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Martin Hayes and Brooklyn Rider: The Butterfly

Read "The Butterfly" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian


The Butterfly is a colorful collaboration between the Irish fiddler Martin Hayes and the genre-bending New York based quartet, Brooklyn Rider. Interpretations of traditional folk songs make up the bulk of the release that also includes a composition by pianist Peadar Ó Riada and a Hayes original. The uniqueness of release lies in the exchanges between Hayes and the quartet. The former plays the melodies with vibrancy and a refreshingly personal style while the latter creates intricate tonal ambiences around ...

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Brooklyn Rider: The Brooklyn Rider Almanac

Read "The Brooklyn Rider Almanac" reviewed by Enrico Bettinello


Nel 1912 veniva pubblicato lo storico Der Blaue Reiter Almanach, uno dei volumi fondativi della cultura del primo Novecento. Curato da Vasilij Kandinskij e Franz Marc, il ponderoso almanacco conteneva le riproduzioni di molte opere d'arte e alcuni articoli fondamentali dello stesso Kandinskij, ma anche di Skrjabin. Un secolo più tardi il quartetto d'archi Brooklyn Rider ha voluto commissionare ad alcuni compositori dal background molto differente la creazione di un nuovo almanacco di opere, ciascuna ispirata da una ...


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