
More than Piano (CEZ4390)
More Than Piano is an album built in diptychs, in which each title presents two singular and complementary interpretations. Between experimentations around treated piano sounds and orchestrations for strings and woods, Elisabeth & Guy Skornik propose a wide range of textures, intensities and emotions, in a neo-impressionist spirit sometimes airy and interrogative, sometimes serious and solemn, in resonance with the current life.
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Natural Mechanisms
[CEZ4390 - 1] - 0
- 2'26
- Skornik, Elisabeth, Skornik, Guy
- Light but determined & repetitive. Rallentando from 0'54 to 1'29. 2 pianos and pizzicato.
- geduldig, Handwerk, zuversichtlich, zyklisch, akustisches Klavier [...]
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Natural Mechanisms 2
[CEZ4390 - 2] - 0
- 2'28
- Skornik, Elisabeth, Skornik, Guy
- Contemplative, pastoral & elegant. String ensemble, flute, bassoon, oboe, & pizz.
- Land & Garten, pastoral, friedlich, raffiniert, Künste [...]
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Time for a Change
[CEZ4390 - 3] -
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- 2'27
- Skornik, Elisabeth, Skornik, Guy
- Placide, pensive, serene & changing. Acceleration from 1'21 to 1'45. 2 piano, pads with echo fx.
- luftig, schlicht, erzählend, ruhig, friedlich [...]
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Time for a Change 2
[CEZ4390 - 4] -
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- 1'47
- Skornik, Elisabeth, Skornik, Guy
- Meditative, sparse, inspiring & pastoral. Piano, string ensemble & flute.
- pastoral, Impressionismus, friedlich, verträumt, Querflöte [...]
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Watermill
[CEZ4390 - 5] - 0
- 2'27
- Skornik, Elisabeth, Skornik, Guy
- Peaceful, flowing & undulating. Piano in a reverse fx.
- reverse, fragend, hell, Arpeggio, flüssig [...]
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Watermill 2
[CEZ4390 - 6] - 0
- 2'27
- Skornik, Elisabeth, Skornik, Guy
- Quiet, refined, crystalline & intimate. 2 pianos, xylophone & celesta.
- zart, vertraut, Arpeggio, friedlich, akustisches Klavier [...]
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English Garden Maze
[CEZ4390 - 7] - 0
- 2'12
- Skornik, Elisabeth, Skornik, Guy
- Step by step, suspended & cautious. 3 pianos in a chorus fx & resonance.
- Schicksal, fragend, mysteriös, introspektiv, geduldig [...]
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English Garden Maze 2
[CEZ4390 - 8] - 0
- 2'07
- Skornik, Elisabeth, Skornik, Guy
- Sophisticated & refined. Somewhat stilted. Piano, string ensemble, harp & woodwinds.
- neo-klassische Musik, Politik, zeremoniell, England, Handwerk [...]
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The Pendulum Clock
[CEZ4390 - 9] - 0
- 2'43
- Skornik, Elisabeth, Skornik, Guy
- Patient, serious, obstinate & punctuated. 3 pianos & marimba.
- eindringlich, Zeit (Ticken), konstant, investigativ, geduldig [...]
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The Pendulum Clock 2
[CEZ4390 - 10] - 0
- 2'07
- Skornik, Elisabeth, Skornik, Guy
- Serious & punctuated but with elegance. Piano, marimba & string ensemble playing pizzicato.
- rigoros, konstant, stilvoll, Politik, Corporate [...]
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Water Lily Pond
[CEZ4390 - 11] - 0
- 2'27
- Skornik, Elisabeth, Skornik, Guy
- delicate, romantic, simple & dreamy. Piano with reverb fx.
- friedlich, pastoral, Land & Garten, vertraut, akustisches Klavier [...]
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Water Lily Pond 2
[CEZ4390 - 12] - 0
- 2'26
- Skornik, Elisabeth, Skornik, Guy
- Elegant, peaceful & tender. Piano, string ensemble, pizzicato, double bass & woodwinds.
- friedlich, weiblich, pastoral, zärtlich, stilvoll [...]
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Every Picture Tells a Story
[CEZ4390 - 13] - 0
- 2'22
- Skornik, Elisabeth, Skornik, Guy
- Narrative, bouncy but bitter-sweet. 3 pianos & sampled electric guitar.
