Release Description of poèmes saturniens

The focus on “Poèmes saturniens” is melancholia without any doubt and from the first tune. Christian Vasseur created 10 highly emotional, warm and beautiful pieces of classical-orientated guitar music. Not as separated songs, more like a journey or dance.

Melody fragments come and go like moods or thoughts, some return like memories or reminders, some fade away and are gone forever. Most of the time, “Poèmes saturniens” is a very reserved and fragile work. But in some situations it gets loud, explosive, improvised and noisy. Just like a unexpected mood swing.

For me, the earlier mention of dance is a good image to get this wondeful piece of music. It is very fragile and balanced on the one hand, but also highly dynamic and expressive.

Christian Roth

Release Description of Alam
Christian Vasseur’s work “Alam” was recorded 16 years ago. Eleven very clear and fresh compositions, only Christian’s voice and a 14-string-archlute.

It is a very pure work. You can hear the deep and slightly dark tone of the archelute, Christian’s fingers moving over the fretboard and his voice, sometimes humming in the background. I think the main difference with Christian’s guitar work is that “Alam” is very structured. You still have the feeling that Christian’s play is very light, free and close to improvising, but at the same time, one feels very save and guided in this compositions.

Not to forget the strong link to John Dowland and Elizabethan lute music with virtuosity transferred to the present days.

Christian Roth