'For quarter of a century now, Alxander Balanescu has been finding ways to synthesise facets of his Romanian heritage with those of contemporay music - for example ‘The Island’ which takes in new and unexpected directions. (...) Although it uses the outline of the Robinson Crusoe story, ‘The Island’ quickly sets off on its own course in which the humorous, the bizarre and the fateful are brought into effective accord. (...) Finely recorded and stylishly presented, the sequence makes an absorbing and effective listen.’ (Gramophone)
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