Picture 1 of 2
![Sylvie Courvoisier Trio Abaton [2007] [2008] - Picture 1 of 2](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/MN8AAOSwMeNjZOsr/s-l500.jpg)
![Sylvie Courvoisier Trio Abaton [2007] [2008] - Picture 2 of 2](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/TRkAAOSwcHJjZOss/s-l1600.jpg)
Sylvie Courvoisier Trio Abaton [2007] [2008]
Condition:
2 available
Postage:
Located in: Priority Airmail from England, United Kingdom
Delivery:
Estimated between Thu, 30 May and Mon, 10 Jun to 43230
Returns:
Coverage:
Read item description or contact seller for details. See all detailsSee all details on coverage
(Not eligible for eBay purchase protection programmes)
Seller information
- 97.4% positive feedback
Registered as a Business Seller
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:185644382647
Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand
- Sony Dadc
- UPC
- 3760123560160
- Artist
- Sylvie Courvoisier Trio
- Format
- DVD
- Record Label
- La Huit
- Release Title
- Abaton [DVD]
- Genre
- Jazz General
About this product
Product Identifiers
Record Label
La Huit
UPC
3760123560160
eBay Product ID (ePID)
17050127901
Product Key Features
Artist
Sylvie Courvoisier Trio
Format
DVD
Release Title
Abaton [DVD]
Genre
Jazz General
Additional Product Features
Additional information
Abaton is a musical unit of composer and pianist Sylvie Courvoisier, violinist Mark Feldman, and cellist Erik Friedlander. Abaton is also the title of the group's double-CD ECM debut, produced by label boss Manfred Eicher. Disc number one is made up of four Courvoisier compositions. The second holds 19 improvisations for trio. Very different, they nonetheless dovetail to offer a solid portrait of a composer-led group that views stasis and movement with equanimity. "Ianicum," the opening work on Abaton, begins with a single lower-register pitch from Courvoisier's piano. It is repeated and answered by the other players in small, brief phrases before becoming a twinned line where left and right hands move seemingly in opposition yet with such restraint that the music is seamless. Dynamics are held tautly in this work, as Friedlander bows long enough in his statements to keep the bridge of harmonic striation constructed. Space and short tones become enmeshed as extensions of one another. On the title track, Feldman opens with a clipped series of notes that come from his middle register and then engages Friedlander in a gradually developing series of nearly pulsing lines that touch upon Eastern modalism and Western counterpoint. Courvoisier enters with a single chord to anchor the lengthening lines and bring them back to point zero as a spacious, Messiaen-like austerity gives way to more frequent pronouncements, until she becomes interwoven contrapuntally with the pair in a warm yet dissonant melody line that feels almost Occidental in its origin. There is plenty of soul in these exercises; there is a great transference of emotion taking place in the exercising of dynamics that seemingly come to explode as the first disc plays on. Disc two is a stunning mirror image of disc one in that it reflects not only the musical tautness of this triadic union, but the pervasiveness of Courvoisier's influence as a composer. These pieces take one or two small ideas and completely dive into them, bringing out all of their possibilities at once. There is no time for development, as ideas seem to burst forth inside the silences as well as in the constructive -- and alarmingly intuitive -- engagement among the players. All this speaks well to the jazz side of the coin as well. Courvoisier is working as a classically trained composer and pianist whose psychologically trained ear for improvisational and jazz nuance is uncanny. That her music is as aesthetically beautiful as it is strange and mysterious is only further testament to her prowess as a composer. That this trio plays her music as if it has been creating it from the air is nothing short of remarkable. Abaton is Courvoisier's crowning achievement thus far, and this group points her firmly forward in a direction where everything is still possible, demonstrating that there is something new under the sun in classical music and improvisation. Perhaps Abaton is the great moment of 2003 for new classical music. [La H
Number of discs
1
Distribution
Allegro Corporation (Dist
Item description from the seller
Business seller information
Value Added Tax Number:
- GB 186198659
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:185644382647
Postage and handling
Item location:
Priority Airmail from England, United Kingdom
Post to:
Worldwide
Excludes:
Afghanistan, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Europe, Georgia, Guam, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iraq, Israel, Libya, Nauru, Nigeria, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Suriname, Turkey, Ukraine, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen
| Postage and handling | Each additional item | To | Service | Delivery*See Delivery notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AU $15.00 (approx S$ 13.32) | AU $15.00 (approx S$ 13.32) | United States | Australia Post International Economy Air |
| Handling time |
|---|
| Will usually post within 4 business days of receiving cleared payment. |
| Taxes |
|---|
| Taxes may be applicable at checkout. Learn moreLearn more about paying tax on eBay purchases. |
Sales Tax for an item #185644382647
Sales Tax for an item #185644382647
Seller collects sales tax for items shipped to the following states:
| State | Sales Tax Rate |
|---|
Return policy
| After receiving the item, contact seller within |
|---|
| 30 days after the buyer receives it |
The buyer is responsible for return postage costs.
Seller feedback (107,889)
8***9 (34)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
Excellent value and comprehensive track list.
3***m (324)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
Very happy with purchase
k***k (921)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
Good item, securely packed
This is a private listing and your identity will not be disclosed to anyone except the seller.