Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in Arabic Unlock the Editor\u2019s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.In lesser company, Mary Halvorson\u2019s grainy guitar textures and bendy notes pinging into dissonance could seem mannered and easily overwhelm. But here, her singular virtuosity is matched by pianist Sylvie Courvoisier\u2019s equally vivid imagination and sure-footed command of a multiplicity of styles. The duo released their first album, Crop Circles, a set of covers, in 2017 after a single concert. Since then the New York-based musicians have squeezed short tours, one-off gigs and a second, somewhat austere release into their busy individual schedules.Bone Bells, their third album, expands their multidisciplinary approach into a vibrant juxtaposition of expressive emotions, playful asides and intimate moments. Traditions are referenced, boundaries stretched and the musically odd coheres into familiar shapes. The result is a richly rewarding set that projects the power, finesse and emotional reach of an established working band.Each musician contributes four pieces that alternate as the set progresses. Halvorson\u2019s titles are more abstract, while Courvoisier\u2019s have earthier roots, but the playing is so mutually supportive that it\u2019s hard to tell the composers apart.The album begins with the bent guitar tones, sombre minor-key piano and melancholic surrealism of Halvorson\u2019s \u201cBone Bells\u201d. As the piece unfolds, single note guitar lines glisten over stark piano chords, and shimmers of piano develop a gospel shade. The strident dynamics, mood changes and tempo shifts of Courvoisier\u2019s \u201cEsmeralda\u201d come next, inspired by a sculpture by the late Dutch artist Cornelis Zitman. Later, Courvoisier\u2019s danse macabre \u201cNags Head Valse\u201d, named after a British pub, presents sharp angles, playful interplay and resonant tremolos, and the gridlike twists of \u201cSilly Walk\u201d allude to both Monty Python and Swiss artist Sophie Bouvier Ausl\u00e4nder. In between, Halvorson\u2019s \u201cFolded Secret\u201d, \u201cBeclouded\u201d and \u201cFloat Queens\u201d deliver shape-shifting textures that unravel and cohere at a steady pace.This thrilling, fascinating album ends with Courvoisier\u2019s \u201cCristellina e Lontano\u201d, a mix of jazzy waltz and abstract angularity performed with passion and restraint.\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2606\u2018Bone Bells\u2019 is released by Pyroclastic <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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