Alina Ratkowska - Le clavecin moderne: New Polish Music for the Harpsichord Solo (2017)

The Polish harpsichordist Alina Ratkowska had already been heard in the Goldberg Variations; It is in an otherwise less known repertoire with his album "Le Clavecin moderne", devoted to contemporary Polish works for the harpsichord. An instrument from the first quarter of the 20th century to the present day, composers had rediscovered with delight - Falla, Martinů, Britten, Poulenc, Glass, Nyman, Carter, Dutilleux, Ligeti and so many others. Some had in mind the heavy Pleyel harpsichord promoted by Wanda Landowska, but if one plays the Berg Concerto on ancient Stradivarius, why not also play contemporary music on old harpsichords, provided they are granted According to the temperament of today? It was Ratkowska's choice of works by Miłosz Bembinow, Bartosz Kowalski, Edward Sielicki, Paweł Łukaszewski, Anna Ignatowicz-Glińska, Marian Sawa and Jacek Grudzień. The influence or inheritance of a Martinů, a minimalist, a Bartók, a Ligeti or a Lutoslawski. Between the old sonority of the harpsichord and the harmonies and the modern rhythms of these musicians, the alchemy is smooth.

TRACKLIST

01. Toccata : Toccata
02. Raf : Raf: I. Risoluto
03. Raf : Raf: II. Amoroso
04. Raf : Raf: III. Furioso
05. Souvenir IV : Souvenir IV
06. Turdus Musicus : Turdus Musicus
07. Out of Silence (Poza ciszą) : Out of Silence (Poza cisza)
08. 7 Gates to Wildness : 7 Gates to Wildness: I. One Love
09. 7 Gates to Wildness : 7 Gates to Wildness: II. To be or not
10. 7 Gates to Wildness : 7 Gates to Wildness: III. Freedom
11. 7 Gates to Wildness : 7 Gates to Wildness: IV. Fourtyfour Seconds
12. 7 Gates to Wildness : 7 Gates to Wildness: V. Fivefold
13. 7 Gates to Wildness : 7 Gates to Wildness: VI. Six-teen
14. 7 Gates to Wildness : VII. Seven or Eight
15. Klawitiuda : Klawitiuda
16. Finale - Bien Toucher le Clavecin : Finale - Bien Toucher le Clavecin