October 13, 2020

Flairck ‎– Gevecht Met De Engel (1980, CD, Netherlands)


Songs:
1. Oost-west Express (East-West Express) (4:49)
2. De Vlinder (The Butterfly) (7:25)
3. Voor Antoinette (For Antoinette) (2:08)
4. De Stoomwals (Steam Engine Waltz) (7:13)
5. Gevecht Met De Engel Deel I (8:25)
6. Gevecht Met De Engel Deel II (8:35)
7. Gevecht Met De Engel Deel III (5:28)

Musicians:
Erik Visser / 6- & 12-string acoustic guitars, sitar, mandolin, spinet, panpipes, gong, kettledrums
Peter Weekers / flutes (transverse, alto, piccolo), panpipes, Uillean pipes, spinet, castanets
Sylvia Houtzager / violin, viola, cello, harp, panpipes
Hans Visser / acoustic & electric basses, Classical & 12-string guitars, panpipes


Gevecht Met De Engel was released as the second album. East-west Express describes a train journey through an East European landscape. The Butterfly is an arrangement of an Irish melody. The rights for this piece were benefited to UNICEF. For Antoinette is a guitarsolo, written for Antoinette Hensey. Steam Engine Waltz: in this piece the technique of hiccupping is used to spread one melody over several voices. Some Phony Symphony: this is a threepart guitar concerto and entirely covers the B-side. The piece is dedicated to Anna Visser.

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