Nature continues to excite the passions of some human beings.
Composers have often responded to its colourful sound-palette.
The compositions on this CD belong together since each work is inspired by nature or natural phenomena. Each track on this CD guides the eye upwards: from the sea (Tsoupaki), to the birds in the sky (Messiaen), to the cirrus clouds (Harvey), to the moon (Saariaho) and finally to the stars (Aperghis).
TheWholeNote (Max Christie) febr21: Fie Schouten makes the bass clarinet ring with a gorgeous sound….Messiaen.. at a perfect fourth below the original pitch, desolation is powerfully rendered by the lower voice…Saariaho.. beautifull…Aperghis…stunning… sounds like a dialogue of mad twins..Finnissy…right in Schouten’s wheelhouse: singing tone and powerful expression.”
Anna Harvey (daughter of Jonathan Harvey): you have really captured that spacious, other-worldly quality which I love about this piece
Georges Aperghis: “..c’est un grand plaisir de vous écouter la (Façade-Trio) jouer…”
Release 3.11.2020 during Basklarinet Festijn #4
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released November 3, 2020
recording Arjan van Asselt track 4,5; Andreas Fröba track 1,2,3,6
Orgelpark Amsterdam, The Netherlands track 4,5
& SBA+C, Italy track 1,2,3,6
recorded in September 2020
editing, mixing and mastering Arjan van Asselt
photos Andreas Fröba
portrait photo Fie Schouten Elisabeth Melchior
artwork Liluc design
idea & realisation Fie Schouten
with financial support by Sena
SOL 010
www.fieschouten.nl