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Colin Currie (percussion) & Håkan Hardenberger (trumpet)

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This delicate and daring performance gives a clear impression of two musicians for whom verbal communication might well be less fertile than musical. The approach, in which instruments often...

Special offer. The scene of the crime

Colin Currie (percussion) & Håkan Hardenberger (trumpet)

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“The duo with Hakan Hardenberger is my musical safe space for maximum risk-taking. From my earliest point of connection with this most regal of musicians, what entranced me was the fearless audacity of the endeavour. Envelopes pushed, or simply reinvented, boundaries moved and canvasses recast. Rehearsals are intense; not many words spoken, a glance here or there, a certain type of breath taken, whilst the concerts are zones of feverish intensity, many-coloured and highly emotional. Too many now to pick out - San Fransisco, Seoul, Verbier, London, the Hanover concert with three World Premieres - I want to thank him for his encouragement, daring, humour and above all, friendship.” Colin Currie

Percussionist Colin Currie and trumpeter Håkan Hardenberger have earned a reputation as fearless innovators. The charismatic and virtuosic duo have performed together for over a decade, and their first album on Colin Currie Records presents four works written for the duo alongside André Jolivet’s Heptade, written for Maurice André.

The album takes its name from Brett Dean’s 2017 composition ... the scene of the crime... , which is the Australian’s homage to the pair’s skill and infectious drive, scored for trumpet, flugelhorn and drum kit. Joe Duddell’s Catch pairs marimba and trumpet in a lively, up-tempo score blurring the musical hierarchy of soloist and accompanist. Tobias Broström’s Dream Variations evokes the paintings of Swedish artist Claes Eklundh through use of sustained percussion including Java gongs, vibraphone, and dubaci. The music of Daniel Börtz is often mystical and highly emotive, and Dialogo 4 is no exception, the trumpet and percussion in partnership creating an immersive atmosphere.

Written in 1971, André Jolivet’s Heptade is the earliest work on the album, and is perhaps the archetypal 20th-century pairing of these two instruments. The late French composer’s music tasks Hardenberger with a fiendish trumpet part while Currie deftly handles a dizzying array of unpitched percussion throughout.

Contents and tracklist

I. Allegro
Track length2:27
II. Vivo
Track length1:56
III. Cantante
Track length3:32
IV. Veemente
Track length2:08
V. Maestoso
Track length2:48
VI. Sempre stringendo
Track length1:59
VII. Vivo e ritmico
Track length2:46
I.
Track length4:04
II.
Track length5:03
III.
Track length4:16
I. The Dream
Track length3:45
II. Mirror
Track length4:43
III. Déjà vu
Track length2:59

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Awards and reviews

  • Gramophone Magazine
    January 2019
    Editor's Choice

January 2019

This delicate and daring performance gives a clear impression of two musicians for whom verbal communication might well be less fertile than musical. The approach, in which instruments often associated with brash directness sound elusively poetic and mysterious, links arms with the elegance and erudition in Jolivet’s writing…The album is captivating whether in joy or pain.

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