| Label: ECM
Catalog: B001574002
Format: CD Francois Couturier, Piano
Anja Lechner, Cello
Jean-Louis Matinier, Accordion
Jean-Marc Larche, Soprano Saxophone1 A Celui Qui a Vu L'ange 8:29
2 Tiapa 5:51
3 San Galgano 2:56
4 Maroussia 6:48
5 Mychkine 6:10
6 Mouchette 2:40
7 La Passion Selon Andreï 4:18
8 L'apocalypse 5:39
9 Doktor Faustus 8:38
10 Sardor 2:53
11 La Main Et L´Oiseau 3:12
12 De L'autre Côté Du Miroir 4:46 Wholenote Discoveries - December 2011/January 2012
This project is the brainchild of composer/pianist François Couturier. His music, which is inspired by the work of the late filmmaker Andre Tarkovsky (thus the name of the quartet) draws upon his life and work. Couturier’s new age tonal music shifts slowly like a scene frozen in lush cinematography allowing Parisian accordionist Jean-Louis Matinier to sit on long held notes with solemn colour. Cellist Anja Lechner and soprano saxophonist Jean-Marc Larche add their own unique contributions to the mix. Though the impressionistic compositions are in the style of movie music, it is the collective improvisations on three tracks that are the highlights. Here the harmonic world opens to more punchy chords while accordion melodies race through florid legato lines and extreme staccatos. Tiina Kiik |
Price: $15.98