Alexandre David: Photogrammes
Collection QB, 2024
8/10
Listen to Alexandre David: Photogrammes
An assembly of 3 different ensembles who all approach classical ideas with plenty of experimental spirit, the 3 involved pieces present unfold with tremendous skill and unpredictability.
Quatuor Bozzini starts with the dynamic strings of “Quatuor a cordes”, where Alissa Cheung and Clemens Merkel’s strategic violins radiate much ambience alongside Stéphanie Bozzini’s viola.
In the middle, Plaisirs du clavecin performs “Nanimissuat Ile-tonnerre, which showcases Clayton Kenney’s soaring baritone and Virginie Mongeau’s powerful soprano amid Caroline Tremblay’s recorder and the well timed strings.
Residing at the end, the Orchestre de I’Agora fleshes out “Photogrammes” via the quivering and cinematic quality and much mystery, where ominous bouts and layers of richness won’t go unnoticed.
A very artistic and sometimes abstract version of modern classical sounds, each selection radiates in its own unique territory via the avant-garde exploration.
Travels well with: Christopher Whitley- almost as soft as silence; Amy Brandon- Lysis