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\n04\/2011<\/p>\n
Infotext:<\/p>\n
\u201cWhispering Eurasia,\u201d the first recording of this established ensemble, draws on the aesthetics of Chinese classical music, Japanese improvisation, American-style jazz, and European free improvisation. What the four members of this multi-cultural, multi-national, multi-tradition group have in common is a sensitivity to live, dynamic interactions. Whether working though composed material, conceptual constructions, or complete free improvisation (all of which are represented on Whispering Eurasia),\u00a0 all four sense each others\u2019 thoughts and moods, contributing to and altering musical landscapes in real time.<\/p>\n
Throughout their musical lives these musicians share a commitment to crossing musical boundaries. Gunda Gottschalk, who has been central to the Wuppertal improvised music scene, which is in turn the fulcrum of German free improvisation, has studied Chinese music in China, created film music, stage music, and multimedia compositions, and is noted for her collaboration with free-music giant Peter Kowald.<\/p>\n
Akira Ando, after absorbing the myriad influences of his native Japan (Sapporo, to get specific), and before moving to Berlin in 1998, lived in New York City for 14 years. There he become a cog in the city\u2019s free jazz scene, recording and working with movers and shakers such as Billy Bang and William Parker.<\/p>\n
Xu Fengxia, a graduate of the exacting Shanghai Music Conservatory, has contributed to music ranging from Chinese classical, to rock, to New Music, to free improvisation, including a trio with Gottschalk and Kowald.\u00a0 A master of four Chinese instruments \u2014 guzheng, guqin, sanxian, and liuqin \u2014 she now focuses on guzheng (a zither that is the Japanese koto\u2019s grandmother), the sanxian (sometimes referred to as the \u201cChinese banjo,\u201d and the grandfather of the Japanese shamisen), and her own, flexible voice.<\/p>\n
G\u00fcnter Baby Sommer is the bridge that connects these three diverse string instrumentalists. He has been a vital part of the German free-jazz movement since its birth in the 1960s, working with fellow pioneers such as Peter Br\u00f6tzmann, Alexander von Schlippenbach, and Evan Parker. Sommer is famed for his delicate touch, dramatic statements, and unifying personality, all of which binds the disparate voices of Whispering Eurasia.<\/p>\n
Scott Fields, Cologne, May 2010<\/p>\n
Programm:<\/p>\n
[01]\u00a0Jing Ye Si \u2013 erster Gedanke<\/b>\u00a006:09
\n[02]\u00a0Cubus<\/b>\u00a002:17
\n[03]\u00a0Stelline<\/b>\u00a003:40
\n[04]\u00a0Inside \u2013 Outs<\/b>ide 04:20
\n[05]\u00a0Snack<\/b>\u00a0I 01:15
\n[06]\u00a0Qui Ye Luo Ting<\/b>\u00a007:50
\n[07]\u00a0Snack II<\/b>\u00a001:38
\n[08]\u00a0Netzb\u00e4lle<\/b>\u00a006:15
\n[09]\u00a0Snack III<\/b>\u00a001:13
\n[10]\u00a0Silenda<\/b>\u00a003:34
\n[11]\u00a0Snack IV<\/b>\u00a001:05
\n[12]\u00a0Warabe Asobi<\/b>\u00a002:13
\n[13]\u00a0Rumba Saxonia<\/b>\u00a005:31
\n[14]\u00a0Jing Ye Si \u2013 zweiter Gedanke<\/b>\u00a005:23<\/p>\n
total time 53:17<\/p>\n
Compositions by:
\nAkira Ando (12)
\nXu Fengxia (01 | 06 | 14)
\nGunda Gottschalk (02 | 10)
\nG\u00fcnter Baby Sommer (03\u201305 | 07\u201309 | 11 | 13)<\/p>\n
Gunda Gottschalk, vilolin
\nXu Fengxia, guzheng\/sanxian\/voice
\nAkira Ando, double bass
\nG\u00fcnter Baby Sommer, percussion<\/p>\n
Pressestimmen:<\/p>\n
\n04\/2011<\/p>\n
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