Anna Volovitch, Christoph Croise, Heinz-Peter Linshalm – Contemplations (2021) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Syrian-Emirati composer Somar Ajalyaqin (b. 1978) started his relationship with the arts at an early age in his hometown Damascus. After having studied both poetry and painting, he began his musical journey on his mother’s advice, as she advocated a holistic approach to artistic expression. This debut album with Anna Volovitch, piano, Christoph Croisé, cello, Heinz-Peter Linshalm, clarinet and the Santos String Quartet features a collection of compositions in varied styles and instrumentation: from the Five Piano Pieces with playful titles such as The Cat and the Wool Ball, Capriccio Andalucía or The Butterfly and the Flame, to the Sonata for Cello and Piano and the Fantasy for E-flat Clarinet and Piano ‘The Cricket in the Mirror’, a wide spectrum of sound and expression is represented here. The intensely touching String Quartet ‘Wuhan Oblivion’, the composer’s most recent work, paints not only a picture of our eerie streets, abandoned during lockdown, but mostly a picture of our inner lives as we fight to overcome this paradoxal moment of communal loneliness.

Tracklist:
1. Anna Volovitch – No. 1, Capriccio andalucía
2. Anna Volovitch – No. 2, The Cat and the Wool Ball
3. Anna Volovitch – No. 3, Consolation
4. Anna Volovitch – No. 4, Etude “The Kiss”
5. Anna Volovitch – No. 5, The Butterfly and the Flame
6. Anna Volovitch – I. Allegro
7. Anna Volovitch – II. Moderato
8. Anna Volovitch – III. Allegro con fuoco
9. Anna Volovitch – Fantasy for E-Flat Clarinet & Piano “The Cricket in the Mirror”
10. Santos String Quartet – I. Molto moderato
11. Santos String Quartet – II. Allegro ma non troppo
12. Santos String Quartet – III. Allegro agitato

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