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The »Stube« is the parlor or best room in a farmhouse, usually paneled in wood, a place where people go to have a rest, to celebrate, to mourn, and to make music. Alexandra Dienz, Christof Dienz, Barbara Romen and Gunter Schneider guide us into a friendly and sophisticated version of this multi-purpose meeting place.
On the first encounter the players, equipped with traditional folk music instruments, present us with enchantingly agreeable, startlingly beautiful tunes, before moving on, by applying some gentle twists and turns, to creating entirely new formations of sound.
This return to the traditional and its careful extension into the present is approached differently on each of the two CDs. The first CD comprises song-like pieces in various interpretations, while on the second CD the focus is skillfully shifted from structures to sounds.
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CD1:
Barbara Romen, hammered dulcime
Christof Dienz, zither
Gunter Schneider, guitars
Alexandra Dienz, double bass
1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12 composed by Christof Dienz
2, 4, 5, 8, 10 composed by Barbara Romen and Gunter Schneider
CD2:
Barbara Romen, hammered dulcime
Christof Dienz, zither
Gunter Schneider, guitar
Alexandra Dienz, double bass
Zeena Parkins, harp
Herbert Pirker, percussion
All music (CD 2) composed by Christof Dienz
Commisioned by Tirol Werbung, premiered at Klangspuren Schwaz 2010 |
2CD | Instrumental | Ensemble | World | PRIME colors Edition |
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