Bolivar Soloists Musica De Venezuela

In Venezuela, at any kind of gathering, musicians eventually take out their instruments and play traditional music for hours. This is a wonderful tradition that Venezuelan musicians deeply miss when they move abroad. One of the triggers for the founding of the Bolivar Soloists was the need to play our music, share it with our colleagues and perform it for audiences all over the world. The original pieces have a strong character and evoke simple but strong feelings. It was a real challenge to bring these melodies into a classical format, trying to preserve the essence of the original on the one hand and to create a classical work on the other hand to give it a realistic framework. These pieces reflect the spirit of Venezuelan music-making, but also appeal to classical listeners who will appreciate the excellent playing and fantastic musical skills.
After the debut record with music by Astor Piazzolla at the Berliner Meister Schallplatten (BMS 1202), the Bolivar Soloists have chosen a new formation for their second LP: flute, oboe, clarinet and string quintet. Powerful and flexible at the same time, the ensemble is supplemented by the Quatro - the Venezuelan National Instrument, a four-string guitar - which plays a very important role in this repertoire. The musicians, who come from South America and Europe, became very familiar with the music, which allowed them to play with great rhythmic accuracy on the one hand, and free and spontaneous on the other. Since this performance was recorded directly on record with no possibility of post-processing, the audience was invited to the studio to create the right atmosphere and make the musicians feel comfortable.
This recording is a direct-to-disc recording from Studio 1 of Emil Berliner Studios. Direct cuts are the result of intensive preparation and rehearsal time of the participating artists, but also of the sound engineers. The recording is completely analog and is cut directly into a coating film, which is then formed into a press die in a galvanic process. Each pressed record is therefore an original print of this recording.

Selections:

Side A
1. La Bikina / Natalia
2. Quinta Anauco
3. Emma y el Catatumbo
4. Curruchá
Side B
1. El sombrero
2. El tropiezo
3. El grano
4. El entreverao
5. Caramba