To the muse! english deutsch
Asya Fateyeva - saxophones
Emil Kuyumcuyan - vibraphone, Darabuka
Matthias Loibner - hurdy-gurdy
Bo Wiget - cello, arrangements
In the 12th and 13th centuries, the first major form of European secular art song developed in Occitania (in what is now Provence). These troubadours and troubairitz created thousands of poems, which were sung at court. Influenced by the Moorish high culture that prevailed on the Iberian Peninsula at the time, they created elaborate rhymes, poems and songs that sang of the many varieties of love, among other things. These beautiful melodies - almost 400 have survived in rudimentary musical notation - are perfect for giving them a new form. The quartet To the muse! led by saxophonist Asya Fateyeva lends these old melodies a contemporary beauty. The unusual line-up with saxophone, hurdy-gurdy, cello, vibraphone and other percussion paired with the joy of playing, great virtuosity and stylistic diversity leads to refreshing listening experiences. Classical, contemporary, spontaneously improvised, Arabian melodies join folkloristic spring meadow idylls, whole imaginary soundscapes pass by. And a sweet melancholy of bygone times always wafts around the almost 900-year-old songs.
Asya Fateyeva is one of the most exciting and versatile classical saxophonists of our time. She plays internationally with renowned orchestras and various chamber music partners music from the Baroque period to the present day.
The Istanbul-born Emil Kuyumcuyan is a percussionist, composer and electronic musician with Croatian, Greek, Armenian and African roots. His music is characterized by influences from contemporary classical music, jazz and Anatolian music, which combine to create a unique musical language.
With the hurdy-gurdy, Matthias Loibner has not only added various sound facets and stupendous playing techniques to an instrument that is rarely heard, he also manages to lend surprising accents to the European music world in various projects.
Cellist and arranger Bo Wiget can be found in many areas of music. As an improvising jazz musician as well as a member of baroque ensembles or a theater musician. He is responsible for the arrangements of the Troubadour pieces.
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