Curiosity
CD 4624
file under: jazz
release October 16, 2015
order from amazon.de
A string quartet doesn’t necessarily need to be stuck in the chamber music of past centuries. Outstanding ensembles like the Turtle Island String or Kronos have long proven that. The Kaleidoscope String Quartet (KSQ) transcends the classical format into new dimensions equally determinedly as the named “trailblazers”, but in a completely different way. On their second album Curiosity the Swiss musicians captivate with charismatic original compositions and distinctive sound. KSQ confidently leave genre boundaries behind and change between elegance, grand air and unpretentious spirit. “The idea is to integrate the different styles that have influenced us, into our own voice,” Simon Heggendorn explains. “We compose more from the perspective of the musician and the audience and don’t raise the claim to be avant-garde.” . . . read more
Curiosity
CD 4624
file under: jazz
release October 16, 2015
order from amazon.de
A string quartet doesn’t necessarily need to be stuck in the chamber music of past centuries. Outstanding ensembles like the Turtle Island String or Kronos have long proven that. The Kaleidoscope String Quartet (KSQ) transcends the classical format into new dimensions equally determinedly as the named “trailblazers”, but in a completely different way. On their second album Curiosity the Swiss musicians captivate with charismatic original compositions and distinctive sound. KSQ confidently leave genre boundaries behind and change between elegance, grand air and unpretentious spirit. “The idea is to integrate the different styles that have influenced us, into our own voice,” Simon Heggendorn explains. “We compose more from the perspective of the musician and the audience and don’t raise the claim to be avant-garde.” . . . read more
Reflections
