La Rencontre: Music for Marimba | Atma Classique ACD22608

La Rencontre: Music for Marimba

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Label: Atma Classique

Cat No: ACD22608

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Instrumental

Release Date: 18th May 2009

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'La Rencontre' features works by several contemporary composers: Julie Spencer, Oleksa Lozowchuk, Emmanuel Séjourné, Guillo Espel and Keiko Abe, along with Caron’s own transcriptions of Letter from Home by American guitarist Pat Metheny, and Cinco Piezas by Argentinian master Astor Piazzolla. The compositions are full of musical subtleties that call for highly acrobatic technique on the part of the performer, who plays an instrument that ranges over five octaves.

The marimba’s roots can be traced to primitive traditional instruments developed in Asia, pre-Colombian America and Africa. In the 16th century, black slaves imported the marimba to Latin America. It has come to be considered the national instrument in Mexico and Guatemala.

Anne-Julie Caron won the 2007 Opus prize as “Discovery of the Year” and 2nd prize at the 2006 International Marimba Competition. Here she presents a programme of 20th century original works for marimba and transcriptions.

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