Arthur Klaassens - Ratio (2021) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. New York Counterpoint (Arr. for Oboe): I. Fast
02. New York Counterpoint (Arr. for Oboe): II. Slow
03. New York Counterpoint (Arr. for Oboe): III. Fast
04. Sequenza VII per oboe solo
05. Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004 (Arr. for Oboe): I. Allemande
06. Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004 (Arr. for Oboe): II. Corrente
07. Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004 (Arr. for Oboe): III. Sarabande
08. Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004 (Arr. for Oboe): IV. Giga
09. Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004 (Arr. for Oboe): V. Ciaccona
10. afwezige stemmen (Arr. for Oboe)
11. Spem in alium (Arr. for Oboe)


"Ratio" takes you on a musical oboe journey in a way you’ve possibly never had before: 40 instruments from the oboe family composing a polyphonic Renaissance choir, swaying rhythms with Steve Reich’s New York Counterpoint, impeccable instrument control with Berio’s legendary 7th Sequenza, Bach’s 2nd Violin Partita in a clever and freshly made multi-voiced setting. Commissioned specifically for this album, in close kinship with Klaassens, a haunting composition by one of the most proficient Dutch composers of now, Jesse Broekman.

Arthur Klaassens belongs to a new age of highly skilled oboe players in the Netherlands, but there’s a lot more to cover with this astonishing artist. The unusualy long production period was has been taken for compiling and recording own, incredibly refined arrangements never resounds in a technical listening experience, but primarily a coherent and very musical captivating one. Truly a rare and adventurous musical document is being presented with the oboe, and all it’s family members, in a golden spotlight.

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