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Klaus Paier

Klaus Paier Asja Valcic

Asja Valcic

Silk Road

ACT

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Like so often, it took a long time to form something that

nowadays seems destined to be together.

The growth of the project can also be measured on the fact

that A

nowadays seems destined to be together. It began twelve

years ago, when Austrian accordionist Klaus Paier

assembled a string quartet for one of his projects, and

these four went on to become the

radio.string.quartet.vienna. After their sensational debut

album Celebrating the Mahavishnu Orchestra they

worked together with Klaus Paier on their next album

Radiotree and it did not go unnoticed how well Asja

Valcics cello suited Paiers accordion. It was the beginning

of a co-operation - » Deux, which, according to the

SPIEGEL, combined spectacular bitter-sweet sounds of an

accordion with a cello that can groove like an upright bass

into the very best of euro jazz. Both audience and critics

were sold, and the accolades followed, such as the CD of

the month in Audio and Fono Forum.

The duos

that Asja Valcic has composed three of the eleven pieces.

sja Valcic has composed three of the eleven pieces.

Although she has experience in composing, compared to

the professional composer Paier she is a novice in this field.

As a matter of fact, Waltz For Mama is the second piece

that I have ever composed. Actually it has lyrics, but Klaus

has made a perfect instrumental arrangement of it, she

explains. Therefore, Silk Road has even more layers,

colours and energy. It has South American (e.g. Celtango)

as well as South and East European sounds (e.g. Ayer),

peaceful ballads, cheerful blues songs (Song is Blue) and

rhythmic up-tempo pieces, such as Paiers Whirlwind or

Valcics Stirring Summer Storm that live up to their

names.

nowadays seems destined to be together.

that A

sja Valcic has composed three of the eleven pieces.

Nevertheless, Silk Road has a unique and homogenous

sound.

sound. The title song demonstrates Paiers ability to

introduce and transform musical themes: the bandeneon

theme appears from a distance, builds up and becomes

loaded with energy through elaborate pauses and rubatos.

Equally masterful is the final piece How Roses Are that

Paier has dedicated to his American colleague,

accompanist and longstanding friend Frank Marocco, who

died in March. However, it is an optimistic, even a cheerful

song a jazz farewell from Austria to Chicago in the New

Orleans tradition.

sound.

The duos music is daring and full of curiosity.

music is daring and full of curiosity. In search of

the perfect sound of an accordion and bandoneon, Klaus

Paier has developed an absolutely unique technique of his

own (on instruments built especially for him) that allows his

instrument to breathe and gives him an unrivalled stylistic as

well as improvisatory freedom. Various influences are

noticeable: tango, bal-musette, Balkan, jazz. Paier

appreciates the accordion tradition: For me the roots are

like a main street, on which I dont want to stay too long.

That is why I take a quick and spontaneous turn.

The duos

music is daring and full of curiosity.

PPa

Paier will continue creating new sounds as a solo artist as

ier will continue creating new sounds as a solo artist as

well in various assembles

ier will continue creating new sounds as a solo artist as

For Asja Valcic it was not always easy to follow him on

these roads,

well in various assembles

well in various assembles Valcic will carry on with the

revolutionary radio.string.quartet.vienna and will soon

appear in a trio with her ACT colleagues and masters of

improvisation Iiro Rantala and Adam Baldych. But time and

again these two kindred spirits will come together and

compose further musical road movies beyond conventional

ways.

these roads,

these roads, although she mastered all playing techniques

of the cello. I had not been improvising that much until

then. After four years of working together and hundreds of

concerts this is no longer the case. It was time to make a

sequel for » Deux. The result is called Silk Road and it is

not just any record, but rather the convincing result of a

harmonious and intense co-operation of two adventurous

explorers, who both fully master their instruments as well as

complement each other perfectly.

Klaus Paier

Klaus Paier Asja Valcic

Asja Valcic

Silk Road

ACT 9538

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Photo by Peter Rigaud

01 Ayer

Ayer 4:24

02 Just A Day

Ayer

Klaus Paier /

Klaus Paier / accordion, bandoneon

Asja Valcic /

Just A Day 4:38

03 Silk Road

Just A Day

Asja Valcic /

Asja Valcic / cello

Silk Road 7:48

04 Song Is Blue

Silk Road

Song Is Blue 4:28

05 Walz For Mama

Song Is Blue

Walz For Mama 4:56

06 Whirlwind

Walz For Mama

Whirlwind 4:18

07 Night Walk

Whirlwind

Night Walk 4:38

08 Troubadour

Night Walk

Troubadour 3:38

09 Stirring Summer Storm

Troubadour

Stirring Summer Storm 3:40

10 Celtango

Stirring Summer Storm

Celtango 4:25

11 How Roses Are

Celtango

How Roses Are

How Roses Are (dedicated to Frank Marocco) 4:25

All music composed by Klaus Paier, except 5, 7 & 9 by Asja Valcic

Distributor:

Allegro-Nail Distribution (US)

A&N Music (GR)

Andante Music (RO)

Apostrophe (RU)

C&L Records (KR)

Divyd (SK)

Dukyan Meloman (BG)

Challenge Records Int. (Benelux)

DC Comp (UA)

edelkultur (DE & AT)

Egea (I)

Equinox Music (TR)

GIGI Distribution (PL)

Gramofon (BA)

Harmonia Mundi (FR)

Harmonia Mundi (UK)

Intek (SI+HR)

Jassics (ZA)

Jazzworld (HK)

JSC "Bomba" (LT)

Karonte (ES & PT)

Musikklosen (NO)

Musikvertrieb (CH)

Naxos (SE/FI)

Outside Distribution (CA)

One-Hifi (RS)

Planet MGM Distribution (AU)

Southbound Records (NZ)

Sundance (DK)

Videoarts Music Inc. (JP)

2HP (CZ)

Produced by the artists

Recorded and mixed by Christoph Burgstaller, Vienna, June 2012

Mastered by Klaus Scheuermann

Cover art

Cover art by Olav Christopher Jenssen

Klaus

Klaus Paier &

Asja Valcic::::

» Deux (ACT 9478-2)

Paier &

Paier & Asja Valcic

Asja Valcic

Klaus Paier with r

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adio.string.quartet.vienna:

Radiotree (ACT 9473-2) )) )

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