VIDEO: StarkLinnemann Quartet - Pictures at an Exhibition live @ Royal Concertgebouw Amsterdam

Stark Linnemann Quartet Paul Stark - piano / recomposition Jonas Linnemann - drums / percussion Iman Spaargaren - tenor saxophone / clarinet / bass clarinet Maciej Domaradzki - double bass

 On November 17th the Stark Linnemann Quartet (NL) performed a special concert at the world famous Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. The concert video features an adaptation of Pictures at an Exhibition by the Russian 19th-century composer Modest Mussorgsky.

 The piece is arranged for a quartet setting in a Universal Crossover Music style, the audience/viewer will be amazed how many styles of music can blend into one coherent piece of music. Special timbres The StarkLinnemann Quartet is always looking for unusual combinations of musical styles, away from the obvious.

 For Pictures at an Exhibition, this principle has been implemented very deeply. Extreme contrasts between classical, jazz, world and rock music create a special musical experience. But also in terms of timbre, the band digs deeper than ever before. Saxophonist Iman Spaargaren plays clarinet and bass clarinet in addition to tenor saxophone. Maciej Domaradzki contributes greatly by adding classical bowing techniques to his jazz double bass playing.

Moreover, drummer and co-leader Jonas Linnemann adds congas to his regular drum set. Pianist and composer Paul Stark has adapted Pictures at an Exhibition in such a way that wonderful combinations of sounds can be heard.

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