If you are going to substitute the singing voice for an instrument
what do you get? The warm and lyrical voice of the cello of course!
Christian-Pierre La Marca’s Cantus
ticks all boxes when it comes to originality, having interpreted famous
sacred pieces into a single-instruments voice - the cello. What is left
is an understanding of the musical emotion displayed in these famous
pieces, with his repertoire including the titles Mass, Stabat Mater and
Agnus Dei.
Tackling on classics by Mozart, Bach and Pergolesi is a
stupendous task, however Christian-Pierre successfully reveals the
intensity of these melodies. In turn his album acts as a message,
reinforcing the eighteenth century idea that music, by its power of
proposition and submission, goes beyond words to express the
unspeakable, often with clarity and extent.
If you admire the
organ, viola and theorbo of sacred music than Cantus is for you, with
Christian-Pierre’s repertoire covering the most important names in
sacred music from the sixteenth to twenty-first century. Although you
will not find me listening to Cantus I can still very much appreciate
the depth of artistic expression and understanding that has gone into
this album. (Taylor Woodward)
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