Adam Baldych, Vincent Courtois, Rogier Telderman - Clouds (2020) [Official Digital Download 24/88]

“Europe is different, every country is different,” says violinist Adam Bałdych, “but music is a language which can bring us together, to one place.” He, Dutch pianist Rogier Telderman and French cellist Vincent Courtois combine and juxtapose their different sounds and heritages. That is the central concept behind the trio of equals that they formed two years ago. “We have three very different personalities, we each bring very different colours,” says Bałdych.

The group gave its inaugural concert at a festival which carries a strong European mission in its name: the artistic director of the ‘Sounds of Europe Festival’ which had it very first edition in Breda in Holland in February 2018 gave Dutch pianist Rogier Telderman carte blanche to form a new ensemble, and the pianist chose to invite Bałdych and Courtois. They rehearsed for a day before their festival debut.

“It was enjoyable right from the start,” remembers Rogier Telderman. Following their first concert, it was clear that all three members, each of whom normally leads ensembles in his own right, was thinking ‘we should do this more often’. And then, as they proceeded to play concerts together, the mutual respect, the mutual listening, the willingness to experiment grew: “We have brought those differences to the point where we all feel comfortable sharing, writing - and each of us writes very differently,” says Telderman, who also enjoys the challenge of working in an ensemble with such strong characters: “These are personalities who are always pushing you, following their intuition, taking you in new directions.”

TRACKLIST

1. Adam Baldych, Vincent Courtois, Rogier Telderman - Clouds
2. Adam Baldych, Vincent Courtois, Rogier Telderman - Early Spring
3. Adam Baldych, Vincent Courtois, Rogier Telderman - Floricel
4. Adam Baldych, Vincent Courtois, Rogier Telderman - Work in Progress
5. Adam Baldych, Vincent Courtois, Rogier Telderman - The Beginning of a Dream
6. Adam Baldych, Vincent Courtois, Rogier Telderman - And So
7. Adam Baldych, Vincent Courtois, Rogier Telderman - Interlude
8. Adam Baldych, Vincent Courtois, Rogier Telderman - Jardin
9. Adam Baldych, Vincent Courtois, Rogier Telderman - In Love in Hanoï
10. Adam Baldych, Vincent Courtois, Rogier Telderman - Troubadour
11. Adam Baldych, Vincent Courtois, Rogier Telderman - Au Desert



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