In duo-format, they are seeking new directions. Impulses from classical music, particularly of the 20th century, ethnic music from different parts of the world and jazz comes out in a personal expression. The borders between the improvised and the composed are challenged and come together in imaginative and innovative chamber music. In 2006, they released the album “Phantasmagoria”, which was 

met by the critics with enthusiastic acclaim.

On “Arc-en-ciel”, the duo present their very personal interpretations of selected piano works by the most acclaimed composers of the 20th Century:  Olivier Messiaen's «Préludes», György Ligeti's «Etudes» and Béla Bartók's «Mikrokosmos». The duo's improvisations are sown into the compositions and creates a unique encounter between two musical traditions. The listener is invited into the exploration of unusual tonalities and rhythms, improvised forms and shapes, and expressions from the quiet and contemplative to the ecstatic.

A bonus CD is featured with the release, containing a spontaneous recording of five well-worn jazz standards. Curiously, these songs were all originally released within the same time-span as the music presented on “Arc-en-ciel”, and show a very different side of Grønseth/Skinner's musical world.

Musicians:

Anders Lønne Grønseth: sax, David Skinner: piano

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Cover design by Anders Lønne Grønseth

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