Music for Violin and Piano

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Music for Violin and Piano
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Studio album by
Mark Feldman & Sylvie Courvoisier
ReleasedJune 22, 1999
RecordedJune 15, 1996 at Zurich DRS and December 23, 1998 at Clinton Studios, New York City
Genre Contemporary classical music, jazz
Length65:24
Label Avant AVAN 065
Producer Mark Feldman & Sylvie Courvoisier
Mark Feldman chronology
Music for Violin Alone
(1995)		Music for Violin and Piano
(1999)		 Book of Tells
(2001)
Sylvie Courvoisier chronology
Music for Barrel Organ, Piano, Tuba, Bass and Percussion
(1997)		Music for Violin and Piano
(1999)		 Y2K
(2000)

Music for Violin and Piano is an album by violinist Mark Feldman and pianist Sylvie Courvoisier which was released on the Avant label in 1999. [1]

Mark Feldman American violinist

Mark Feldman is an American jazz violinist.

Sylvie Courvoisier Swiss musician

Sylvie Courvoisier is a composer, pianist and improviser.

Avant Records was a record label in Japan that specialized in avant-garde jazz, avant rock, and experimental music. The label released more than 80 albums between 1992 and 2004.

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Reception

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In his review for Allmusic, Mark W.B. Allender notes that " Both Feldman and Courvoisier compliment[ sic ] each other well as they play in perfect step with one another. Highly recommended". [2] All About Jazz said "Feldman's playing, crystalline but fluid, evokes an intimate chamber music aesthetic. Courvoisier covers the range from lush chordal progressions to punchy clusters to light prepared-piano tinkles, constantly evolving a florid sense of drama. While the balance of improvisation and composition on this record tilts more toward the latter than usual, it's quite a refreshing change". [3]

The Latin adverb sic inserted after a quoted word or passage indicates that the quoted matter has been transcribed or translated exactly as found in the source text, complete with any erroneous, archaic, or otherwise nonstandard spelling. It also applies to any surprising assertion, faulty reasoning, or other matter that might be likely interpreted as an error of transcription.

<i>All About Jazz</i> comprehensive American website for jazz enthusiasts and professionals, based in Philadelphia

All About Jazz is a website established by Michael Ricci in 1995. A volunteer staff publishes news, album reviews, articles, videos, and listings of concerts and other events having to do with jazz. Ricci maintains a related site, Jazz Near You, about local concerts and events.

Track listing

All compositions by Sylvie Courvoisier & Mark Feldman

  1. "Smoke" - 2:57
  2. "One Too: Too Romantisch Too / Too Speedy" - 9:15
  3. "La Goulante de l'Idiot" - 9:15
  4. "Kit: Les Tenebrides / Murmur / Luna Park" - 13:46
  5. "Gugging" - 7:35
  6. "Dog Town Road" - 3:32
  7. "Valse Nise" - 7:30
  8. "Terre d'Agala" - 7:34

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Discogs album entry accessed February 7, 2014
  2. 1 2 Allender, Mark. Mark Feldman & Sylvie Courviosier – Music for Violin and Piano Review at AllMusic . Retrieved February 7, 2014.
  3. ↑ All About Jazz Review, July 1, 1999
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