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
“A cross between a cello concerto and a songless film opera… The organic entwining of acoustic music, electronics, film and theatre is a feature of many of Van der Aa’s decidedly original scores… Van der Aa brilliantly succeeds in making image and sound clash and blend as independent media. With astute editing and suggestive mirroring, the video is much more than a mere depiction of the music, Gabetta is moreover the ideal soloist: her rendering of the cello part, which sometimes sounds detached but is nevertheless extremely nostalgic, is agile and accurate.” (★★★★)
– NRC
“‘Up-close’ shows how film can heighten the pull of a first-class score” (★★★★)
– de Volkskrant
“‘Up-close’ begins like an ordinary work for cello, although the wrenching, unrelentingly taut opening minutes of the solo, played by the outstanding Sol Gabetta, are anything but ordinary… Film and music continually give way to one another. Reality on the stage blends increasingly with images of the film… Amsterdam Sinfonietta and Gabetta were very good.”
– Het Parool
“To see and hear is to believe: Van der Aa personifies the future of classical music.”
– PlatoMania
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