Frank Wallace

Un adolescent de treize ans et demi, enfant de chœur souffrant de troubles mentaux, durant l’été 1969. En 98 chapitres et autant de formes littéraires (monologue intérieur, récit d’aventure, traité philosophique, etc.), le romancier allemand Frank Witzel nous raconte son histoire, et à travers elle, celle de la République Fédérale d’Allemagne de l’après-guerre, jusqu’à l’irruption de ce groupuscule terroriste tristement célèbre nommé Fraction Armée Rouge. …

"As a composer, I was feeling helpless at home during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Then, I realized I could at least provide my musical friends with new compositions while they were spending time in self-isolation. So in the Spring of 2020, I composed 31 new short pieces of music for an unaccompanied solo instrument or voice, or for a duo of musicians self-isolating together. With the cancellation of all performances, COVID-19 has adversely impacted the world’s music community. This project is my attempt to raise the spirits of fellow musicians, and the community at large, as we continue to traverse through uncertain times. We might be self-isolating but we are never alone…we have music."

Carlo Domeniconi is a master of guitar composition. His fusion of Western and Eastern elements is a distinctive feature of his writing, and this album presents a body of work for the unusual combination of mandolin and guitar. The large-scale Durandarte charts a medieval knights wild journey through the countryside, which is accompanied by poignant love songs, elegies, and agitated cross-rhythms.