Beata Viscera By Perotin (Magister Perotinus) from la grande bellezza

I Lie - David Lang

Ken Aiso - Melody Chang - Violin
Valeria Morgovskaya - Prepared Piano
Lorenzo Marasso - Conductor
Recorded at the Lutheran Church of the Master
in Los Angeles on December 15th 2013

ARVO PART - Tabula Rasa - 1st Mov

Live Performance by Li-Chun Hsiao and Alpaca String Ensemble.

Philip Glass: Façades (1981)

Leviathan 2014 Sound Track
From Album "Akhnaten" By  "Philip Glass"
Act 1 Prelude Refrain Verse 1 Verse 2

Leviathan 2014 SoundTrack - Akhnaten / Philip Glass

Dmitry Golovenko - Gnossiene No.1 by Eric Satie

Introduction to Eleanór Na Rún

The Hours Suite - Philip Glass

'Vantdraught 4' [CD|LP|DIGITAL]
Denovali Records · den256
available on all formats at [http://denovali.com/kubakapsa]

Kuba Kapsa is a Polish pianist and composer being the leader of the avant-jazz combo Contemporary Noise Sextet (2006-2014). Beyond that he is a renowned composer for film and theater plays. His latest venture is the first of a sophisticated series of projects of modern classical music bearing the common title "Vantdraught".

The first part of the "Vantdraught" series was called "Vantdraught 10 · Vol. 1" and featured ten classical instruments - 4 violins, 2 violas, cello, vibraphone, marimba and piano. The now appearing second part is "Vantdraught 4", a quartet album written for violin, clarinet/bass clarinet, trombone and piano. The minimalistic style of Vantdraught 10 is preserved although the music is less repetitive and much more intimate. Instinct and intuition is the main force behind the writing process, usually avoiding typical chord progressions and the classical cadential technique. In contrast to "Vantdraught 10 · Vol. 1", the rhythm domain is also less important, thus allowing the melody and harmony to come to the fore. The pieces of "Vantdraught 4" are mainly tonal music but Kapsa also makes use of atonal and polytonal harmonies which requires the listener to put more effort into listening to these parts. The unusual set of instruments is what makes this quartet album unique and fresh sounding. "Vantdraught 4" is certainly linked to classical and minimal music in general but one can find other influences such as jazz and "new music".

Much like its predecessor, "Vantdraught 4" features an astonishing artwork based on "The Reluctant Conscript" by the seminal artist duo Kahn & Selesnick.


Vantdraught 4

Kuba Kapsa Ensemble - Vantdraught 4 No. 5

Cum Dederit

Metamorphosis 2 by Philip Glass
arranged using UVI Ircam Prepared Piano

Philip Glass - Metamorphosis 2

Dedicated to the expansion of repertoire for women’s voices, Lorelei Ensemble works to expose lesser-known early music from the Medieval through Baroque periods, while collaborating with living composers to produce innovative programming that speaks to a wider audience.