945: Valentina Ciardelli on Ruutsu

<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><a href= "https://www.valentinaciardelli.com/">Valentina Ciardelli</a> has just released <a href= "https://ruutsu.thegirlsinthemagnesiumdress.com/">Ruutsu</a> , the first CD ever recorded for contemporary double bass and harp chamber duo ensemble in the EU.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Ruutsu (which means roots in Japanese), is an album dedicated to the deep connection and mutual influence between Japanese and Western Europe music culture.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Anna and Valentina present a cultural contribution and a turning point in contemporary chamber music. The duo focused on Japanese culture, which is incredibly colorful, elegant, and mystic. The repertoire of this CD<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> will explore how Western and Japanese Music developed parallelly between the 19th and 20th centuries.</span></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">You can <a href= "https://ruutsu.thegirlsinthemagnesiumdress.com/">learn more and pick up a copy of the album here</a>.</span></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p3"><span class="s2"><a href= "http://smarturl.it/cbcpodcast?ck_subscriber_id=90309136"><em>Subscribe to the podcast</em></a></span> <span class="s1"><em>to get these interviews delivered to you automatically!</em></span></p> <p class="p4"> </p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><em>Check out our</em> <a href= "https://gumroad.com/dbbpublications?sort=newest"><em>Online Sheet Music Store</em></a> <em>with 100+ wide-ranging titles for bassists.</em></span></p> <p class="p5"> </p> <p class="p6"><span class="s1"><a href= "http://contrabassconversations.com/app"><em>Listen to Contrabass Conversations with our free app for iOS, Android, and Kindle</em></a><em>.</em></span><span class= "s4"><br /></span></p> <p class="p7"><span class="s1"><em>Check out my</em> <a href= "https://courses.discoverdoublebass.com/p/beginners-classical-bass"> <em>Beginner's Classical Bass course</em></a> <e