La Rencontre features works by several contemporary composers: Julie Spencer, Oleksa Lozowchuk, Emmanuel Séjourné, Guillo Espel, and Keiko Abe, along with Caron’s own transcriptions of Letter from Home by American guitarist Pat Metheny, and Cinco Piezas by Argentinian master Astor Piazzolla. The compositions are full of musical subtleties that call for highly acrobatic technique on the part of the performer, who plays an instrument that ranges over five octaves. The marimba’s roots can be traced to primitive traditional instruments developed in Asia, pre-Colombian America and Africa. In the 16th century, black slaves imported the marimba to Latin America. It has come to be considered the national instrument in Mexico and Guatemala.
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La Rencontre
00:56:33
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Complete Works
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Spencer: White Squirrel, for marimba
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00:04:41
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White Squirrel, for marimba
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Metheny: Letter from Home
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00:02:12
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Letter from Home
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Lozowchuk: La Rencontre, for marimba
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00:15:25
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L''étincelle
00:03:11
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La flamme
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Lumière éternelle
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Sejourne: Katamiya, for marimba
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Katamiya, for marimba
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Espel: Zamba Para Escuchar Tu Silencio, for marimba
"An eclectic offering entitled La Rencontre featuring Anne-Julie Caron, a young marimba player who won the Quebec Opus Prize for “Discovery of the Year” in 2007. The disc includes original works by American marimbist-composer Julie Spencer, Ukrainian-Canadian composer Oleksa Lozowchu, French percussionist Emmanuel Séjourné, Argentinean guitarist-composer Guillio Espel and Japanese marimba virtuoso Keiko Abe, along with Caron’s own transcriptions of works by Pat Metheny and Astor Piazzola. Many of the works show influences of jazz and folk-dance rhythms, but there are moments of contemplation and abstract expression too. The highlight for me is Abe’s complex depiction of “Wind in the Bamboo Grove”. Caron proves herself up for the challenges throughout this intriguing recording."
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