berit Norbakken; Arctic Philharmonic; Hennig Kraggerud
Melanie Marshall; Roderick Williams; The Cambridge Singers; Taplow Young Voices; Royal Philharmonic
