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Patrick Demenga/Thomas Demenga: Lux aeterna (ECM New Series 1695 289 465 341-2).(Review)
Patrick Demenga/Thomas Demenga: Lux aeterna (ECM New Series 1695 289 465 341-2)
The opening work on this ECM New Series CD, Alexander Kneifel's (b. 1943) Lux aeterna, is one of the most fascinating, compelling, intriguing, and rewarding compositions--and performances--that I have heard for quite some time. The sounds that the Demenga brothers achieve, combining their two cellos with their two voices, are haunting and expressive. You will think at times when listening to this cut that you are listening to a chamber orchestra and choir. The music is hard to describe: ethereal yet corporeal, vast yet intimate, deeply resonant both sonically and spiritually. This CD would well be worth purchasing for the title cut alone, but there's more, much more, ...
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