The Unfound Sound
The album title, “Unfound Sound,” defines the perfectionist mood of each composition. “The search for the ideal, beginningless, so-called absolute sound is as ancient a history as the search for the philosopher’s stone or the elixir of youth. Hearing the sound within oneself and connecting it with the external is a task that European musical alchemists, Sufi sages, and Indian Brahmins have toiled over. This is about when the search is the result, and there is no disappointment or sadness in the title. Together with wonderful composers who have revealed the richness of the marimba’s sound palette, we are looking for this sound in different styles: romantic minimalism, instrumental theater, a low bow to the traditional Indian raga, and imaginary folklore,” says Petr Glavatskikh. Petr Glavatskikh alternates his virtuoso performance on the complex musical instrument marimba with his reflections on the history of music of different world cultures. Glavatskikh uses the mystical sound of the marimba as a link between seemingly different musical schools of Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and Europe (and, in particular, Russia), as well as a bridge between ancient ethnic and modern music.
Track list from the album "Unfound Sound"
Alexander Manotskov - "Symposium" for marimba and seven performers
Vyacheslav Gaivoronsky - "Solfeggio in Tibetan" for voice, marimba and udo drum
Grigory Smirnov - "Mirrors of Emptiness" for marimba and electronics
Alexander Manotskov - "Tempora" for marimba, tabla and tampura
Pavel Karmanov - "My Soul" to the verses of Elena Fanaylova for voice, percussion ensemble and soloists.
