Serenity and melancholy. In essence, that is what the vocals and strings evoke in the listener. For the Iranian sisters Mahsa and Marjan Vahdat living in Norway, it was a milestone to record an album together with the Kronos Quartet. One of the most celebrated and influential string quartets, forging innovative collaborations with composers and musicians from all over the world. Placeless focuses
… on the classic, timeless poetry of Hafez and Rumi and of contemporary Persian poets. With beautiful voices the sisters sing solo and sometimes together songs about love, sorrow, hope and longing. The servant accompaniment of the strings is relatively sober but extremely effective in evoking the right atmosphere. (SvdP)more
