Agrell, Jeffrey - Mosaic

Mosaic - New Interpretations of Early Music for Horn, Cello and Piano. by Duende - (Jeffrey Agrell - Horn, Gil Selinger - Cello, Evan Mazunk - Piano) ADAM DE LA HALLE (1245-1288): Bergeronnete Anonymous (13th c.): L'Homme Armé GIOVANNI MACQUE (1584-1613): Mosaic: Consonanze Stravaganti Anonymous (13th c.): Santa Maria Sempr Os Seus Ajuda Traditional Sephardic (16th c.): Esta Montaña D'Enfrente HILDEGARDE VON BINGEN (1098-1179): Mosaic: O Euchari CONON DE BÉTHUNE (c.1160- 1220): Tant Ai Ame Or Me Convient Haïr NIKOLAUS AMMERBACH (c.1530-1597): Saltarello Anonymous (c. 1260): Sumer Is Icumen In HILDEGARDE VON BINGEN: O Euchari Traditional Sephardic (16th c.): Mosaic: Esta Montaña D’Enfrente GIOVANNI MACQUE (1584-1613): Consonanze Stravaganti NIKOLAUS AMMERBACH (c.1530-1597): Mosaic: Saltarello "Well, now. Here's a horse of an entirely different color: nine pieces of very early music...updated in form and harmony by an incredibly talented trio. Hornist Jeffrey Agrell and cellist Gill Selinger are exceptionally talented and rhythmically fluid classical players, but it is particularly in the playing of Evan Mazunik...that one hears a true jazz spirit. The result is a fascinating collection of what Charles Mingus called "jazzical moods". What delighted me was that these performances...combined structure and freedom; no matter how far the trio extended itself, the basic thread of the original theme was always present. Agrell's horn is incredibly fleet technically,.." Fanfare ~ May - June 2008