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Alter Ego

5/6/2022, 12 Tracks, 46:02

Featuring

  • David Orlowsky
  • David Bergmüller
  • Henry Purcell
  • Thomas Preston
  • John Dowland
  • Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger

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Performer Biography

David Orlowsky (clarinet) and David Bergmüller (lute) come from different musical traditions, and their instrument combination has no historical precedent.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This album was recorded in June 2021 at Schloss Elmau, with Florian Rabl as the sound engineer.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

The duo formed when David Orlowsky discovered a video of David Bergmüller online and recognized him as a musical "alter ego."

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

In their original compositions, the clarinet represents "bygone times" while the lute creates polyrhythmic structures, blending new and old.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

The album was mixed and mastered by Martyn Heyne at Lichte Studios.

Source: Booklet

Interpretation

David Orlowsky and David Bergmüller describe their musical partnership as an "organism" where they function as opposing yet complementary personalities.

Source: Booklet

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