Isang Enders - Vox Humana (2020) (Hi-Res)

With his carefully crafted concept album entitled Vox Humana cellist Isang Enders presents a study in sound and the portrayal of a musical network of contacts. For his third release on the Berlin Classics label he has painstakingly chosen French works from four centuries and approached each of them in a very individual manner, setting himself and his audience the challenge of not simply listening, but of perceiving.
Isang Enders sees Claude Debussy as the starting point for his approach. "The first time I played Debussy, my teacher at the time told me: 'use a lot of bow, minimum pressure, lots of air'. Yet Debussy gives precise instructions above each note as to how to play it. Creating one's own individual interpretation within such strict lines has to be based on timing and nuance. You have to open up your wardrobe, so to speak, seek out every colour and structure available. It's a laborious process." From Debussy and his nuances, Isang Enders then casts his gaze into the past and into the future.

Tracklist

01. Pièces de Viole, livre III: No. 13 Grand ballet (Arr. for two cellos)
02. Sonate pour Violoncelle et Piano, L. 135: I. Prologue: Lent, sostenuto e molto risoluto
03. Sonate pour Violoncelle et Piano, L. 135: II. Sérénade: Modérément animé
04. Sonate pour Violoncelle et Piano, L. 135: III. Final: Animé, léger et nerveux
05. Trois Pièces pour Violoncelle et Piano: No. 1 Moderato
06. Trois Pièces pour Violoncelle et Piano: No. 2 Sans vitesse et à l'aise
07. Trois Pièces pour Violoncelle et Piano: No. 3 Vite et nerveusement rythmé
08. Deux Pièces pour Violon et Piano: No. 1 Nocturne (Arr. for Cello and Piano)
09. Elegy (1944) (Arr. for Cello solo)
10. Pièces de Viole, Livre II, No. 63: No. 63 Les Voix humaines (Arr. for two Cellos)
11. Intermezzo, L. 26, No. 1
12. Suite Bergamasque, L. 75: No. 3 Clair de lune (Arr. for Cello and Guitar)
13. Pantomime, L. 31 (Arr. for Cello and Piano)
14. Les Angélus, L. 76 (Arr. for Cello and Guitar)
15. "Fête des Belles eaux" (1937): No. 2 L'eau (Arr. for Cello and Harmonium)
16. Beau Soir, L. 6 (Arr. for Cello and Piano)