DUO VERMEULEN VERPOEST

KTC 1712 . 1CD . 8711801017129 . 01/03/2021 . Etcetera Records

DUO VERMEULEN VERPOEST

Composer(s):
  • Leos Janácek (1854-1928)
  • Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
  • Tim Mulleman
  • George Enescu (1881-1955)

The goal of our debut album is to present an anthology of twentieth-century Eastern-European music. Music that has a strong connection to its place of origin and local folk music. The latter is remarkable in a century in which radically new musical directions were explored. Composers such as Janá?ek, Bartók and Enescu were explorative in their own ways. Janá?ek, for example, developed a unique harmonic language and an improvisatory style within a late Romantic context. Bartók, on the other hand, often engaged with Expressionism, while Enescu was more influenced by the French Impressionists. And yet these innovations are not incomprehensible, even to inexperienced listeners. The fertile soil and humanity in which this music is rooted makes it universal and accords each new innovation a place within an organic whole. Tim Mulleman’s work was written specifically for this CD. He reveals a contemporary perspective on our programme with the occasional nod to Enescu. This gives us the opportunity to present a work of our own generation, rounding out our debut. As performers we attempt to approximate the soul and the intention of the composer to the greatest extent possible, while also maintaining our own freedom and particularity. Above all, we seek to immerse the listener in the zeitgeist and the culture of the composers presented here. At the same time, we hope to express something of ourselves and our own roots both through Mulleman’s work and our own interpretations.

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Track listing

1 Sonate for violin and piano - Con moto 04:17
artists: 'Claus Vermeulen' 'Diede Verpoest'
composers: 'Leos Janácek (1854-1928)'
2 Sonate for violin and piano - Ballada 04:30
artists: 'Claus Vermeulen' 'Diede Verpoest'
composers: 'Leos Janácek (1854-1928)'
3 Sonate for violin and piano - Allegretto 02:23
artists: 'Claus Vermeulen' 'Diede Verpoest'
composers: 'Leos Janácek (1854-1928)'
4 Sonate for violin and piano - Adagio 04:27
artists: 'Claus Vermeulen' 'Diede Verpoest'
composers: 'Leos Janácek (1854-1928)'
5 Predtucha - 1.X.1905 05:40
artists: 'Claus Vermeulen' 'Diede Verpoest'
composers: 'Leos Janácek (1854-1928)'
6 1.X.1905 07:01
artists: 'Claus Vermeulen' 'Diede Verpoest'
composers: 'Leos Janácek (1854-1928)'
7 Lassu - Rapsodie for violin and piano 04:15
artists: 'Claus Vermeulen' 'Diede Verpoest'
composers: 'Béla Bartók (1881-1945)'
8 Friss - for violin and piano 05:32
artists: 'Claus Vermeulen' 'Diede Verpoest'
composers: 'Béla Bartók (1881-1945)'
9 Duo for violin and piano 06:01
artists: 'Claus Vermeulen' 'Diede Verpoest'
composers: 'Tim Mulleman'
10 Prelude a l’unison 04:23
artists: 'Diederik Ornée' 'Claus Vermeulen'
composers: 'George Enescu (1881-1955)'
11 Impressions d’Enfance - Ménétrier 03:28
artists: 'Claus Vermeulen' 'Diede Verpoest'
composers: 'George Enescu (1881-1955)'
12 Impressions d’Enfance - Vieux Mendiant 03:08
artists: 'Claus Vermeulen' 'Diede Verpoest'
composers: 'George Enescu (1881-1955)'
13 Impressions d’Enfance - Ruisselet au fond du Jardin 02:51
artists: 'Claus Vermeulen' 'Diede Verpoest'
composers: 'George Enescu (1881-1955)'
14 Impressions d’Enfance - L’oiseau en cage et le coucou au mur 02:16
artists: 'Claus Vermeulen' 'Diede Verpoest'
composers: 'George Enescu (1881-1955)'
15 Impressions d’Enfance - Chanson pour bercer 01:50
artists: 'Claus Vermeulen' 'Diede Verpoest'
composers: 'George Enescu (1881-1955)'
16 Impressions d’Enfance - Grillon 00:28
artists: 'Claus Vermeulen' 'Diede Verpoest'
composers: 'George Enescu (1881-1955)'
17 Impressions d’Enfance - Lune a travers les vitres 02:37
artists: 'Claus Vermeulen' 'Diede Verpoest'
composers: 'George Enescu (1881-1955)'
18 Impressions d’Enfance - Vent dans la Cheminée 00:30
artists: 'Claus Vermeulen' 'Diede Verpoest'
composers: 'George Enescu (1881-1955)'
19 Impressions d’Enfance - Tempête au dehors dans la nuit 02:07
artists: 'Claus Vermeulen' 'Diede Verpoest'
composers: 'George Enescu (1881-1955)'
20 Impressions d’Enfance - Lever du soleil 03:34
artists: 'Claus Vermeulen' 'Diede Verpoest'
composers: 'George Enescu (1881-1955)'