Weber, Florian: Imaginary Cycle LP

Idiosyncratic, large-scale and in its fundamental disposition one-of-a-kind, Florian Weber’s Imaginary Cycle, conceived for the unique instrumentation of brass ensemble and piano, is a hybrid of multiple musical languages that seamlessly blends the harmonious with the oblique. Here, Weber presents a cycle in four parts, plus an opening and an epilogue, in which the German pianist is joined by a group of unexpected artists, together performing a work that blurs the line where improvisation ends and composition begins. As the ensemble elegantly journeys across Florian's multiple-idioms-spanning oeuvre, symphonic passages mingle with intricate counterpoint, pastoral notions are contrasted with textures more contemporary, as each voice in the ensemble plays an independent part, adding to a whole.