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About Alexander Balanescu

Instrument: Violin

Interview

Alexander Balanescu: The Aggressive Lyricism

by Adriana Carcu
May 28, 2013

Alexander Balanescu, the London-based violinist of Romanian origin, leads the avant- garde string quartet Balanescu Quartet, formed in 1987. Before that, Balanescu was part of the Michael Nyman Ensemble and Arditti Quartet. Ever since he has worked closely with artists of various musical orientations such as saxophonist John Lurie, singer David Byrne, pianists Keith Tippett and Carla Bley, oudist Rabih Abou Khalil, Spiritualised and the Pet Shop Boys.Balanescu has been involved both as a performer and as a ...

Album Review

Teho Teardo: Music, film. Music.

by AAJ Italy Staff
February 28, 2012

Le scarne note di copertina, a dispetto del packaging quasi lussuoso con splendide immagine tratte dai film, portano la firma di Ennio Morricone (ci piace pensare che, ad esempio, “Finale con Tiepolo," per i suoi colori e per il suo andamento, suoni come un omaggio al grande Maestro). Una garanzia di qualità diremmo noi, e l'ascolto dell'album lo conferma pienamente. Anche se la musica di Teho Teardo suona assolutamente originale e personale, un riuscito connubio di acustico ed elettronico, parti ...