Hörprobe: Tarkovsky Quartet

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The unique band founded by François Couturier 

continues to draw inspiration from the films of 

Andrey Tarkovsky as its frame of reference expands. 

Allusions to Pergolesi, Bach and Shostakovich are 

to be found in the compositions here, as are 

compelling group improvisations. As the Irish Times 

wrote of the earlier “Nostalghia - Song for Tarkovsky” 

album (recorded 2005): “Mixing classical rigour with 

improvisation both formal and free, what emerges is 

austerely beautiful, etched in sombre hues and redolent 

of an unslakeable thirst to connect with a deeper well of the spirit.”