Erik Bosgraaf • Dialogues (CD)

Recorder virtuoso Erik Bosgraaf was personally granted permission to arrange for recorder Boulez’ “Dialogue de l’ombre double”, originally for clarinet and electronics. Bosgraaf says: ‘I noticed that Mr Boulez liked the texture right away. And he told me why. It reminded him of the origin of the piece, which was a rain song in South East Asia, where they applied a similar kind of melody technique with the human voice.’ The result is a dynamic interplay between Bosgraaf’s recorder and the fascinating electronic timbres and colours.

The second work on this release is a musical dialogue between Bosgraaf and electronic wizard Jorrit Tamminga, creating unheard-of sounds of the recorder interwoven in electronic sound tapestries.

A great addition to the Boulez discography! And a testimony of the versatility of Erik Bosgraaf, equally at home in Baroque as in contemporary music, always curiously finding new expression possibilities for his instrument.

ERIK BOSGRAAF recorder
JORRIT TAMMINGA electronics

BC94842 • Released 2015