John Lely

John Lely: The Harmonics of Real Strings

by John Eyles
January 15, 2015

The Harmonics of Real Strings is amazing, in the original sense of the word--it is packed full of moments that cause genuine amazement. Yet the simplicity of its conception and execution are both breathtakingly audacious, to the extent that describing it risks making it sound mundane. Nonetheless, here goes. The album consists of four realisations of the title composition by John Lely, played unaccompanied on cello by Anton Lukoszevieze, the founder and leader of the group Apartment House. Each realisation ...