Melodies in a Bottle

Cras, Jean, Debussy, Claude, Gershwin, George, Pärt, Arvo, różni kompozytorzy, Satie, Erik, Vivaldi, Antonio

Quatuor Ardeo, Serafimova, Vassilena

LDV 156

The coming together of the percussionist and marimbist Vassilena Serafimova and the Quatuor Ardeo,(Ardeo String Quartet) the encounter of two worlds that inspire new repertoires as well as moods and impressions, recreated partly through original arrangements.

This is a subtle balance between the marimba coupled with the vibraphone and the strings: the former, pulsating and silky, brings a more pronounced rhythmic dimension and occasionally takes on a concertante role; the latter offers a warm lyricism and a texture at times dense or transparent, but always supple.

A delicate balance, too, when it comes to paying homage to the works without diminishing their original artistic strength.

As the works and arrangements unfold, the journey takes shape like a voyage journal where age-old traditions meet fresh inspirations. Melodies in a Bottle aims to be less a programme than a passage, one of maritime or urban perspectives, of real or imagined landscapes, of music whose history is rewritten with every note. A meeting space where curiosity becomes an attractive driving force.

Works:

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•Debussy: Danses sacrée et profane
•Pärt: Fratres for String Quartet
•Vivaldi: The Four Seasons: Summer, RV315: I. Allegro non molto - allegro
•Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in G Minor, RV 315 "L’Estate" (Arr. for Marimba and String Quartet by Quatuor Ardeo and Vassilena Serafimova): II. Adagio
•Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in G Minor, RV 315 "L’Estate" (Arr. for Vibraphone and String Quartet by Quatuor Ardeo and Vassilena Serafimova): III. Presto
•Satie: Pièces froides (Excerpt)
•Gershwin: Fascinatin' Rhythm
•Gershwin: Chinese Blues
•Gershwin: The Man I Love

CD x 1

La Dolce Volta

20/04/2026

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