Think Subtilior
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Think Subtilior
Ensemble Santenay
[ Ricercar / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 25 August 2017
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The Ensemble Santenay invites us on an enthralling journey through the French Ars Subtilior repertory of the fourteenth century. These pieces with their often esoteric texts are presented here as a genuine sound project. Just as works of art are framed with the greatest care, the musicians have devised sound frames for the compositions on this album, in order to introduce them, link them with each other, take them further than usual, and above all make sure our ears and our consciousness are alert at the moment when the art makes its appearance. These sonic atmospheres are realised with the aid of sounds produced by instruments, scraps of pieces of music, sometimes a single voice.
"With its bizarre harmonies, jagged rhythms and wayward lines, the 14th-century "ars subtilior" style sounds strangely contemporary to our ears...Santenay's four musicians handle its unusual demands superbly, linking pieces by Solage, Hasprois et al with Thor-Harald Johnsen's electronic evocations of smoke-related phenomena. Compelling." Sunday Times
