Stahlquartett @Ateliers Claus, Brussels, Belgium

«STAHLQUARTETT is a German ensemble started in 2001 by instrument builder/musician Jan Heinke. Each musician in the group plays a steelcello developed by Heinke. This steelcello, designed to be bowed, is a string instrument with a series of perfectly tuned long metal bars of varying length connected to a thin stainless steel surface that functions as a resonance body with its very own timbre and texture. The steel cellos are designed using tuning and playing techniques which allow the interpretation of complex compositions and harmonies. Live performances are mostly acoustic so the characteristics of the space where the concerts take place have a significant influence on the sound. Each musician of Stahlquartet has had a classical background and the groups repertoire lies within the (contemporary) classical music and jazz aswell as in the abstract avantgarde sound art. First class soundsculpture in the tradition of Robert Rutman, the Bothers Baschet or Harry Bertoia.»

IN: http://www.lesateliersclaus.com/events/2011/9/25/stahlquartett.html

Stahlquartett: http://www.stahlquartett.de/

Ateliers Claus, Brussels, Belgium, 09/2011

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Music

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