{"id":814,"date":"2022-01-26T11:43:56","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T17:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theprimaveraproject.com\/?post_type=recording&p=814"},"modified":"2023-12-12T13:26:17","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T19:26:17","slug":"the-rabbits","status":"publish","type":"recording","link":"https:\/\/www.theprimaveraproject.com\/recording\/the-rabbits\/","title":{"rendered":"PRIMAVERA II the rabbits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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  1. Kyrie (<\/em>from Missa Hercules Dux Ferrariae)<\/em> <\/em>(2021), Josquin des Prez (arr. Matt Haimovitz for four celli) (2:36)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Beyond the Order of Things (After Josquin)<\/em> (2021), Missy Mazzoli<\/a> (4:32)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Cyclical Rabbits<\/em> (2021), Niloufar Nourbakhsh<\/a> (6:12)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Volplaning <\/em>(2021), <\/em>Tomeka Reid<\/a> (5:28)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Spring Figures<\/em> (2021), Nico Muhly<\/a> (4:56)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Two Rhapsodies of Spring<\/em> (2021), <\/em>Juri Seo<\/a> (7:25)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Spring Song<\/em> <\/em>(2021), Gordon Getty<\/a> (1:56)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Theme and Variants<\/em> (2021), David Balakrishnan<\/a> (3:39)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. 1 3 2 3<\/em> (2021), Sky Macklay<\/a> (5:26)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Afro-dite<\/em> (2021), Nia Imani Franklin<\/a> (6:04)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. Compulsive Bloom<\/em> (2021), Jennifer Jolley<\/a> (4:25)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  12. Sandro\/Charline:Both<\/em> (2021), Alex Weston<\/a> (7:20)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  13. A negative space <\/em>(2021), Nina Shekhar<\/a> (5:13)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  14. Beseeching<\/em> (2020), Texu Kim<\/a> (4:40)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    description<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    PRIMAVERA II the rabbits <\/strong>is the second of six albums in a momentous series encompassing 81 world premieres for solo cello. This digital album presents 13 new commissions by THE PRIMAVERA PROJECT for groundbreaking, multi-GRAMMY nominated cellist Matt Haimovitz. Each composer responds to Sandro Botticelli\u2019s enigmatic painting, Primavera<\/em>, and the prophetic large-scale triptych, Primavera 2020<\/em>, by world-renowned contemporary artist Charline von Heyl. The album also features Haimovitz’s new arrangement of Josquin de Prez<\/strong>\u2019s Kyrie (from Missa Hercules Dux Ferrariae)<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Referencing the time of Botticelli, PRIMAVERA II the rabbits <\/strong>begins where PRIMAVERA I the wind<\/a><\/strong> left off. Haimovitz plays all four parts of his arrangement of Josquin des Prez<\/strong>\u2019s Kyrie from Missa Hercules Dux Ferrariae<\/em><\/strong>, bridging to Missy Mazzoli<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s deconstruction of Josquin in her haunting Beyond the Order of Things (After Josquin)<\/em><\/strong>. Haimovitz also overlays the four cellos of Texu Kim<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s Beseeching<\/em>, <\/strong>entwining Native-American rain dance drumming and old Korean melodies in voices of desperation and hope. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The album takes its name from the rabbit trilogy motif in Charline von Heyl\u2019s work. In  Primavera 2020<\/em>, the rabbits join the dancing graces, referencing centuries of symbolism: eternity, rebirth, fertility, and vitality. Niloufar Nourbakhsh<\/a><\/strong> depicts this communal ecstasy in her Cyclical Rabbits<\/em><\/strong>, incorporating Persian modes and oud-like strumming. 

    As with the first album, PRIMAVERA II the rabbits<\/strong> celebrates the extraordinary diversity of the American contemporary landscape. From     Nico Muhly<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s Spring Figures<\/em><\/strong> which leads our mind\u2019s eye through the upward, rhythmic trajectory of the paintings to the soaring Volplaning<\/em><\/strong> by Tomeka Reid<\/strong>; from the pathos of Gordon Getty<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s Spring Song<\/em><\/strong> to the abstraction of Nina Shekhar<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s A negative space<\/em><\/strong>, an exploration of timbre and overtones. The contrapuntal serialism of Juri Seo<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s Two Rhapsodies of Spring<\/em> <\/strong>\u2013 the first violent in its ushering of Spring, the second a gentle Sarabande \u2013 is juxtaposed with David Balakrishnan<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s channeling of Jimi Hendrix in his Theme and Variants<\/em><\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Sky Macklay<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s 1 3 2 3<\/em><\/strong> is a journey through the groupings of figures in the Primavera<\/em> paintings; Nia Franklin<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s Afro-dite<\/em><\/strong> focuses on the goddess Venus and women\u2019s complex roles in our shared humanity. Alex Weston<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s Sandro\/Charline: Both<\/em><\/strong> embraces Bach-like strains in a rondo form, and Texas-based composer Jennifer Jolly<\/a><\/strong> re-imagines Vivaldi, Mendelssohn, and Stravinsky in a raucous, unrelenting Compulsive Bloom<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Recorded in May 24-26 2021 at Charline von Heyl\u2019s artist studio near downtown Marfa, Texas, the distinct and diverse contemporary compositional voices bridge the centuries, expanding and redefining the range and repertoire of the solo cello.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    credits<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Artist<\/strong> Matt Haimovitz, cello
    Executive producers  <\/strong>Matt Haimovitz & Jeffrianne Young, M.D.
    Recording producer  <\/strong>    David Frost<\/a>
    Recording engineer  <\/strong>    Brian Losch<\/a>
    Mastering engineer <\/strong>    Silas Brown<\/a> 
    Cover art  <\/strong>Detail of Charline von Heyl\u2019s Primavera 2020<\/em>, used with kind permission <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Label <\/strong>PENTATONE Oxingale Series<\/a> (PTC: <\/strong>5186293)
    Release Date<\/strong> February 4, 2022<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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