About this album
One hundred years ago, Lev Sergeyevich Termen introduced the world to a musical instrument whose sounds arise in an almost ghostly manner: produced by hand, yet without touch — an enchantingly hovering, ephemeral song, moving, crystal clear, fragile. What initially seemed like the beginning of a great career in classical music came to an abrupt end when John Cage delivered his devastating verdict on the use of the theremin in contemporary music.
Although the instrument is capable of a wide variety of sound qualities, obtained by the mere turning of a dial, Thereministes act as censors, giving the public those sounds they think the public will like. We are shielded from new sound experiences.
— John Cage — The Future of Music: Credo (1937)
On the occasion of this centenary, the Adumá Saxophone Quartet enlisted five acclaimed composers to write for this unique combination: Robin Hoffmann, Benjamin Lang, Helmut Oehring, Oxana Omelchuk, and Nicolaus Richter de Vroe.
The pairing with the saxophone — itself just as innovative one hundred years ago as the theremin, and with an equally eventful history — seems particularly promising: its remarkable timbral affinity with the human voice, the variability of its sounds, the countless possible extended techniques…
Adumà ?
Adumá is a classical saxophone quartet from Berlin founded in 2019, exploring a wide repertoire and working with composers. More on aduma-quartett.de .
Tracklist
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