Album cover for Red Velvet by Maya Fridman

Red Velvet

Maya Fridman

About the album

Both music and poetry have the ability to exalt our senses and to heighten our existence. Some compositions on this album were inspired by poems, others merged the heartbeat of the music and the verse into one whole.

Music strives to produce a poetic vision of the universe, with its language that doesn’t need to be translated in order to be understood. It is able to push away the borders between cultures and traditions, and reveal how everything is interconnected, though expressed in different languages and forms. Just as life originates in its absence, and sounds have their source in silence, so do utmost passion and despair wither into serenity. These ideas stream through this album and culminate in Red Velvet.

Tracklist

Karen Tanaka

The Song of Songs8:17

César Lüttger

Danseur de corde4:39

Gaspar Cassadó

Suite for cello solo

I. Preludio - Fantasia5:34
II. Sardana (Danza)4:07
III. Intermezzo e danza finale5:26

Osvaldo Golijov

Omaramor8:29

Louis Andriessen

La Voce7:28

Kaveh Vares

Red Velvet10:21

Alisa Apreleva

Silentium5:26
Total playing time59:47

Artists

Composers

Why the highest praise? First of all, because the music is extraordinary, the performances are extraordinary, the atmosphere is extraordinary, the recording is extraordinary, it’s topical, and because poetry, music, and experience melt together on this album.

Emile Stoffels, Luister Magazine

The tonality, dynamics, and transparency of the recording are simply perfect. Every nuance can be followed, which makes sure the already fascinating music reached the listener with maximum emotional impact.

Garmt van der Zel, Beter Beeld & Geluid

Credits

Producer, recording & mastering engineerBrendon Heinst
Photography & artworkBrendon Heinst
Liner notesMaya Fridman
GenreRomanticContemporaryCrossover
InstrumentationSoloChamberVocal / Choral
Recording dateMarch 2017
Recording locationMerkAz Synagogue, Utrecht (NL)
Recording formatPCM 352.8 kHz 24 bit
Mastering formatPCM 352.8 kHz 64 bit
Release dateAugust 1, 2017
Booklet

Technical specifications

MicrophonesSonodore RCM-402Sonodore MPM-81 Tube
PreamplifiersSonodore MPA-502Avalon M5
CablingFurutech FA-aS21 analog interlinksFurutech FX-Alpha-Ag digital interlinksFurutech The Empire power cables
AD/DA conversionMerging Technologies Hapi
MonitoringDutch & Dutch 8c loudspeakersQuestyle CMA800R Gold headphone amplifiersSennheiser HD800s headphones