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Sylvie Courvoisier: Lonelyville
by Kurt Gottschalk
Sylvie Courvoisier's work has come from a variety of angles over the years. She is a classically-trained composer with a strong ear for formal structure, an improviser with a strong sense of community and artistic relationships and an innovator whose work with preparing and altering the piano goes beyond the usual percussive effects to forge a ...
Sylvie Courvoisier: Lonelyville
by AAJ Italy Staff
Le corde di un violino e di un violoncello, i tasti di un pianoforte, le pelli e i metalli di una batteria e i microchips di un personal computer sono i protagonisti di questo Lonelyville, ultima incisione di Sylvie Courvoisier, leader di un quintetto inedito dal punto di vista discografico. I precedenti lavori della pianista e ...
Abaton
Label: ECM Records
Released: 2003
Track listing: CD 1: Ianicum, Orodruin, Poco a Poco, Abaton. CD 2: Nineteen improvisations.
Sylvie Courvoisier: Abaton
by Kurt Gottschalk
It's a testament to pianist Sylvie Courvoisier's fine trio that the second half of her new two-disc set is as strong as the first. Violinist Mark Feldman, cellist Erik Friedlander and she have certainly logged plenty of hours together in different settings. The pianist's ear for composing for them shows through on the first disc and ...
Sylvie Courvoisier/Mark Feldman/Erik Friedlander: Abaton
by Rich Friedman
Abaton is a remarkable two-disc recording that is at once startling and mysteriously beautiful, gently pushing you into strange, good places. The music defies easy classification, which only adds to its appeal. The piano trio consists of Swiss composer and pianist Sylvie Courvoisier, jazz violinist Mark Feldman, and cellist Erik Friedlander. The first ...
Deux Pianos
Label: Intakt Records
Released: 2001
Track listing: Arrache, Pendulaire, Haut-le-coeur, Attorno, Tremolio, Incruste, Axe, Etendu, Termination, Instant, Quasi, Ecorce, Intime, Contre, Woo, Alto, Sonne, Strette, Treize, Stock
Sylvie Courvoisier & Jacques Demierre: Deux Pianos
by Glenn Astarita
Under ordinary circumstances, many of us would guess that a pairing of two improvising pianists, performing in parallel, might translate into an all out blitz, duel or slugfest. Well, that supposition represents the antithesis of this newly released recording, simply titled Deux Pianos. Here, pianists Sylvie Courvoisier and Jacques Demierre render intuitive call and response type ...
