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ECM is, without a doubt, the record label that enjoys blurring the lines between jazz and classical the most. So it’s hardly surprising that we find Anja Lechner and François Couturier on this album. Throughout Lontano they sculpt a sound with delicacy and finesse, using their respective experiences, travels, education and imagination to craft a superb borderless score. The German cellist and French pianist already worked together in 2014, linking East and West by revisiting themes by Gurdjieff, Komitas and Mompou. They also collaborated in the Tarkovsky Quartet and in the Il Pergolese project. Lontano’s repertoire is mainly original aside from a few glimpses of Johann Sebastian Bach, Henri Dutilleux, Giya Kancheli and Anouar Brahem (whose Vague - E la nave va was written with Couturier in 2006). Despite the mountain of references, Lechner and Couturier speak a language that is truly their own. It’s like a small chamber symphony nourished by classical, contemporary, folk and jazz music, as well as cinema and literature. Pure grace. © Marc Zisman/Qobuz
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Christoph Franke, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Christoph Stickel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - François Couturier, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anja Lechner, Composer, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2020 ECM Records GmbH
Christoph Franke, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Christoph Stickel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - François Couturier, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anja Lechner, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2020 ECM Records GmbH
Christoph Franke, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Christoph Stickel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - François Couturier, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anja Lechner, Composer, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2020 ECM Records GmbH
Christoph Franke, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - ARIEL RAMIREZ, ComposerLyricist - Christoph Stickel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Felix Cesar Luna, ComposerLyricist - François Couturier, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anja Lechner, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2020 ECM Records GmbH
Christoph Franke, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Christoph Stickel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - François Couturier, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anja Lechner, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2020 ECM Records GmbH
Christoph Franke, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Christoph Stickel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - François Couturier, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anja Lechner, Composer, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2020 ECM Records GmbH
Christoph Franke, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Christoph Stickel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - François Couturier, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anja Lechner, Composer, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2020 ECM Records GmbH
Christoph Franke, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Christoph Stickel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - François Couturier, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anja Lechner, Composer, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2020 ECM Records GmbH
Christoph Franke, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Christoph Stickel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - François Couturier, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anja Lechner, Composer, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2020 ECM Records GmbH
Christoph Franke, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Giya Kancheli, Composer - Christoph Stickel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - François Couturier, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anja Lechner, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2020 ECM Records GmbH
Christoph Franke, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Christoph Stickel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - François Couturier, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anja Lechner, Composer, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2020 ECM Records GmbH
Christoph Franke, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Christoph Stickel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Anouar Brahem, Composer - François Couturier, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anja Lechner, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2020 ECM Records GmbH
Christoph Franke, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Christoph Stickel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - François Couturier, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anja Lechner, Composer, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2020 ECM Records GmbH
Christoph Franke, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Christoph Stickel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - François Couturier, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anja Lechner, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2020 ECM Records GmbH
Christoph Franke, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Henri Dutilleux, ComposerLyricist - Christoph Stickel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - François Couturier, Arranger, Piano, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anja Lechner, Arranger, Cello, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2020 ECM Records GmbH
Christoph Franke, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Christoph Stickel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - François Couturier, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anja Lechner, Composer, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2020 ECM Records GmbH
Album review
ECM is, without a doubt, the record label that enjoys blurring the lines between jazz and classical the most. So it’s hardly surprising that we find Anja Lechner and François Couturier on this album. Throughout Lontano they sculpt a sound with delicacy and finesse, using their respective experiences, travels, education and imagination to craft a superb borderless score. The German cellist and French pianist already worked together in 2014, linking East and West by revisiting themes by Gurdjieff, Komitas and Mompou. They also collaborated in the Tarkovsky Quartet and in the Il Pergolese project. Lontano’s repertoire is mainly original aside from a few glimpses of Johann Sebastian Bach, Henri Dutilleux, Giya Kancheli and Anouar Brahem (whose Vague - E la nave va was written with Couturier in 2006). Despite the mountain of references, Lechner and Couturier speak a language that is truly their own. It’s like a small chamber symphony nourished by classical, contemporary, folk and jazz music, as well as cinema and literature. Pure grace. © Marc Zisman/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 00:54:53
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Anja Lechner François Couturier
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: ECM Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 2020 ECM Records GmbH ℗ 2020 ECM Records GmbH
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