Australian / Polish composer Dominik Karski presents several works for flute performed with collaborators Ewa Liebchen on piccolo, flute, alto flute, bass flute, tam tam, Rafal Jedrzejewski on flute, alto flute, bass flute and tam tam, and Zofia Dowgiatto Zynch on harp, including the 4-part "Veiled Voice", "Glimmer", and two parts of "Streamforms".
Format: CD Condition: New Released: 2016 Country: Poland Packaging: Digipack Recorded at Polish Radio Studios, in Warsaw, Poland, in August, September, October, 2015, by Ewa Guziolek-Tubelewicz and Julita Michalak.
"The works on this disc present a story of my love affair with the flutes. It started in 2002 when I was writing Glimmer, which awoke my fascination with the low flutes, especially the bass flute, then turning into an obsession, as two bass flute solos saw the light of day the following year... The love affair, however, could not have been so fruitful if I hadn't crossed paths one day with the two musicians from Flute o'clock: Ewa Liebchen and Rafał Jędrzejewski.
Dominik Karski
Our collaboration has been developing and growing since 2010, with the duo commissioning new works and taking up the existing repertoire - all of which is now assembled together on this disc, documenting the exploratory process we have gone through over the years. Their input from the performers' point of view was greatly valuable and I would like to thank them and Zofia Dowgiałło-Zych (who joins in Streamforms III) for playing such a huge part in this long-term collaborative adventure and for making this disc a reality. It is a milestone that encompasses a vast journey - but the journey still continues.."-Dominik Karski
"After several years of cooperation between Dominik Karski and Flute o'clock, thanks to Bôłt Records, we received a set of works for flutes, tam-tams and the harp of his authorship.
The Polish-Australian composer discovered the sound of the flute many years ago. But he did not focus on one variation of this instrument, on the contrary - because his music is performed on different flutes, from piccolo to bass. "GLIMMER Flute o'clock" Publisherwas released in June this year and accommodated ten compositions that were created in 2002 - 2015. The earliest recording from this set is "Glimmer" (2002) for alto and bass flute. In "Streamforms" (2003) we experience amplification for a solo bass flute, with a characteristic counterpoint in the form of expressive exhalation. In turn, "Veiled Voice" (2012) was made for two flutes, while "open cluster M45" (2003) is also a song intended for an amplified bass flute. I was particularly interested in "Streamforms III" with the participation of the harpist Zofia Dowgiałło-Zych.
I do not intend to pretend to be a professional in this field, but the art of Dominik Karski extracts from the flute its physicality and overexpression, thanks to the extraordinary skill (or equilibristic articulation) of the Flute o'clock duo : Ewa Liebchen and Rafał Jędrzejewski."-plytyniesluchane.wordpress.com (translated by Google)