Ruins and Remains (CD) wolfert brederode percussionist Joost Lijbaart and the

percussionist Joost Lijbaart and the Matangi Quartet (increasingly regarded as one of Holland’s most adventurous string quartets)

string quartet and percussion

with wide-ranging resonances

it has come to embody meanings broader and more personal

Shostakovich always had a packed suitcase ready for the eventuality of his arrest by the KGB

Ruins and Remains (CD) wolfert brederode percussionist Joost Lijbaart and theRuins and Remains, a suite for piano, string quartet and percussion, was composed by Wolfert Breferode in 2018, to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. Over time, however, it has come to embody meanings broader and more personal, with wide ranging resonances. At a number of levels, the piece has to do with grief and loss and learning to stand up again, Dutch pianist Brederode says. There is a vulnerable but resilient quality to the