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Canto Ostinato

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A sound experience of it’s own, 75 minutes of pure music without interruption, emotional, rhythmical, melodic. One of the most performed Dutch pieces interpreted by the extraordinary musicians of the VICTOR KRAUS GROUP. An unheard and unprecedented version integrating strings and winds, specially authorized by the publisher Donemus Amsterdam. For this performance, set in the cloister garden, the texts of Anise Koltz, the poetess so dear to neimënster, will be combined with the musicians’ scores.

For this project Victor Kraus brings together 7 of the most well known Luxembourgish musicians: Kae Shiraki (piano), Aniela Stoffels (flute), Max Mausen (clarinet), Anik Schwall (cello), Guy Frisch (vibraphone), Emre Sevindik (electro),
Michel de Souza (voice) and Victor Kraus (marimba). A group of musicians specially formed for this magnificent piece, normally played by keys (pianos, percussions, etc.) but never integrating winds, strings or electronics.

A minimal music master piece with a duration of 1 to 24 hours; 106 musical blocks repeated ad libitum. A piece that will sound differently at every performance, because every musician is free to choose instantly which voice or/and which note of the notated rhythm he will play. A piece that makes straining one’s years, that makes one dream, meditate or slumber, a fascinating piece that makes one feel good.

The ingredients: one rhythm in quintuplets creates a basic pulsation, 106 blocks repeated ad libitum distinguish themselves clearly in harmony and sound. The transitions through bridges are not repeated and appear in an abrupt way, new material appears instantly without the imperceptible fade-ins, so typical characteristic for the early minimal music pieces. A melody that uncouples itself from the texture and metamorphose suddenly into theme and accompaniment, strong musical effects, an undulating and hypnotic music; strong emotions is the result for the listener.

Une expérience sonore hors du commun, 75 minutes de musique pure, sans interruption.
Émotionnelle, rythmique et mélodique. Une des pièces néerlandaises les plus jouées, interprétée par les musiciens phares du VICTOR KRAUS GROUP dans une version inédite intégrante des cordes et des vents, spécialement autorisée par l’édition Donemus Amsterdam.

Pour ce concert, lové dans le jardin du cloître, les textes d’Anise Koltz, poétesse chère à neimënster, scanderont les partitions des musiciens.

Pour ce projet Victor Kraus a rassemblé 7 musiciens phare de la scène luxembourgeoise et internationale : Kae Shiraki (piano), Aniela Stoffels (flute traversière), Max Mausen (clarinette), Anik Schwall (violoncelle), Guy Frisch (vibraphone), Emre Sevindik (électronique) et Victor Kraus (marimba). Une formation spécialement recrutée pour cette pièce magnifique, d’habitude jouée par des claviers (pianos, claviers à percussions) mais jamais en intégrant des vents, des cordes ou de l’électronique.
Une oeuvre de style minimaliste qui peut durer entre 60 minutes et 24 heures ; ses 106 cellules se répètent un nombre quelconque de fois. Une pièce qui va sonner autrement à chaque représentation, puisque chaque musicien est libre de choisir, au moment même, quelle voix et quelle note du rythme noté il joue. Une pièce qui fait tendre l’oreille, qui fait rêver, méditer, somnoler, une pièce qui régale et fascine.
Les ingrédients: un et un seul rythme sous forme de quintolets y crée une pulsation de base, 106 cellules répétées ad libitum qui se différencient de manière significative, des transitions par la voie de ponts non répétés assez abruptes, du nouveau matériel qui surgit à l’instant sans des fade-in imperceptibles caractéristique des premières pièces minimalistes, une mélodie se détachant de la texture et métamorphosant soudainement en thème et accompagnement, effets musicaux puissants, une musique au mouvement ondulatoire et hypnotique. Le résultat est une puissante émotivité chez l’auditeur.

A sound experience of it’s own, 75 minutes of pure music without interruption, emotional, rhythmical, melodic. One of the most performed Dutch pieces interpreted by the extraordinary musicians of the VICTOR KRAUS GROUP. An unheard and unprecedented version integrating strings and winds, specially authorized by the publisher Donemus Amsterdam. For this performance, set in the cloister garden, the texts of Anise Koltz, the poetess so dear to neimënster, will be combined with the musicians' scores.

For this project Victor Kraus brings together 7 of the most well known Luxembourgish musicians: Kae Shiraki (piano), Aniela Stoffels (flute), Max Mausen (clarinet), Anik Schwall (cello), Guy Frisch (vibraphone), Emre Sevindik (electro),
Michel de Souza (voice) and Victor Kraus (marimba). A group of musicians specially formed for this magnificent piece, normally played by keys (pianos, percussions, etc.) but never integrating winds, strings or electronics.

A minimal music master piece with a duration of 1 to 24 hours; 106 musical blocks repeated ad libitum. A piece that will sound differently at every performance, because every musician is free to choose instantly which voice or/and which note of the notated rhythm he will play. A piece that makes straining one’s years, that makes one dream, meditate or slumber, a fascinating piece that makes one feel good.

The ingredients: one rhythm in quintuplets creates a basic pulsation, 106 blocks repeated ad libitum distinguish themselves clearly in harmony and sound. The transitions through bridges are not repeated and appear in an abrupt way, new material appears instantly without the imperceptible fade-ins, so typical characteristic for the early minimal music pieces. A melody that uncouples itself from the texture and metamorphose suddenly into theme and accompaniment, strong musical effects, an undulating and hypnotic music; strong emotions is the result for the listener.

Main organiser

neimënster

Line up

Kae Shiraki – piano
Aniela Stoffels – flûte traversière
Anik Schwall – violoncelle
Max Mausen – clarinette
Guy Frisch – vibraphone
Victor Kraus – marimba
Emre Sevindik – électronique
Michel de Souza – chant
Pit Brosius – direction musicale

Production et support

Production : Victor Kraus, TRIFOLION Echternach

Support : Fondation Loutsch-Weydert, Fondation Indépendance, SACEM Luxembourg, ministère de la Culture Luxembourg