Rebecca Saunders: Solo

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This is the latest in Klangforum Wien’s lockdown ‘Solo’ series, with works for one performer. Each track – performed by a different instrument – plays with silence and extreme dynamics in a deliciously... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 30th Apr 2021
Catalogue No: KAI0015098
Label: Kairos
Length: 67 minutes

Gramophone Magazine

Critics' Choice 2021

Saunders, R: Shadow

Work length11:41

$3.00

$3.85

$5.25

Florian Müller

Saunders, R: Dust

Work length7:37

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Björn Wilker

Saunders, R: Solitude

Work length19:00

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Andreas Lindenbaum

Saunders, R: Flesh

Work length9:28

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Krassimir Sterev

Saunders, R: Hauch

Work length8:09

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Sophie Schafleitner

Saunders, R: To an Utterance - Study

Work length11:14

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Joonas Ahonen

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Everything is already here. I simply provide a frame, a context. The world is so saturated with noise. To filter out the nuances, or to exclude certain fragments, stands at the beginning of my work process. But its not the beginning of a piece. - Rebecca Saunders Solo pieces occupy an important place in Rebecca Saunders oeuvre, since at least during the preparation period, the composers solitude is transformed into a dialogue with the soloists with whom she seeks a close collaboration; the sheer physicality of their playing providing a source of lasting inspiration to the composer. She deeply explores the world of the sounds, offering a declaration of love to the respective instrument, soloist or to music in general. This album is part of Klangforum Wiens Solo 5-CD series of recordings of pieces for one performer, which is the ensembles response to the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic.

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May 2021

This is the latest in Klangforum Wien’s lockdown ‘Solo’ series, with works for one performer. Each track – performed by a different instrument – plays with silence and extreme dynamics in a deliciously eerie way.

December 2021

Rebecca Saunders’s ‘Solo’ album, featuring the wonderful Solitude for cello, was a real standout for me.

Rebecca Saunders: Solo

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