A. De Lierrée

ASSOCIATION OPUS 87 (2-1045340) Western Rhapsody Bobby Dirninger is a rare artist: a Frenchman adopted by Chicago. For years, he played the blues where the blues was born, alongside musicians who had no reason to make room for him. He eventually earned his place among them. He reunites with Artuan de Lierrée, a classical pianist and composer influenced by Morricone, Zappa, and John Zorn, as well as the Quatuor 1001 Notes, a new-generation ensemble that approaches Dvořák with the same freedom as electro or rap. What if the great American West had a classical soundtrack? From Dvořák to Morricone, from Gershwin to Bernstein, Western Rhapsody traverses the founding myths of America, blurring all musical boundaries. American Quartet, Concerto for Harley Davidson, Once Upon a Time in the West, West Side Story, bluegrass medley: a show without a net, festive, virtuosic, and profoundly free.

DISTRIBUTION

Artuan de Lierrée – banjo, toy piano and composition

Bobby Dirninger – vocals, guitar and piano

Quatuor 1001 Notes

PROGRAMME

Dvořák, String Quartet No. 12 “American” op. 96

Artuan de Lierrée, Concerto pour Harley Davidson

Gershwin, Three Preludes for viola and piano

Artuan de Lierrée, Rhapsody

Morricone, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Morricone, Once Upon a Time in the West

Gershwin, Summertime

Bernstein, West Side Story – excerpts: Mambo Maria

Bluegrass medley for strings

The programme may be subject to change.