A bass and a cello duet, it's not so common. This meeting takes place under the "flames 60 " Joëlle Leandre, a series 60 concerts held to celebrate its 60 years.
is the first time that these two are onstage together, and as she arrived very late, there was almost no preparation. But she has sufficient background in improvisation, and he in special off-road, to be able to start well, and we offer the very good music. Question
energy, she is leading. A flow of magma breaks almost harmonic, rhythmic flare of, with floating melodies, it captures, expresses accompanies. They are careful not to step on toes, looking for the complement, not imitation, even if the echoes later recovery of an idea, a sound, a type of gambling are permitted. He finds little bit more room, and she leaves him little by little over the floor, even if you can not talk about balance (trade but, yes, it is neither dictatorial nor refractory to listen, especially just overflowing with music, and very accustomed to improvisation in all genres).
The concert is organized into sequences of about twenty minutes, more or less concluded with an episode where Leander begins to sing, chant shamanic priestess, Parody endless dirge of a dramatic opera heroine (with impressive showmanship, sickness, fall, collapse, agony and slow resurrection), or scat crazy for words and syllables ("salopiauds, all that" ).
There will be a lot more bow than I thought, a priori, sometimes used in reverse, wood rubbing the strings with percussion passages, or using parts of unusual instruments, spades, ropes ties, etc.. ; Courtois use two bows for a moment, but overall, rubbing the strings with horsehair (which will be very tired!) And plucking the strings with the other hand will remain the privileged mode. This was enough to sometimes be heard as an instrument electrified (a game while double rope), sometimes close to an old (in screeching sounds and repetitive). All with great humor, energy, and fun.
At the end, Courtois begins to disassemble his cello, playing without the pike (resonance worst!), Then releasing a rope, dropping a key. After that, it's on, there will be no additional ba!
Spotify: Joelle Leandre - Live In Israel , Vincent Courtois Afane + Ze Jam - Man Airplane , Jean-Pierre and Marie Mouhaud - Check (a record that mixed contemporary improvisations and baroque pieces for viola da gamba and basso continuo)
Elsewhere: a set of photos in Flickr
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