Calefax Reed Quintet & Eric Vloeimans – Dido & Aeneazz (2019) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Love is a rollercoaster, and so is this swinging new take on Virgil’s classical tragedy. Dido & Aeneazz is a recomposition of Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas by Raaf Hekkema, combined with newly- composed music by Eric Vloeimans. The album showcases the congenial collaboration between the versatile reed players of Calefax and renowned trumpet player Eric Vloeimans. Dido & Aeneazz invites the listener to join a musical journey that virtuously flows from the baroque original to jazz, calypso and klezmer, and back.

Acclaimed in the Netherlands and abroad, the members of Calefax arguably invented a completely new genre: the reed quintet. After their successful PENTATONE debut with Hidden Gems, these gentlemen add yet another treasure to their discography.

Tracklist:
1. Overture (05:18)
2. Peace and I Are Strangers Grown (06:44)
3. Fear No. Danger; Cupid Has Thrown the Dart (01:30)
4. A Splendid Time Together (05:53)
5. The Triumphs of Love (03:00)
6. Love Dance (06:22)
7. The Witches (03:57)
8. Ritornel (05:48)
9. The Sailors (05:07)
10. Horizon (04:50)
11. Sailors & Witches (09:13)
12. Triumphant Witches (05:13)
13. Crazy Witches (06:42)
14. Great Minds Against Themselves Conspire (00:54)
15. Dido’s Lament (06:21)
16. With Drooping Wings (04:11)