{"id":1533,"date":"2024-04-10T18:55:42","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T23:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theprimaveraproject.com\/?p=1533"},"modified":"2024-04-10T18:55:42","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T23:55:42","slug":"review-the-wholenote-on-primavera-iv-the-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theprimaveraproject.com\/review-the-wholenote-on-primavera-iv-the-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: The WholeNote on PRIMAVERA IV the heart"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Read the review on thewholenote.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n I was excited to find that the new Matt Haimovitz album The Primavera Project <\/em>is based on a collaboration between two great works of art and 81 contemporary composers. The dynamic and athletic cellist\u2019s latest release is number four in a cycle of six CDs; with his vast experience in contemporary and classical music, the cellist makes this major undertaking look easy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The two visual works in the spotlight are Botticelli\u2019s Renaissance Primavera<\/em> (c.1480) and contemporary artist Charline von Heyl\u2019s triptych Primavera <\/em>(2020). You could just dive into the CD with no reference at all, but I would recommend starting with the website accompaniment which displays the von Heyl painting and the accompanying map of the corresponding musical chapters: The Wind, The Rabbits, The Vessel <\/em>and now the fourth in the collection, The Heart<\/em>. Seeds of inspiration are sprinkled on von Heyl\u2019s painting as live hyperlinks, which then open to each playlist. A stark contrast to the Botticelli version, Von Heyl notes \u201cKitsch is not ironic the way I use it. Kitsch, for me, means a raw emotion that is accessible to everybody, not just somebody who knows about art. That\u2019s where kitsch comes from to begin with: it was basically art for the people.\u201d (evenmagazine.com\/charline-von-heyl)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Haimovitz tears into every nuance of colour from the compositions, and our journey takes on many of this decade\u2019s greatest composers and musical storytellers. Each track references a particular motif notated in either painting. Justine Chen\u2019s playful Iridescent Gest <\/em>and Nina C. Young\u2019s pentimento<\/em> for solo cello and electronics are standouts, as are Tyshawn Sorey\u2019s edgy and cinematic Three Graces <\/em>and Canadian Vincent Ho\u2019s jazz-inspired Blindfolded Cupid<\/em> (which Haimovitz pulls off as if he wrote it). The album closes with Gordon Getty\u2019s richly melodic miniature-sonata Winter Song.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Explore the website dedicated to the project. The creative and beautiful videos include visuals of von Heyl\u2019s work on YouTube; they bring the artwork to life, anchoring the disc within the scope of the project. Haimovitz plays with an energetic and powerful core, and a dedication to each composition that only his stunning skills could match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Listen to the album now! https:\/\/lnk.to\/PrimaveraIVtheheart<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n