Naldjorlak I, II & III

Description

"It is one of the hallmarks of minimalist music based on long-held sounds [...] that it is likely to plunge the listener into a trance-like state, a kind of waking dream that paradoxically heightens the acuity of their listening and allows them to perceive the tiniest details and the most subtle nuances of what is being heard" -Daniel Caux. These words apply to the series of instrumental pieces to which Eliane Radigue devoted herself, particularly Naldjorlak, a cycle composed from 2004 to 2009 for a cellist (Charles Curtis) and two clarinetists (Carol Robinson, Bruno Martinez, playing bassett horns of identical model in this case), and of which this is the first complete recording.