Love Songs - dedicated to Ensemble Recherche
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Ensemble Recherche
the task of composing a love song without words, and possibly with failsafe conventional tonality jettisoned, is not an easy one: when we're in love, cliche is never far away...Some composers...
Love Songs - dedicated to Ensemble Recherche
Liebeslieder
Ensemble Recherche
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the task of composing a love song without words, and possibly with failsafe conventional tonality jettisoned, is not an easy one: when we're in love, cliche is never far away...Some composers...
About
During preparations for their 25th anniversary in 2010, the ensemble recherche came to the conclusion that “There are no love songs anymore!” So they requested such pieces for the celebration from various composer friends. The response from the invited composers was very strong: more than 30 love songs have been written with more in progress. Accordingly, the list of composers for the love song cycle reads like a who’s who of New Music with compositions as various as the personalities of the participating artists. The first thing to be noticed is the range of diverse kinds of love that have been depicted: from 'agape' (selfless devotion) to 'eros'. In addition, the range of submitted compositions extends from solo pieces with accompaniment, via trios and quartets, to 'traditional' ensemble pieces – and beyond.
Contents and tracklist
Awards and reviews
September 2014
the task of composing a love song without words, and possibly with failsafe conventional tonality jettisoned, is not an easy one: when we're in love, cliche is never far away...Some composers miss the point altogether...But other composers deal with the issues at hand more resourcefully.
29th May 2014
There are a few rather routine efforts included, though not too many, and perhaps it's a collection to dip into rather than play complete at one sitting. But there are more than enough gems to make that thoroughly worthwhile.