- fragend, Handwerk, erzählend, eindringlich, akustisches Klavier [...]
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Every Picture Tells a Story 2
[CEZ4390 - 14] - 0
- 2'22
- Skornik, Elisabeth, Skornik, Guy
- Narrative, bouncy, mischievous & bitter-sweet. Piano & cello.
- fragend, akustisches Klavier, Politik, humain ressources, Handwerk [...]
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Mauresque
[CEZ4390 - 15] - 0
- 2'46
- Skornik, Elisabeth, Skornik, Guy
- Mysterious, tense & animated in a Spanish mood. Piano, string ensemble, sequence, low percussion & [...]
- investigativ, mysteriös, Spannung, beunruhigend, erzählend [...]
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Mauresque 2
[CEZ4390 - 16] - 0
- 2'47
- Skornik, Elisabeth, Skornik, Guy
- Mysterious, tense & obstinate. Piano & sampled electric guitar sequence.
- mysteriös, Spannung, Abwartend, beunruhigend, investigativ [...]
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Action then Reflection
[CEZ4390 - 17] - 0
- 2'02
- Skornik, Elisabeth, Skornik, Guy
- Changing, positive, lively & repetitive. Rallentando & slow part @ 0'30 & 1'34. 2 prepared pianos.
- zuversichtlich, Image-Film, zyklisch, schwungvoll, Industrie [...]
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Action then Reflection 2
[CEZ4390 - 18] - 0
- 2'19
- Skornik, Elisabeth, Skornik, Guy
- Animated, changing & positive. First part with prepared piano. Rallentando & slow part with strings @ [...]
- energisch, mechanisch, akustisches Klavier, zuversichtlich, zyklisch [...]
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Non-Scripted Reality
[CEZ4390 - 19] - 0
- 2'28
- Skornik, Elisabeth, Skornik, Guy
- Melancholic, sad, touching & punctuated. 2 pianos & string ensemble.
- melancholisch, erzählend, akustisches Klavier, sozialkritisch, abwartend [...]
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Non-Scripted Reality 2
[CEZ4390 - 20] - 0
- 2'29
- Skornik, Elisabeth, Skornik, Guy
- Sad, emotional, sentimental & punctuated. 2 pianos & string ensemble.
- melancholisch, introspektiv, erzählend, akustisches Klavier, ergreifend [...]
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The Pulse of Life
[CEZ4390 - 21] - 0
- 2'27
- Skornik, Elisabeth, Skornik, Guy
- Serious & obstinate with a nostalgic touch. 2 pianos & electric bass guitar.
- sozialkritisch, eindringlich, akustisches Klavier, pulsierend, melancholisch [...]
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The Pulse of Life 2
[CEZ4390 - 22] - 0
- 2'22
- Skornik, Elisabeth, Skornik, Guy
- Cautious, patient & refined in a baroque mood. Piano, string ensemble & woodwinds.
- geduldig, neo-klassische Musik, Politik, rigoros, Handwerk [...]
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Doubt then Certainty
[CEZ4390 - 23] - 0
- 2'18
- Skornik, Elisabeth, Skornik, Guy
- Alternatively uncertain & confident. 2 pianos & prepared guitar.
- heimtückisch, akustisches Klavier, fragend, abwartend, investigativ [...]
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Doubt then Certainty 2
[CEZ4390 - 24] - 0
- 2'28
- Skornik, Elisabeth, Skornik, Guy
- Moody, wandering, painful & insistant. 2 pianos, percussion & kalimba.
- konstant, eindringlich, heimtückisch, melancholisch, erzählend [...]
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Baroque Requiem
[CEZ4390 - 25] - 0
- 2'44
- Skornik, Elisabeth, Skornik, Guy
- Solemn, majestic & serious. String orchestra & piano.
- Trauerstimmung, Beerdigung, akustisches Klavier, zeremoniell, traurig [...]
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Baroque Requiem 2
[CEZ4390 - 26] - 0
- 3'10
- Skornik, Elisabeth, Skornik, Guy
- Solemn, majestic, punctuated & serious. Piano with echo fx & strings @ 1'14.
- Trauerstimmung, zeremoniell, Beerdigung, neo-klassische Musik, tragisch [...]