Oblivia by Mark Feldman & Sylvie Courvoisier
"Feldman and Courvoisier practice a special kind of precision of detail. It’s a level of precision rarely approached in improvised music..." - Point of Departure (Issue 28), Stuart Broomer, USA, 6 April 2010
Mark Feldman and Sylvie Courvoisier are two of the most spectacular composerperformers working today. Virtuosos on their respective instruments and sensitive, telepathic improvisers, their quest for perfection results in breathtaking new music that seamlessly blends classical composition with the exciting edge of improvisation. Working closely as a duo since the mid-1990s, their interplay is now at a creative peak in this, their latest and most beautiful recording. Featuring original material by the both of them, Oblivia redefines the format of violin-piano recitals. The future of classical music is here!
Credits
Piano – Sylvie Courvoisier
Violin – Mark Feldman
Artwork [Cover Art] – Amy Sillman
Design – Chippy (3), Heung-Heung Chin
Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Chris Allen (4)
Executive-Producer – John Zorn
Executive-Producer [Associate Producer] – Kazunori Sugiyama
Producer – Mark Feldman, Sylvie Courvoisier
Recorded By, Mixed By – James Farber
Pianist-composer Sylvie Courvoisier, a native of Switzerland, has earned just renown for balancing two distinct worlds: the deep, richly detailed chamber music of her European roots and the grooving, hook-laden sounds of the downtown jazz scene in New York City, her home for more than two decades.
– “a pianist of equal parts audacity and poise,” according to The New York Times