Poetry Of Rhythm: Feat.Kaj: Kaj Das Streichquartett

As Goethe put it: Everything poetic should be treated rhythmically. That is my firm conviction. The structure of The Poetry of Rhythm is shaped by two clear-cut levels. The pure duet pieces are characterized by a genuine sound image with every compositional refinement. After a great number of concerts together the duets common breathing can be clearly noticed. Here jazz is an attitude and not just a style. After that are the pieces with the classical, i.e. non-improvising string quartet. They are not just used as a completion or pleasant background music, but rather in a compositional way as an active and structure-characterizing element. Rhythmical tension in the meaning of movement in time is a very important basis in the cooperation with kaj: kaj- das streichquartett. But: Niescier & Nendza pragmatically avoid the infamous question is classic able to swing!?. There are simply no triplet feel jazz pieces. With The Poetry of Rhythm Angelika Niescier & Andr Nendza are walking consciously into musical no man's land. There, where you are always falling between two stools, live can be pretty pleasant. Provided you own a map.