“Minimal”, by Carles Cases. Carles Cases (Sallent de Llobregat, 1958) is a musician (cellist and pianist) who has dedicated his musical life to three fundamental fronts. On the one hand, jazz (he was a member of Lluís Rovira’s Big Band, before creating his own Carles Cases Quartet and Blaumarí). On…

“Eldorado”, by Catherine Graindorge. Trained as an actress, Catherine Graindorge (Brussels, “in the 1970s”, she says) made her film debut in Chantal Akerman’s experimental film Toute une nuit (1982). There she was asked to play the violin and rediscovered the beauty of an instrument she had studied in her childhood…

“Nothingness is enough” by Sustrato 2. La nada es suficiente (“Nothingness is enough”) is the new recording by Sustrato 2, the duo Tony Peña and José Guillén, for the Six Ensemble project. Five themes of great serenity, concentration and fine avant-garde sensibility. Six Ensemble is a prolific collective of Tenerife-based…

“String Quartet No 8 & 9”, by Philip Glass. Yesterday, Saturday, the album that the Tana Quartet dedicates to the last two String Quartets composed by Philip Glass, numbers 8 and 9, the former premiered live on 1 February 2018 at Alloway Hall in Winnipeg, Canada, while the latter, christened…

“Parallel Prints”, by Marcel Zaes. Marcel Zaes (Bern, 1984) is a Swiss composer and artistic researcher with a degree in musical composition from the Zurich University of the Arts. In addition, he has furthered his studies with Alvin Curran in Rome and Peter Ablinger in Berlin. Rhythm and its perception…

“Yearning to Breathe Free”, by Halvcirkel & Dekorum choral ensemble. One of the last albums of 2021 is the one that the Swedish-Danish string quartet Halvcirkel and the Danish choral ensemble Dekorum released on 31 December on the Gateway Music label. It is Yearning to Breathe Free (Live), an album…

“Introspectio”, by Mario Batkovic. The Bosnian composer (and resident of the Swiss capital, Bern) Mario Batkovic (Bania Luka, 1980) made a name for himself at the Chanel haute couture fashion show in Paris, presenting its autumn-winter 2017-18 collection. Two of the pieces from his first album, entitled simply with his…

“C’mon C’mon”, by Aaron and Bryce Dessner. Today, on the Rockdelux website you can read my commentary on the soundtrack of C’mon C’mon (Mike Mills’ film), composed by brothers Aaron and Bryce Dessner (from The National) and released on the A24 Music. Mills contacted the composers before filming began. Aaron Dessner…

“Philip Glass – Songs”, by bass-baritone Martin Achrainer and pianist Maki Namekawa. Austrian bass-baritone Martin Achrainer and Japanese pianist Maki Namekawa are releasing today on all digital platforms Songs, an album consisting entirely of six pieces by Philip Glass, including the first recording for baritone and piano of the three…

“Prosopagnosia”, by Delfín Dúo. Prosopagnosia: cognitive disorder characterized by the inability to recognize familiar faces, including one’s own. This is the title of the latest album by Delfín Dúo, produced and released by lA tAtUcErA. Andrés León (electric bass) and Chema Pastor (percussion) present us with an inspired work of…

Orange Mountain Music releases “Symphony No. 14 ‘Liechtenstein Suite’”, by Philip Glass. The Orange Mountain Music label has today released the world premiere of Philip Glass’, Symphony No. 14 “Liechtenstein Suite”, performed by the LTG Young Soloists conducted by Alexander Gilman, artistic director of the ensemble sponsored by LGT, the sovereign…