QUARTETSKI was formed in 2007 with the goal of rethinking and reinterpreting works by great composers of the 20th century within an improvised context. While staying true to the spirit of those composers, Quartetski uses their compositions as vehicles to discover new musical horizons, creating in the process a mosaic that is equal parts homage and exploration.
Quartetski's first album, Quartetski Does Prokofiev - Visions Fugitives Op.22, was released in December 2007 on Montréal's Ambiances Magnétiques record label. Their next album, Quartetski Does Satie - Sports et divertissements, will be release in the fall of 2009.
Gordon Allen
trumpet
Isaiah Ceccarelli
drums
Philippe Lauzier
saxophones, bass clarinet
Pierre-Yves Martel
viola da gamba
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CONTACT
info :
Pierre-Yves Martel
[email protected]
514.458.2051
bookings :
Marc Langlois
La Chasse-Galerie
[email protected]
514.276.9251
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QUARTETSKI DOES SATIE
Their newest project, Quartetski now takes on the challenge of reinterpreting two of Erik Satie's fanciful piano compositions, Sports et divertissement and Préludes flasques. This second album will appear later this year on the Ambiances Magnétiques label.
Erik Satie (1866-1925)
Sports et divertissements, Préludes flasques
1 Choral inappétissant
2 La balançoire
3 La chasse
4 La comédie Italienne
5 Le réveil de la mariée
6 Colin-maillard
7 La pêche
8 Le yachting
9 Le bain de mer
10 Le carnaval
11 Le golf
12 La pieuvre
13 Les courses
14 Les quatre-coins
15 Le pique-nique
16 Le water-chute
17 Le tango
18 Le traîneau
19 Le flirt
20 Le feu d'artifice
21 Le tennis
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QUARTETSKI DOES PROKOFIEV
Amidst the unrest of the Russian Revolution, Sergei Prokofiev wrote his Visions fugitives op.22, a series of short pieces for solo piano. The Visions were ideas or sketches that he captured and then set down on paper before they faded from his consciousness. Most of them are tens of seconds long, the longest barely reaching the two-minute mark.
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Visions Fugitives Op.22 (AM 171)
1 Lentamente
2 Andante
3 Animato
4 Molto giocoso
5 Allegretto I
6 Con Eleganza
7 Commodo
8 Allegretto tranquillo
9 Ridicolosamente
10 Con vivacitÃ
11 Assai Moderato
12 Feroce
13 Inquieto
14 Dolente
15 Presto agitatissimo e molto accentuato
16 Con una dolce lentezza
17 Alegretto II
18 Lento Irrealmente
To buy a copy of the album,
visit the Ambiances Magnétiques/DAME website
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ABOUT THE ORIGINAL PIANO VERSIONS
To know more about Sergei Prokofiev, click here
To know more about Erik Satie, click here
To hear the original piano version of Visions Fugitives Op.22, or to download the complete piano score, click here
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