L'auto Journal 2023

Hopkinson Smith, gefeiert als der »oberste Poet der Laute« (Gramophone), schafft auf seinem neuesten Album einen subtilen, intimen Dialog zwischen Dalza und Spinacino, die mit ihren Werken die blühende Kultur des Instruments in Italien zu Beginn des 16.

The “supreme poet of the lute” (Gramophone), Hopkinson Smith creates a subtle, intimate dialogue between Dalza and Spinacino, witnesses of the instrument’s flourishing culture in Italy at the dawn of the 16th Century.

It is commonly said that the cello is the music instrument closest to the human voice. Its unique sound and timbre have a mellow tone which reminds us of our own singing. Besides that, the cello covers almost all of the player’s body when it is used for playing. There is a symbiosis between the cello and its player which makes it easy to think of the cello as of another human being.