Downtown Scene cellist Erik Friedlander takes a bold step with an album of completely improvised solo cello pieces. It is an album of stark beauty and haunting poignancy. The premise behind the recording was that the producer would present Friedlander with a piece of 19th century French surrealist poetry, after which Friedlander would immediately improvise based on the impressions he received from the reading. The album was recorded, in its entirety, in about an hour; there were no overdubs. The mood...   [ read more ]

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Downtown Scene cellist Erik Friedlander takes a bold step with an album of completely improvised solo cello pieces. It is an album of stark beauty and haunting poignancy. The premise behind the recording was that the producer would present Friedlander with a piece of 19th century French surrealist poetry, after which Friedlander would immediately improvise based on the impressions he received from the reading. The album was recorded, in its entirety, in about an hour; there were no overdubs. The mood...   [ read more ]

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