Label: I Dischi Di Angelica

シカゴ出身の重鎮米サクソフォニスト/コンポーザーAnthony Braxton。50年以上のキャリアの中でハープ奏者とのデュオ演奏を行った事は一度も無く、2018年にここI Dischi Di Angelica主催の実験フェスティバルでそれが実現、それを音盤化した2020年作品[Duo (Bologna) 2018]。名門のクラシック/コンテンポラリー・アンサンブルの一員として活動してきた南アフリカ出身の女性ハープ奏者Jacqueline Kerrodとのデュオ演奏を収録、まるで純粋な詩の様なイメージで進行する崇高で美しいパフォーマンス。





Anthony Braxton, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and a true giant of creative music, in 50 years of career had never played in a duo with a harp; and that's exactly what happened at the AngelicA Festival in 2018. Expressing himself through a wide range of mediums, from solos to large orchestras to multimedia projects, and drawing inspiration from a wide range of influences, from John Coltrane to Karlheinz Stockhausen, Anthony Braxton has created a unique music system which celebrates the concept of global creativity and shared humanity. Harpist Jacqueline Kerrod, of South-African origins, has performed as part of prestigious classic-contemporary line-ups such as Modern Ensemble and Talea Ensemble. Since 2016 she took part in various Braxton projects such as the opera Trillium J, the 12+1 ensemble, and the ZIM Music sextet, proving to be the ideal partner for this venture where different worlds meet. The music played by Braxton and Kerrod sounds luminous as pure poetry. Music that evokes sublime worlds.