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Paier Valcic Quartet New ‘Cinema Scenes’ CD and Tour Dates - Austriaby Rob Howard |
The Paier Valcic Quartet’s recently released CD ‘Cinema Scenes’, features music influenced by cinema movies. Most of the 12 pieces are composed by either Klaus Paier or Asja Valcic. They cover everything from nostalgic yearning to triumphant joy, via shocked silience and angry rebellion, features in the four-part title track, which begins with an arrangement of Lennie Niehaus/Clint Eastwood’s ‘Doe Eyes’ from ‘The Bridges of Madison County’ and continues the melodramatic scenery using Paier’s own ideas. The tracks are: Synchronization (Valcic), Safran (Paier), Rush (Valcic), Hesitation (Valcic), Griet´s Theme (Alexandre Desplat), Le Jardin (Paier), Doe Eyes (Lennie Niehaus/Clint Eastwood), Moving Pictures (Paier), Silence (Paier), Exciting (Paier), Inspired Tale (Paier), Ricochet (Valcic). The Paier Valcic Quartet line up is Klaus Paier (accordion and bandoneon), Asja Valcic (cello), Stefan Gfrerrer (double bass), and Roman Werni (drums and percussion). Tour dates: March 23rd, 9pm – Treibhaus, Innsbruck April 7th, 8pm – Kaminzimmer, Ranshofen SchloBtaverne May 28th, 7.30pm – 01, Sendesaal, live broadcast on Radio Kulturhaus Klaus Paier, Austrian accordionist and composer, studied accordion, jazz and composition at Klagenfurt conservatory. He became interested in other genres, from tango to jazz and world music, in order to fuse them into his own personal style. He works with various ensembles, including as a duo with the Croatian cellist Asja Valcic and as the Paier Valcic Quartet. For further information email: klaus.paier@aon.net |