release date: november 15, 2018.
“make sure you have exhausted all that is communicated through stillness and silence” is a duet between dancer/choreographer ioannis mandafounis and cellist/composer brice catherin.
“make sure you have exhausted all that is communicated through stillness and silence” is a duet between performers and their audience.
“make sure you have exhausted all that is communicated through stillness and silence” is a duet between a performance and a venue.
“make sure you have exhausted all that is communicated through stillness and silence” is a duet between a cellist and a cello.
“make sure you have exhausted all that is communicated through stillness and silence” is a duet between a dancer and his body.
“make sure you have exhausted all that is communicated through stillness and silence” is a duet between stillness and silence.
this album includes three different versions of the still part of “make sure you have exhausted all that is communicated through stillness and silence”, as well as another short piece by brice catherin: four piano strings. four piano strings is a duet between a performer and a piano, and a venue, and silence. lastly, there are two tracks of me tuning.
this album was made possible by and is dedicated to my bff ioannis mandafounis.
notes:
1 – 3 “make sure…, version 1. recorded on the 9th of july 2018 from 3:45pm to 5:15pm on a robin jousson five string cello (switzerland, 2010) with a christopher english bow (usa, early 1990) and a curved bow by michael bach (france, 2004).
4 four piano strings, part 1: on the keyboard. recorded on the 9th of july 2018 from 5:48pm to 5:59pm on a yamaha C3 (japan, 1976).
5 – 7 “make sure…, version 2. recorded on the 9th of july 2018 from 1:15pm to 2:46pm on a pierre gaggini cello (france, 1952) with a hans-karl schmidt bow (germany, mid XXth Century) and the aforementioned curved bow.
8 four piano strings, part 2: on the strings. recorded on the 9th of july 2018 from 6:10pm to 6:20pm on the aforementioned yamaha.
9 – 11 “make sure…”, version 3. recorded on the 26th of june 2018 from 5pm to 8pm on a françois lebeau cello (france, 2000) with the aforementioned hans-karl schmidt bow and the curved bow.
12 tuning the jousson.
13 tuning the gaggini.
credits:
all tracks: brice catherin, cellos and piano.
tracks 1 to 8, 12 and 13: recording and mastering by brice catherin, with tallulah vigars’ expertise, at the university of hull (uk).
tracks 9 to 11: recording and mastering by brice catherin in a garden in saint-genis pouilly (france.)
this album is editing free.
artwork by brice catherin using a photograph by nikos dragonas.
tracklist
01. “make sure…, version 1 part 1 02. “make sure…, version 1 part 2 03. “make sure…, version 1 part 3 04. four piano strings, part 1: on the keyboard 05. “make sure…, version 2 part 1 06. “make sure…, version 2 part 2 07. “make sure…, version 2 part 3 08. four piano strings, part 2: on the strings 09. “make sure…”, version 3 part 1 10. “make sure…”, version 3 part 2 11. “make sure…”, version 3. part 3 12. tuning the jousson 13. tuning the gaggini