Label: M.a. Recordings
Category: Music
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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
UPC: 739978005921
EAN: 0739978005921
ASIN: B00005MHPG
Release Date: 2001-11-06
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Artist:
Peter Epstein ,
Juao Paulo , and
Ricardo Pias
Label: M.a. Recordings Category: Music Average customer rating:
Media: Audio CD Number Of Discs: 1 UPC: 739978005921 EAN: 0739978005921 ASIN: B00005MHPG Release Date: 2001-11-06 |
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One of the Most Beautiful Instrumental Records Ever Made.......2002-04-27
The first cut, Bilrou, sounds distinctly Celtic. A mournful ballad, it brings tears to my eyes every time I play it. The underlying melody seems instantly familiar, resonating with the deepest parts of one's sensibility. They've given it a very delicate reading, with lots of space and striking harmonies. The next cut, Sar Hamemune, a Yemenite Sephardic tune, is mesmeric, with its repeated piano figure and dancing harmonies. Deolinda, which comes next, features some wonderful piano improv and accordion interplay plus a tasty piano/sax duo ending in the trio restating the melody. Dias mainly plays, I think, a bandoneon or a sanfona, very poignant-sounding instruments. Most numbers move at quite a leisurely pace giving the music a certain gravitas and depth of feeling. You can tell great care has gone into this music, but it still manages to sound completely spontaneous. Another high point is the Sephardic tune Durme, at 8:44 the longest cut on the record, showcasing the extreme delicacy of the ensemble interplay.
As with all MA discs, special care has been given to the recording dynamics, such as hand-made microphones and cables. This particular album was recorded in St. George British Anglican Church in Lisboa, Portugal, and the vibrancy of the sound is simply ravishing.
The closest thing to this music are some of the more memorable cuts on those two wonderful ECM discs by Jan Garbarek, Egberto Gismonti, and Charlie Haden, Magico and Folk Songs, made in the early eighties. But really, this music is almost sui generis.
Highest recommendation.
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