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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 Labeque, Producer, Associate Producer - Katia & Marielle Labèque, Fortepiano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Harris Newman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carlos Mena, Arranger, Percussion, Counter-Tenor, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Juan de Anchieta, ComposerLyricist - David Chalmin, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thierry Biscary, Producer, Associate Producer
℗ 2018 KML Recordings
Katia Labeque, Producer, Associate Producer - Katia & Marielle Labèque, Fortepiano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Harris Newman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Chalmin, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thierry Biscary, Producer, Associate Producer - Elena de Murguia Urreta, Viola da Gamba, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bernardo Zala Galdeano, Composer - Francisco Ibáñez Irribarria, Arranger, Work Arranger
℗ 2018 KML Recordings
Anonymous, ComposerLyricist - Katia Labeque, Producer, Associate Producer - Harris Newman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Chalmin, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thierry Biscary, Producer, Associate Producer - Coro Easo Eskolanía, Choir, MainArtist
℗ 2018 KML Recordings
Katia Labeque, Producer, Associate Producer - Katia & Marielle Labèque, Fortepiano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Harris Newman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carlos Mena, Counter-Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Chalmin, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thierry Biscary, Producer, Associate Producer, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Francisco Ibáñez Irribarria, Arranger, Work Arranger - Balere Artxu, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2018 KML Recordings
Pablo de Sarasate, Composer - Katia Labeque, Producer, Piano, Associate Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Harris Newman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Chalmin, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thierry Biscary, Producer, Associate Producer, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bernat Detxepare, Author
℗ 2018 KML Recordings
Katia Labeque, Producer, Piano, Associate Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Harris Newman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Padre José Antonio de Donostía, Composer - David Chalmin, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thierry Biscary, Producer, Associate Producer
℗ 2018 KML Recordings
Katia Labeque, Producer, Associate Producer - Marielle Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jesús Guridi, Composer - Harris Newman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Chalmin, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thierry Biscary, Producer, Associate Producer
℗ 2018 KML Recordings
2 Mélodies hébraïques, M.22 (Maurice Ravel)
Maurice Ravel, Composer - Anonymous, Author - Katia Labeque, Producer, Piano, Associate Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Harris Newman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carlos Mena, Counter-Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Chalmin, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thierry Biscary, Producer, Associate Producer
℗ 2018 KML Recordings
Maurice Ravel, Composer - Katia Labeque, Producer, Associate Producer - Katia & Marielle Labèque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Harris Newman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Chalmin, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thierry Biscary, Producer, Arranger, Associate Producer, Work Arranger - Hegiak, Percussion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2018 KML Recordings
Katia Labeque, Producer, Associate Producer - Harris Newman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Chalmin, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thierry Biscary, Producer, Associate Producer - Coro Easo Eskolanía, Choir, MainArtist - Gabriel Olaizola Gabarain, Composer - Klaudio Saragartzazu, Author
℗ 2018 KML Recordings
Anonymous, ComposerLyricist - Katia Labeque, Producer, Associate Producer - Marielle Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Harris Newman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Chalmin, Producer, Mixer, Arranger, Recording Engineer, Work Arranger, StudioPersonnel - Thierry Biscary, Producer, Associate Producer - Eñaut Elorrieta, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2018 KML Recordings
Katia Labeque, Producer, Associate Producer - Katia & Marielle Labèque, Piano Duet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Harris Newman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Chalmin, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thierry Biscary, Composer, Producer, Associate Producer, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Aurelia Arkotxa, Author
℗ 2018 KML Recordings
Katia Labeque, Producer, Associate Producer - Harris Newman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Chalmin, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thierry Biscary, Producer, Associate Producer - Harkaitz Martinez de San Vicente, Composer, Percussion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mikel Ugarte, Composer, Percussion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2018 KML Recordings
Katia Labeque, Producer, Associate Producer - Katia & Marielle Labèque, Piano Duet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - ALBERTO IGLESIAS, ComposerLyricist - Harris Newman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carlos Mena, Counter-Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Chalmin, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Henri Bergson, Author - Thierry Biscary, Producer, Associate Producer
℗ 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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