SANDRED, O.: Cracks and Corrosion Nos. 1 and 2 / Amanzule voices / The third perspective / Whirl of Leaves (Dautry, Hoitenga, Sandred)

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Cracks and Corrosion No. 1 (more info)
Composed by: Andrew Lloyd Webber S. Szokolay


1. Cracks and Corrosion No. 1 - 09:58


Amanzule voices (more info)
Composed by: Andrew Lloyd Webber S. Szokolay


2. Amanzule voices - 10:47


Det tredje perspektivet (The third perspective) (more info)
Composed by: S. Szokolay Andrew Lloyd Webber


3. Det tredje perspektivet (The third perspective) - 11:11


Cracks and Corrosion No. 2 (more info)
Composed by: Andrew Lloyd Webber S. Szokolay


4. Cracks and Corrosion No. 2 - 12:32


Whirl of Leaves (more info)
Composed by: Andrew Lloyd Webber Ferdinand Beissier
Camilla Hoitenga, flute


5. Whirl of Leaves - 10:23

Reviews

Accessible Modernism (Aug 18, 2009)
Reviewer:Dean Brierly
“Cracks and Corrosion” is one of the most challenging and rewarding releases of 2009. It’s comprised of five works by Swedish composer Örjan Sandred, who deftly combines acoustic instrumentation with computerized sound modulation while avoiding the emotional sterility that characterizes much electronic music. Partly he achieves this through a range of organic sound textures that evoke various... “Cracks and Corrosion” is one of the most challenging and rewarding releases of 2009. It’s comprised of five works by Swedish composer Örjan Sandred, who deftly combines acoustic instrumentation with computerized sound modulation while avoiding the emotional sterility that characterizes much electronic music. Partly he achieves this through a range of organic sound textures that evoke various environmental phenomena—splintering ice, skittering leaves, even the “singing” of massed frogs near a lake in West Africa. His melodic and harmonic conception is similarly forward looking; angular and intricate, it keeps the listener intriguingly off balance, yet its inherent tension and drama keep one intellectually and emotionally engaged. There is also a surprising amount of warmth and lyricism, albeit expressed in non-traditional fashion. Each of the pieces is inspired by environmental phenomena and scored for a different instrumental combination—from a small chamber ensemble to a single guitar interacting with a computer—which adds to the disc’s variety of moods and textures. “Cracks and Corrosions” shows Sandred to be one of the most compelling voices on the alt classical scene. Highly recommended. (read more)