Caroline Delume, the theorbo player, is dedicated to premiering new music and has had works for guitar and theorbo dedicated to her by several composers.
Interpretation
This album features transcriptions of violin works by Bach and Biber for the double bass, theorbo, and synthesizer.
Performer Biography
Florentin Ginot, the double bassist, was named 'Musical revelation of the year' in 2020 by the Critiques Syndicate.
Instruments
The double bass, played by Florentin Ginot, is described as an instrument with a chaotic history, full of metamorphoses, inventions, and transformations.
Interpretation
A synthesizer was specially designed for Biber's Sonata No. 2, emulating the 'Buchla 700' polyphonic synthesizer from 1987, to explore continuo organ principles.
Performer Biography
Fanny Vicens, the synthesizer player, has an international career as both a pianist and accordionist, and is committed to both contemporary and historically informed baroque and classical repertoires.
Interpretation
The performers developed a 'funambulist bow' with bowmaker Boris Fritsch, inspired by historical data but adapted for modern issues.
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