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No, no, our famous pianist-sisters aren't on all the tracks in this Basque compilation, it's not just them, and it's not just piano being played: there is also some fortepiano, including some very ancient models (or copies). The compilation runs through different types of Basque music: folk, religious, in some cases imaginary (Ravel's Bolero arranged for two pianos by the composer himself, but with the addition of a lot of Basque percussion instruments played by no fewer than five percussionists!), from the 16th to the 21st century. In short, it is an excellent way of discovering contemporary Basque music, as well as more historic works. Alongside the sisters, we will hear the famous countertenor Carlos Mena (himself Basque by birth), the vocal ensemble Escolanía Easo Araoz Gazte, and the tenor Thierry Biscary. Rarer still, the piece Bateran uses the txalaparta, one of the most popular instruments in the Basque Country: a unique contraption made of wooden planks that two players hammer rhythmically with sticks. It's not far off a semandron, a kind of wooden bell used in orthodox rites (and, further back still, Christian rites before the Great Schism), before bronze clocks were developed; the semandron was still used in Romania as part of the call to prayer. In short, this is a gateway to a fascinating world, unknown to most listeners, and thanks to the Labèque sisters – themselves both originally from Bayonne, which may explain something – we can all now discover it. © SM/Qobuz
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Katia & Marielle Labèque, Fortepiano - Carlos Mena, Percussion, Counter-Tenor, Arrange - Joanes Antxieta, Composer, Lyricist
℗ 2018 KML Recordings
Katia & Marielle Labèque, Fortepiano - Elena de Murguia Urreta, Viola da Gamba - Bernardo Zala Galdeano, Composer - Francisco Ibáñez Irribarria, Arranger
℗ 2018 KML Recordings
Anonymous, Composer - Coro Easo Eskolanía, Choir
℗ 2018 KML Recordings
Katia & Marielle Labèque, Fortepiano, - Carlos Mena, Counter-Tenor - Thierry Biscary, Tenor - Francisco Ibáñez Irribarria, Arranger - Balere Artxu, Composer
℗ 2018 KML Recordings
Katia Labeque, Piano - Pablo Martin De Sarasate, Composer - Thierry Biscary, Tenor - Bernat Detxepare, Author
℗ 2018 KML Recordings
Katia Labeque, Piano - Padre José Antonio de Donostía, Composer
℗ 2018 KML Recordings
Marielle Labeque, Piano - Jesus Guridi Bidaola, Composer
℗ 2018 KML Recordings
2 Mélodies hébraïques, M.22 (Maurice Ravel)
Maurice Ravel, Composer - Katia Labeque, Piano - Carlos Mena, Counter-Tenor
℗ 2018 KML Recordings
Maurice Ravel, Composer - Katia & Marielle Labèque, Piano, - Thierry Biscary, Arranger, - Hegiak, Percussion
℗ 2018 KML Recordings
Coro Easo Eskolanía, Choir - Gabriel Olaizola Gabarain, Composer - Klaudio Saragartzazu, Author
℗ 2018 KML Recordings
Anonymous, Composer - Marielle Labeque, Piano - Eñaut Elorrieta, Vocals
℗ 2018 KML Recordings
Katia & Marielle Labèque, Piano Duet, - Thierry Biscary, Composer, Producer, Associate Producer, Tenor - Aurelia Arkotxa, Author
℗ 2018 KML Recordings
Harkaitz Martinez de San Vicente, Composer - Mikel Ugarte, Composer, Percussion,
℗ 2018 KML Recordings
Katia & Marielle Labèque, Piano Duet, ALBERTO IGLESIAS, Composer - Carlos Mena, Counter-Tenor - Henri Bergson, Author
℗ 2018 KML Recordings
Album review
No, no, our famous pianist-sisters aren't on all the tracks in this Basque compilation, it's not just them, and it's not just piano being played: there is also some fortepiano, including some very ancient models (or copies). The compilation runs through different types of Basque music: folk, religious, in some cases imaginary (Ravel's Bolero arranged for two pianos by the composer himself, but with the addition of a lot of Basque percussion instruments played by no fewer than five percussionists!), from the 16th to the 21st century. In short, it is an excellent way of discovering contemporary Basque music, as well as more historic works. Alongside the sisters, we will hear the famous countertenor Carlos Mena (himself Basque by birth), the vocal ensemble Escolanía Easo Araoz Gazte, and the tenor Thierry Biscary. Rarer still, the piece Bateran uses the txalaparta, one of the most popular instruments in the Basque Country: a unique contraption made of wooden planks that two players hammer rhythmically with sticks. It's not far off a semandron, a kind of wooden bell used in orthodox rites (and, further back still, Christian rites before the Great Schism), before bronze clocks were developed; the semandron was still used in Romania as part of the call to prayer. In short, this is a gateway to a fascinating world, unknown to most listeners, and thanks to the Labèque sisters – themselves both originally from Bayonne, which may explain something – we can all now discover it. © SM/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 01:13:26
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Katia & Marielle Labèque
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal Music Division Decca Records France
- Genre: Classical
© 2018 KML Recordings ℗ 2018 KML Recordings
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