Joan Pérez-Villegas's "Sólo el misterio" is based on three "Old Spanish songs" collected, harmonized, and recorded by Federico García Lorca, a Spanish poet and playwright, in 1931.
Performer Biography
Kebyart is a saxophone quartet from Barcelona, and its name is inspired by gamelan gong kebyar, a traditional Balinese music that aims to cause ecstasy among audiences.
Interpretation
Kebyart's arrangements are developed collectively through testing and modifying voices, timbres, and registers, rather than solely from musical notation.
Compositional Technique
Peter Eötvös's work "Lectures différentes" for saxophone quartet is divided into two 'scenes,' each followed by a different reading of the same material, exploring the plasticity and diverse timbres of the saxophone family.
Interpretation
For their arrangement of Stravinsky's Pulcinella Suite, Kebyart created their own arrangement of the original 18th-century pieces while also considering Stravinsky's changes, working from practice rather than just scores.
Composition History
Igor Stravinsky's Pulcinella Suite, featured on this album, is itself a reinterpretation of pre-existing 18th-century works.
Album & Artwork
The album title, "Lectures différentes," translates to "different readings" and challenges traditional ways of listening to music.
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