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You may have seen a video premiere here last week of a film called Absinthe featuring cellist Alexander Hersh. Absinthe is more than a film series – it’s also an album of music featuring works that were written before the European ban of the highly alcoholic drink, the music from which provides the soundtrack to a crazy narrative that sees Alexander being haunted by a cello-shaped bottle of green liquid.
Alexander speaks to online editor Davina about combining film making, editing, directing, acting – not to mention music making – in collaboration with some close friends to build a creative form of storytelling that provides numerous access points for a wide range of audiences, as well as what classical music can learn from other creative industries.
Scriabin Poem, Op. 32, No. 1 in F-Sharp Major
Alexander Hersh, cello / Victor Santiago Asuncion, piano
Watch: Video premiere: Cellist Alexander Hersh in ‘Absinthe’
Watch: Debussy’s Sonata for Cello and Piano: a film fusing music and narrative
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