Ballet Mécanique & Afgrunden

Date & Time

Thu, May 15, 2025, 18:00

Venue

Jonas Engels ältere Arbeit »What the Wildfl owers Witnessed« weckt Erinnerungen an den Song »Moaner« von Underworld aus dem Batman-Soundtrack von 1997 und treibt die Zuhörenden vor sich her. Ganz ähnlich nutzt auch das für diesen Anlass eigens zusammengestellte Trio die Juxtaposition von Instrumenten und Stimme – jedoch gleichberechtigter. Musikalische Räume reichen hier von sehr intim bis dramatisch. Es ermöglicht viel Platz für Interpretationen – passend zu Urban Gads »Abgrund«. Der Stummfilm von 1910 stellt auch große, freiheitliche Räume kleinen,... Read full text

Keywords: Vocal Music

Info & Ticket (www.koelner-philharmonie.de)

Musicians

Salim(a) Javaid	Saxophon
Marlies Debacker	Piano, Clavinet
Florian Zwißler	Synthesizer
Robert Landfermann	Double bass
Maria Portugal	Drums
Marcella Lucatelli	Vocals, Piano
Jonas Engel	Brass instruments, Electronics
Ole Mofjell	Drums

Program

Afgrunden Musik zum gleichnamigen Stummfilm von Urban Gad (1910, Dänemark)	Jonas Engel
Ballet Mécanique Musik zum gleichnamigen Stummfilm von Fernand Léger und Dudley Murphy (1925, Frankreich)	Marlies Debacker

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