Zurich Catania
Recorded
in cathedrals in Switzerland and Italy, "ZURICH CATANIA” documents
the fascinating highpoints of Roland van Straaten’s successful solo
concerts. Alone on stage, he conducts a company of performers: his harmonica,
his voice and his public.
The magical, almost tribal transformation that van Straaten’s audience
feels through his charisma is captured alive on the CD. The spiritual
sensation, that a visitor to an ancient temple might feel, swims in the
spacious tones of his instrument.
He is probably the only one to create an evening worth of solo music with
the harmonica. And the risk was well taken: This is a CD that must be
heard!
(Phonag 2001- CH - P 81133)