Distance Yueming Xu & Michael Krenn

• Theodor Burkali (1975 - ):
• 1 I. Heiter. Allegro 02:14
• 2 II. Traurig 04:53
• 3 III. Sehr lebhaft im Ausdruck 02:34
• Luciano Berio (1925 – 2003):
• 4 Sequenza VIIb 08:05
• J. S. Bach (168 5– 1750):
• 5 I. Allegro 03:40
• 6 II. Adagio 03:03
• 7 III. Allegro 03:18
• Toru Takemitsu (1930 – 1996):
• 8 Distance 11:03
• Alessandro Marcello (1673 – 1747):
• 9 I. Allegro moderato 03:42
• 10 II. Adagio 03:49
• 11 III. Allegro 03:53
• Krzysztof Penderecki (1933 - ):
• 12 No. 1. Allegro 00:56
• 13 No. 2. Andante cantabile 02:01
• 14 No. 3. Allegro ma non troppo 01:20
• Astor Piazzolla (1921 – 1992):
• 15 Oblivion 03:27
• Total Runtime 57:58

Info for Distance

During their joint musical studies, accordionist Yueming Xu and saxophonist Michael Krenn discovered the fascination in the sound achieved by combining both their instruments. The accordion and the saxophone complement each other in a unique sort of way in which their different sounds seem to melt into each other on the one hand and create sharp contrasts on the other hand. Their repertoire extends over many periods of time, from Renaissance to contemporary music. At the heart of the two musicians’ work there is always the search for a very personal and unique interpretation. On the forthcoming album by the title Distance they present the commissioned piece SaxAccordia by Theodor Burkali among arrangements of the Oboe Concerto in C minor by Alessandro Marcello, the Sonata in G minor, BWV 1020, by J. S. Bach, Three Miniatures by Krzysztof Penderecki, Distance by Toru Takemitsu, the Sequenza 7b by Luciano Berio and Oblivion by Astor Piazzolla.

Duo FugARTo:
Michael Krenn, saxophone
Yuemin Xu, accordion

During their joint musical studies, accordionist Yueming Xu and saxophonist Michael Krenn discovered the fascination in the sound achieved by combining both their instruments. The accordion and the saxophone complement each other in a unique sort of way in which their different sounds seem to melt into each other on the one hand and create sharp contrasts on the other hand. Their repertoire extends over many periods of time, from Renaissance to contemporary music. At the heart of the two musicians’ work there is always the search for a very personal and unique interpretation. On the forthcoming album by the title Distance they present the commissioned piece SaxAccordia by Theodor Burkali among arrangements of the Oboe Concerto in C minor by Alessandro Marcello, the Sonata in G minor, BWV 1020, by J. S. Bach, Three Miniatures by Krzysztof Penderecki, Distance by Toru Takemitsu, the Sequenza 7b by Luciano Berio and Oblivion by Astor Piazzolla.

Duo FugARTo:
Michael Krenn, saxophone
Yuemin Xu, accordion

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