Close Encounters. Works for Bassoon and String Quartet

Featuring

Rui Lopes
Ilya Gringolts
Anahit Kurtikyan
Silvia Simionescu
Claudius Herrmann
Ruslan Lutsyk

Gringolts Quartet
Édouard Du Puy
Wynton Marsalis
Helena Winkelman
Marcelo Nisinman
Camille Saint-Saëns
Ástor Piazzolla

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Recording & Production

The album was recorded in the legendary Radiostudio in Zurich, with Andreas Werner as the sound engineer.

Instruments

Rui Lopes, the bassoonist, used a Heckel 15,639 bassoon for this recording, which is one of the rare copies from the Azzolini model.

Recording & Production

Two of the works on this album include a double bass, which enriches the sound and helps explore different sound worlds.

Album & Artwork

The album features 6 pieces by 6 composers, including 4 world premiere recordings.

Interpretation

Rui Lopes, the bassoonist on this album, chose repertoire based on personal pleasure, including original works and arrangements, and commissioned new pieces for the bassoon and string quartet combination.

Instruments

The members of the Gringolts Quartet, who perform on this album, all play on rare Italian instruments, including a Giuseppe Guarneri 'del Gesù' violin and a Maggini cello.

Album & Artwork

This album is the result of over five years of planning, developing, and preparing a unique collaborative project between composers, arrangers, and musicians.