REVIEW: PIRLY ZURSTRASSEN AND JEAN PIERRE CATOUL - SEPTIMANA

 

PIRLY ZURSTRASSEN AND JEAN PIERRE CATOUL - SEPTIMANA (Carbon 7 Recs., 2001)

Recorded by Philippe Ledent

Recorded at Talkie O Studio

Art by Michel Woodbury

Tracks: 1- Dies Jovis, 2- Dies Veneris, 3- Dies Saturnis, 4- Dies Solis, 5- Dies Luna, 6- Dies Martis, 7- Dies Mercuri, 8- Siamoise, 9- La Troisieme Porte, 10- Crocus, 11- Jaune, 12- Vert-tige, 13- Rouge, 14- Coquelicot, 15- Pour Wend La Viim

Amazing duets between Zurstrassen on piano and Catoul on violin. This two great musicians are making great melodies through all the recording using their good taste in every note they play. Zurstrassen combines really good his chord progressions and arpegios basements with melodies that embellish all the tracks. As an example you can check "Dies Saturnis". Catoul plays melodic lines and melancolic phrases with his violins over this progressions that are the skeleton of the songs here. So, if Zurstrassen chords and arpeggios are the skeleton, then Catoul´s violin is the flesh of this musical compositions. A really beautiful album. Favorite tracks: "La Troisieme Port", "Vert-tige", and "Dies Martis". Contact: www.carbon7.com