Illuminations Suite for Solo Cello CD
Illuminations - Suite for Solo Cello - CD#SKPST020
Erik Friedlander, cello
An encounter with ancient books sparks the imagination of cellist Erik Friedlander in his latest solo release.
ILLUMINATIONS, cellist Erik Friedlander’s latest solo release was originally commissioned by the Jewish Museum in New York City which hosted an exhibit of ancient books from Oxford University’s Bodleian Collection. The exhibit brought together ancient illuminated texts in Arabic, Latin and Hebrew.
“I found myself in this darkened room surrounded by these gorgeous books and manuscripts that seemed to be talking to me. They were telling me a story of patience and craft, ritual and dedication that was inspiring.”
Friedlander has worked on the Bach suites throughout his life as a cellist and he used the suite form as a launching point for ILLUMINATIONS. Friedlander begins the suite with the meditative Invocation. The Prelude (subtitled Scriptorium) that follows is a furious moto perpetuo with an improvisatory pizzicato interlude. “I was inspired by Bach’s Preludes which are technically challenging and musically formidable. Scriptorium is a serious place where work gets done. Scribes sometimes spent their entire lives working in this room.” Instead of the French dances most often... more
credits
released April 21, 2015
Produced by Erik Friedlander
Recorded April 14, 2014 at Let Em In Studios in Brooklyn
Recorded by Scott Solter
Mixed by Erik Friedlander
Mastered by Silas Brown at Legacy Mastering
Design by Vanessa No Heart
Illuminations - Suite for Solo Cello - CD#SKPST020
Erik Friedlander, cello
An encounter with ancient books sparks the imagination of cellist Erik Friedlander in his latest solo release.
ILLUMINATIONS, cellist Erik Friedlander’s latest solo release was originally commissioned by the Jewish Museum in New York City which hosted an exhibit of ancient books from Oxford University’s Bodleian Collection. The exhibit brought together ancient illuminated texts in Arabic, Latin and Hebrew.
“I found myself in this darkened room surrounded by these gorgeous books and manuscripts that seemed to be talking to me. They were telling me a story of patience and craft, ritual and dedication that was inspiring.”
Friedlander has worked on the Bach suites throughout his life as a cellist and he used the suite form as a launching point for ILLUMINATIONS. Friedlander begins the suite with the meditative Invocation. The Prelude (subtitled Scriptorium) that follows is a furious moto perpetuo with an improvisatory pizzicato interlude. “I was inspired by Bach’s Preludes which are technically challenging and musically formidable. Scriptorium is a serious place where work gets done. Scribes sometimes spent their entire lives working in this room.” Instead of the French dances most often... more
credits
released April 21, 2015
Produced by Erik Friedlander
Recorded April 14, 2014 at Let Em In Studios in Brooklyn
Recorded by Scott Solter
Mixed by Erik Friedlander
Mastered by Silas Brown at Legacy Mastering
Design by Vanessa No Heart
Illuminations - Suite for Solo Cello - CD#SKPST020
Erik Friedlander, cello
An encounter with ancient books sparks the imagination of cellist Erik Friedlander in his latest solo release.
ILLUMINATIONS, cellist Erik Friedlander’s latest solo release was originally commissioned by the Jewish Museum in New York City which hosted an exhibit of ancient books from Oxford University’s Bodleian Collection. The exhibit brought together ancient illuminated texts in Arabic, Latin and Hebrew.
“I found myself in this darkened room surrounded by these gorgeous books and manuscripts that seemed to be talking to me. They were telling me a story of patience and craft, ritual and dedication that was inspiring.”
Friedlander has worked on the Bach suites throughout his life as a cellist and he used the suite form as a launching point for ILLUMINATIONS. Friedlander begins the suite with the meditative Invocation. The Prelude (subtitled Scriptorium) that follows is a furious moto perpetuo with an improvisatory pizzicato interlude. “I was inspired by Bach’s Preludes which are technically challenging and musically formidable. Scriptorium is a serious place where work gets done. Scribes sometimes spent their entire lives working in this room.” Instead of the French dances most often... more
credits
released April 21, 2015
Produced by Erik Friedlander
Recorded April 14, 2014 at Let Em In Studios in Brooklyn
Recorded by Scott Solter
Mixed by Erik Friedlander
Mastered by Silas Brown at Legacy Mastering
Design by Vanessa No Heart