Composer: Yann Robin
Performer: IRCAM-Centre Pompidou, Ensemble Intercontemporain, Alain Billard
Conductor: Susanna Mälkki
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Kairos
Catalogue: KAI0013262
Release: 2012
Size: 381 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
01. Vulcano (for ensemble of 29 musicians)
02. Art of Metal I for Metal Clarinet Contrabass and Ensemble of 17 Musicians
03. Art of Metal III for metal clarinet contrabass, ensemble of 18 musicians and electronics
Yann Robin is a young composer of contemporary music and is based in Paris. These pieces, Vulcano (for ensemble of 29 musicians), Art of Metal I (written for an all-metal bass clarinet and 17 musicians), and Art of Metal III for the same bass clarinet but fewer musicians, represent explosive writing and sounds but scored in a very approachable way.
“The cycle’s connecting thread, the driving idea, is a metaphorical approach to what metal brings to mind, this alloy often synonymous with strength, power, solidity, energy, brilliance, shine…” (Yann Robin)