Kremer's
orchestra returns with a program of music centered (for the most part)
on silence. With the exception of the first movement of Arvo Pärt's
Tabula Rasa, the works on this recording explore themes of quiet and
introspection. Not that these pieces are background music; these are all
complex pieces. Glass'
Company, in fact, has a cascade of liquid passages full of
arpeggiations and complex rhythms. The overall effect, however, is one
of peacefulness. Interesting, too, the titles of the pieces lend
themselves to images of intimacy -- titles Company, Come In!, and Darf
Ich (German for "May I"). Come In! features soft and delicate music
interspersed with a knocking sound. Opening movement "Ludus" from Tabula
Rasa is the exception to the disc, with fiery intensity and almost
unbearable tension. The Kremerata Baltica performs exquisitely and seem
to do so effortlessly. This disc features two premiere recordings (Come In! and Darf ich) and one first recorded arrangement for string
orchestra (Company). (Mark Allender)Kremer's
orchestra returns with a program of music centered (for the most part)
on silence. With the exception of the first movement of Arvo Pärt's
Tabula Rasa, the works on this recording explore themes of quiet and
introspection. Not that these pieces are background music; these are all
complex pieces. Glass'
Company, in fact, has a cascade of liquid passages full of
arpeggiations and complex rhythms. The overall effect, however, is one
of peacefulness. Interesting, too, the titles of the pieces lend
themselves to images of intimacy -- titles Company, Come In!, and Darf
Ich (German for "May I"). Come In! features soft and delicate music
interspersed with a knocking sound. Opening movement "Ludus" from Tabula
Rasa is the exception to the disc, with fiery intensity and almost
unbearable tension. The Kremerata Baltica performs exquisitely and seem
to do so effortlessly. This disc features two premiere recordings (Come In! and Darf ich) and one first recorded arrangement for string
orchestra (Company). (Mark Allender)
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