Release Date: 13 September 2024
Label: Etcetera
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8711801016139
Genres: Classical Contemporary Classical
Description
This CD presents a musical cross-section of French musician and composer Yann Tiersen's life, from his time in Paris -- to quote Tiersen himself, "I hate Paris", "the city is a shithole" -- to his retreat many years ago to the island of Ushant / Ouessant, about 30 kilometres distant from Brest and the westernmost point of metropolitan France off its Atlantic coast.
Yann Tiersen combines many different musical forms in his music: Traditional French music such as folk and chanson as well as avant-garde rock and pop music. It is also striking that most of his works are recorded entirely by himself, as a kind of "one-man orchestra". His instrumental studio releases often feature electric guitar, piano, synthesiser, violin, but also melodica, xylophone, harpsichord and accordion. His music can probably be categorised as "neoclassical", in which the fields of classical, pop, jazz and electronic music intermingle. There is also a connection to minimalism/minimal music, a musical style in which the repetitive aspect and the reduction of the material used are the strongest.
Michael van Krucker has given concerts over the years throughout Europe and Asia as well as in South America and the USA. He has also performed at many renowned festivals, including the Schleswig-Holstein Musikfestival, Heidelberger Fruhling, Festival de la Roque d'Antheron (France), Pomeriggi Musicali (Italy), and the Julius Rontgen Festival Den Haag (The Netherlands). He has made CD recordings for RCA Red Seal, Sony/BMG, Koch Schwann, Berlin Classics, NCA and NM Classics, as well as EtCetera Records. Michael van Krucker also appears regularly as a member of the Trio Ostwestinato with Kayako Bruckmann and Rene Berman.
Tracklisting
Musica Gloria, Nele Vertommen, Beniamino Paganini
Luc Berge, Jan Michiels, Inge Spinette, Ilse Eerens
Ryelandt Trio, Linde Verjans, Seamus Hickey
Jonas Seeberg
Bruno Monteiro, Joao Paulo Santos
Hendrickje Van Kerckhove, Eddy Vanoosthuyse, Severine Sierens, Hannelore Vermeir, Hans Ryckelynck,
Nuno Cernadas
Amy Norrington, Piet Kuijken
Tomasz Skweres, Ensemble Reconsil, Osterreichisches Ensemble fur Neue Musik, Orkiestra Muzyki Nowej
Evgeny Grinko
Jean-Marie Machado & Danzas Orchestra
Eric Lamb, Stefanie Alexandra Prenn, Angela Calvo Rios, Kaoko Amano, Veronica Klavzar
Kari Beate Tandberg
SWR Vokalensemble, IRCAM, Yuval Weinberg
Marco Fusi
Klangforum Wien, Johannes Kalitzke, Bas Wiegers, Alessandro Baticci, Rafal Zalech
