DECRYPTION – Sacred in the last Victories of Classical Music, this intriguing resonator xylophone is in the spotlight at the Philharmonie de Paris for an entire weekend. A first, which illustrates the place of the instrument on the contemporary scene.
Just ten years ago, a young Bulgarian percussionist captivated the classical world by performing on the marimba, accompanied by pianist Thomas Enhco, the anthem of the Cannes Film Festival: the famous “Aquarium”, taken from the Carnival of the Animals from Saint-SaënsÂ! A version that is both jazzy and immaterial, bordering on improvisation, which served as a showcase for Vassilena Serafimova’s first duo album: Tightrope walkers (Deutsche Grammophon). Less than a year later, her colleague Adélaïde Ferrière, nominated in the revelations category, electrified the stage of the Victoires de la Musique Classique in an equally astonishing revival, between unbridled virtuosity and remarkable sensitivity, of Libertango by Piazzolla…
Since then, the marimba, this strange xylophone equipped with resonators, originating from Africa, developed in the 19the century in Latin America, then perfected in the 20the century in Europe as well as in Asia, has still come a long way. To the point of offering himself, two months ago, a new coronation…
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