Zephyr Quartet

Paul Termos - Paul Termos (2003) {Composers' Voice Portrait CV123}
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Classical / Contemporary Classical / Chamber Music

Paul Termos was born in Hilversum, Netherlands,1952. He studied composition with Ton de Leeuw at the Amsterdam Sweelinck Conservatory, in the early seventies. In the same period Termos got involved in improvised music with his guitar- and clarinet playing, but changes this instruments a few years later for the alto-saxophone.

Whether it's the luscious all instrumental four-album `Seasons' cycle or bombastic classical- influenced rock-operas such as `The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' and its live interpretation `Alive in Theatre', Hostsonaten has always been the most purely symphonic project modern Italian progressive music icon Fabio Zuffanti is involved in, and he and his music collaborators here return in 2016 with `Symphony N. 1: Cupid and Psyche'. Zuffanti and his musical friends, including La Coscienza di Zeno's keyboardist Luca Scherani, Laura Marsano on classical and electric guitars, Paolo `Paolo' Tixi on drums and Danielle Sollo on fretted and fretless bass, are backed up by multi- member brass and woodwind sections as well as a string quartet, and without a doubt they've delivered one of the most proudly grandiose, extravagant and bombastic symphonic Italian works of the year!

The birth of this band comes from a deep wish to take up the challenge of a singular instrumentation : two Horns (Saxophone & Tuba) and two Percussions (Vibraphone and Drums). The Tuba/Vibraphone combination creates a clear demarcation with sound material of a "standard" quartet (w/ Piano & Bass), while bringing a warm tone as well as unusual acoustic textures.

Wang Tao, one of the leading contemporary young artists in China; Clarinetist; associate professor in Central Conservatory of Music in China.