DCD 040 - New Sounds from Musica Rediviva

Musica Rediviva just sent us a bunch of new releases -- so many that we're dividing them up between two episodes. For our 40th episode, we feature selections from "Sounds of Transparence" and "From Castle and Cottage."

At first blush you might think an album of contemporary music would have nothing in common with a collection of baroque works, but in this case you'd be wrong.

Both releases present new sounds and new sound combinations. The sound of marimba, organ and flute playing together is certainly unusual. But as the Tribukait/Petterson/Berg Trio ably demonstrates, it's an interesting and oftimes beautiful combination of instruments.

Torbjörn Näsbom and Andreas Edlund present another unusual combination of instruments in a different fashion. Their new release, "From Castle and Cottage" take a traditional Swedish folk instrument, the nyckelharpa, pair it with a small harpsichord and give a fresh sound to some music from the Baroque period.

New sounds indeed!

- Ralph


This program we play:

CPE Bach: Sonata in C major (originally for viola da gamba and basso continuo)
Torbjörn Näsbom, nyckelharpa; Andreas Edlund, cembalo
Musica Rediviva

Ole Lutzow-Holm: Rhyme and Pairs for marimba
Daniel Berg, marimba
Musica Rediviva

Marin Marais: La rêveuse (originally for viola da gamba and basso continuo)
Torbjörn Näsbom, nyckelharpa; Andreas Edlund, cembalo
Musica Rediviva

Staffan Storm: Tre canti del giardino in rovina for flute, marimba and organ
Tribukait/Petterson/Berg Trio
Musica Rediviva


Olof Jansson: Church March
Torbjörn Näsbom, nyckelharpa; Andreas Edlund, cembalo
Musica Rediviva

Henrik Strindberg: Modell 2 for flute, marimba and piano
Tribukait/Petterson/Berg Trio
Musica Rediviva