Babel 17

Taco Kooistra - Ladder of Escape 6 (1993) {Attacca Babel 9369-1}
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© 1993 Attacca | BABEL 9369-1 DDD
Classical / Contemporary Classical / Avant-Garde / Modern Composition / Cello

The CD series Ladder of Escape from Attacca shows musicians trying to go beyond the limits of their instrument. But listening to the sixth CD in the series, on which cellist Taco Kooistra plays works by Penderecki, Straesser, Lutoslawski, Kergomard, Lachenmann, Chin and Gehlhaar, you wonder what exactly the limitations of the cello are. After all, the image of dark-brown music in which sadness and consolation go hand in hand comes from the romantic tradition.

Robert Dick - Ladder of Escape 5 (1991) {Attacca BABEL 9158-1}
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© 1991 Attacca | BABEL 9158-1
Jazz / Classical / Post-Modern / Modern Composition / Avant-Garde / Flutes

Prince of the postmodern flute, Robert Dick has once again taken the listener on a journey where he or she thought they couldn't be taken. With his revolutionary techniques for extending the tonal possibilities of instruments – such as multiphonics and other technical modifications – Dick has presented his chosen instrument in an entirely new light as both a concert instrument and as an instrument to be composed for. While Dick has recorded other composer's works before – his infamous recording of Jimi Hendrix being a case in point – he has taken the works of 20th century composers here and juxtaposed them against his own, which stacks up even.