The title of Harold Noben's "De la Pointe au talon" refers to both dance terms (ballerina's pointe and heel) and parts of a cello bow, symbolizing opposing styles within the music.
Performer Biography
Ô-Celli is an ensemble of eight cellists, and this album, "Dances," is their second recording.
Composition History
Harold Noben's piece, "De la Pointe au talon," is a triptych written specifically for the Ô-Celli ensemble.
Compositional Technique
Oriol Cruixent's "Fa Do" uses the musical pitches F and C (Fa and Do) as its main melodic material, and is inspired by the Portuguese fado genre and Brazilian popular music like bossa nova.
Composition History
Oriol Cruixent's "Fa Do," Op. 55, was written for Ô-Celli to explore new ways of performing music using an octet of cellos, incorporating strummed and percussive effects.
Interpretation
The album features arrangements of well-known classical works by Johann Strauss II, Tchaikovsky, and Stravinsky, alongside pieces by contemporary composers Harold Noben and Oriol Cruixent.
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