“ASANGA” – by Kevin Volans (performed by Colin Currie)

Описание: Kolberg Artist Colin Currie performs “Asanga” by Kevin Volans (* 26. Juli 1949) – recorded 2021 at Kolberg Percussion in Germany, performed on Kolberg instruments and stands.

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MALLETS

Colin Currie Uses the Multi-Percussion mallets, Plastic Materials 4 (804) : https://kolberg.com/en/Multi-percussi...
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THE PIECE

"Asanga" by Kevin Volans is one of the most important works of modern percussion literature and an integral part of many concert and competition repertoires. The approximately 8-minute multi-percussion work is technically demanding and requires a high degree of speed and precision.

Kevin Volans is an Irish composer with South African origins, which he incorporates into his works. He studied in Cologne, Germany, among other places, and was a companion of Karlheinz Stockhausen. The Sanskrit title "Asanga" translates as "freedom from attachment". Kevin Volans writes: "I wrote the piece as a gift for Robyn Schulkowsky on the death of her father. It was written without conscious technique or concept. The first performance was in Stockholm in 1998."

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COLIN CURRIE

Scottish percussionist Colin Currie is regarded as a master of new music at the highest level and is hailed internationally as "the pinnacle of percussion art today" (Gramophone). He is the soloist of choice for many of the world's leading composers and conductors and performs with the world's most important orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, London Philharmonic and Minnesota Orchestra.

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KOLBERG PERCUSSION

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In addition to a globally unique portfolio of percussion instruments and mallets made in-house, Bernhard Kolberg developed the "combination stand system", which is still unique today and allows multi-percussionists and orchestral percussionists to combine instruments tailor-made for every occasion and every work.

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THANKS TO

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