Orbes – Verres Enharmoniques

Sophie Durand + Emmanuel Holterbach : verres enharmoniques
French duo Orbes devised their own system of tuned wine glasses, with added water pumping under the table allowing them to alter the ringing pitch with their feet. Their clear and refined sonorities have a decidedly french flavor, not unlike harpsichord composer Louis Couperin. You know, ‘Les Folies Françaises’! – Continuo