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One DVD among The Arts Desks ‘most memorable releases’
Dec 2011 Our ‘One’ DVD featuring Barbara Hannigan was selected by British blog The Arts Desk as one of the most memorable releases of 2011.
“The strangest, most haunting of the opera DVDs which have come my way this year…It’s baffling, but chilling; and it’s remarkable to witness how brilliantly Hannigan performs alongside her video double. The final minutes, as Hannigan’s elderly self delivers a brief soliloquy, are terrifying.
Van der Aa’s music, punctuated by the crackle of snapping twigs, eloquently melds electronica and acoustic sounds. Watch this in a dark room, late at night and on a laptop, and you’ll have uneasy dreams.”
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Label portrait in ‘Dissonance’
Dec 2011 The December 2011 edition of the Swiss ‘Dissonance‘ magazine reviews our first three releases.
You can read the text here (German).
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‘Up-close’ reviewed in Dutch newspapers
Dec 2011 Our latest release, the DVD of ‘Up-close’, received nice reviews following its release in The Netherlands.
Click ‘read more’ for translations of the reviews of De Volkskrant, NRC, Parool and PlatoMania, or order your copy of ‘Up-close’ in our web-store
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‘Up-close’ released on DVD and Download
Nov 2011 The fourth and latest release on Disquiet is Michel van der Aa’s concerto for cello, string ensemble and film, Up-Close. It is performed on the recording by its dedicatees, the Argentinean cellist Sol Gabetta and the Amsterdam Sinfonietta, who have already played the piece to great acclaim around Europe. The role of the elderly lady in the filmed segments is played by Vakil Eelman.
During its premiere tour in March this year, critics in six countries described it as ‘brilliant, sensuous and virtuosic’, ‘riveting’, and ‘hautingly beautiful’.
‘Up-Close’ has been released on DVD and HD movie download, and is available to order from your local record shop, or from our web-store.
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One DVD review in ‘HIS Voice’ magazine
Sep 2011 The ‘One’ DVD has received a very nice review in Czech magazine ‘HIS Voice’
“A perfect synthesis of all components…a phenomenal performance”
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