The improvisations for this album were created spontaneously based on various stimuli, including descriptions of imaginary scenes, lines of poetry, three musical notes, or even a cartoon.
Composition History
The duo Axel Wolf and Hugo Siegmeth first discovered musical common ground by coincidence when the lutenist played some jazz notes in a shared dressing room.
Album & Artwork
The album title "NOW" refers to the 400-year difference in stylistic origins between the lutenist and saxophonist, brought together in the present.
Performer Biography
Hugo Siegmeth, the saxophonist on this album, sees himself as a European jazz musician who uses classical music as a field for improvisation.
Instruments
Axel Wolf plays a 14-course lute after Raillich from 1993, a 10-course lute after Tiefenbrucker from 2014, and a 14-course theorbo after Tiefenbrucker from 2000 on this album.
Performer Biography
Axel Wolf, one of the performers on this album, is considered a leading lutenist due to his expressive playing and interpretative art.
Compositional Technique
The music on this album consists entirely of spontaneous duo improvisations, with most pieces recorded on a single day in a studio.
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