Sonic Wires Katia Labèque, Marielle Labèque, David Chalmin, Bryce Dessner

• Bryce Dessner (b. 1976): Nocturne:
• 1 Dessner: Nocturne 03:01
• Sufjan Stevens (b. 1975): Reflexion:
• 2 Stevens: Reflexion 03:19
• Bryce Dessner: Nono Spirals:
• 3 Dessner: Nono Spirals 05:19
• Caroline Shaw (b.1982): Valencia:
• 4 Shaw: Valencia 04:08
• Steve Reich (b. 1936): Electric Counterpoint:
• 5 Reich: Electric Counterpoint: I. Fast 06:51
• 6 Reich: Electric Counterpoint: II. Slow 03:21
• 7 Reich: Electric Counterpoint: III. Fast 04:27
• David Chalmin (b. 1980): Particule 5:
• 8 Chalmin: Particule 5 02:34
• Particule 6:
• 9 Chalmin: Particule 6 03:19
• Timo Andres (b. 1985): Out of Shape:
• 10 Andres: Out of Shape 07:12
• David Lang (b. 1957): Ever Present:
• 11 Lang: Ever Present 05:04
• Anna Thorvaldsdottir (b. 1977): What Things Become:
• 12 Thorvaldsdottir: What Things Become 07:15
• Philip Glass (b. 1937): Closing:
• 13 Glass: Closing 05:47
• Total Runtime 01:01:37

Info for Sonic Wires

Founded in 2018, the Dream House Quartet is bringing classical and contemporary music into completely new forms as a matter of course. It consists of the two piano sisters Katia and Marielle Labèque who are joined by Grammy-winning guitarist, composer and founding member of The National Bryce Dessner, and composer, musician and producer David Chalmin, both on guitar. Their brand-new album entitled Sonic Wires features works by Steve Reich, Philip Glass, Bryce Dessner, David Chalmin, Sufjan Stevens, Caroline Shaw, Tino Andres, David Lang and Anna Thorvaldsdottir.

Formed in 2018, the Quartet fuses decades of musical mastery of classical and contemporary forms, featuring luminaries the Katia and Marielle Labèque on dueling pianos along with acclaimed composer-guitarists Bryce Dessner (The National) and David Chalmin (innocence, la terre invisible) performing radical new commissions from visionary composers and pivotal contemporary works of the last half century. They presented their first project in 2019 at Paris Philharmonie with guest Thom Yorke followed by a tour in Lyon, London and Hamburg Elb Philharmonie. The second half of this project was dedicated to the world premiere of Thom Yorke ’s composition « don’t fear the light » and a new song « gawpers ». Those pieces were Yorke’s first composition for Katia & Marielle and classical concerts halls.

“They are immersing themselves in an increasingly youthful repertoire. The National’s Bryce Dessner (who recently wrote an entire album of music for them) and David Chalmin sit either side of the Labèques,. the Labèques provide atmospheric flourishes. It’s the kind of funereal meditation that would have fitted nicely on A Moon Shaped Pool.” (THE GUARDIAN)

Katia Labeque, piano
Marielle Labeque, piano
Bryce Dessner, guitar
David Chalmin, guitar, vocals, electronics

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