Marimba David Moliner

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Suite No. 1 for violoncello in G Major, BWV 1007:
• 1 Bach: Suite No. 1 for violoncello in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude 02:09
• 2 Bach: Suite No. 1 for violoncello in G Major, BWV 1007: II. Allemande 03:02
• 3 Bach: Suite No. 1 for violoncello in G Major, BWV 1007: III. Courante 02:18
• 4 Bach: Suite No. 1 for violoncello in G Major, BWV 1007: IV. Sarabande 01:38
• 5 Bach: Suite No. 1 for violoncello in G Major, BWV 1007: V. Menuet 1 & 2 02:10
• 6 Bach: Suite No. 1 for violoncello in G Major, BWV 1007: VI. Gigue 01:15
• Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918): Arabesque No. 1 in E Major, L. 66:
• 7 Debussy: Arabesque No. 1 in E Major, L. 66 04:05
• Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite No. 2 for violoncello in D Minor, BWV 1008:
• 8 Bach: Suite No. 2 for violoncello in D Minor, BWV 1008: I. Prélude 02:23
• 9 Bach: Suite No. 2 for violoncello in D Minor, BWV 1008: II. Allemande 01:51
• 10 Bach: Suite No. 2 for violoncello in D Minor, BWV 1008: III. Courante 02:09
• 11 Bach: Suite No. 2 for violoncello in D Minor, BWV 1008: IV. Sarabande 02:38
• 12 Bach: Suite No. 2 for violoncello in D Minor, BWV 1008: V. Menuet 1 & 2 01:50
• 13 Bach: Suite No. 2 for violoncello in D Minor, BWV 1008: VI. Gigue 01:48
• Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): Impromptu in A Flat Major, Op. 142 No. 2:
• 14 Schubert: Impromptu in A Flat Major, Op. 142 No. 2 03:21
• Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite No. 3 for violoncello in C Major, BWV 1009:
• 15 Bach: Suite No. 3 for violoncello in C Major, BWV 1009: I. Prélude 02:52
• 16 Bach: Suite No. 3 for violoncello in C Major, BWV 1009: II. Sarabande 02:56
• 17 Bach: Suite No. 3 for violoncello in C Major, BWV 1009: III. Courante 02:51
• 18 Bach: Suite No. 3 for violoncello in C Major, BWV 1009: IV. Sarabande 02:21
• 19 Bach: Suite No. 3 for violoncello in C Major, BWV 1009: V. Bourrée 1 & 2 02:35
• 20 Bach: Suite No. 3 for violoncello in C Major, BWV 1009: VI. Gigue 02:27
• Alexander Liebermann (b. 1989): Jalak Suren:
• 21 Liebermann: Jalak Suren 05:09
• David Moliner (b. 1991): Solo V - Sentir Rapaz!:
• 22 Moliner: Solo V - Sentir Rapaz! 07:31
• Total Runtime 01:01:19

Info for Marimba

With Marimba, David Moliner presents an extraordinary album that places this unique instrument and its manifold colors and sounds at its core. Moliner’s masterful arrangements and two original works composed specifically for the instrument take listeners on a sonic journey through the centuries, combining both technical skill and creative expression.

The album brings together works from various epochs and styles. Particularly notable is his arrangement of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Cello Suites, which he transforms into new, polyphonic textures using his four Marimba mallets. Moliner successfully combines Bach’s rhythmic pulse and musical complexity with the Marimba’s unique tonal color.

In addition to the Baroque works, the album also features pieces by Claude Debussy and Franz Schubert. Moliner brings a new dimension to Debussy’s impressionistic Arabesques, allowing the Marimba to bloom in a delicate, almost pictorial soundscape. Schubert’s romantic Impromptu, transcribed by Moliner for Marimba, unfolds in its poetic beauty and gains expressive depth through the instrument’s distinct timbre. Another highlight is the composition Jalak Suren by contemporary composer Alexander Liebermann, inspired by the bird songs of Indonesia. Moliner brings the subtle melodies and rhythmic structures of this music to life, allowing the Marimba to shine as a sensitive storyteller of a musical nature portrait.

The album concludes with Moliner’s own Marimba composition, making a powerful statement: the Marimba is not just an exotic instrument but a full-fledged member of the classical music scene, capable of interpreting the entire spectrum of the repertoire from Baroque to Modern. A must for lovers of sophisticated percussion and for all those who want to experience classical music in a new, captivating sonic dimension.

David Moliner, marimba

David Moliner
Born in 1991 in Cuenca, Spain, David Moliner studied with Pascal Dusapin at the Haute École de Musique de Genève and with Jörg Widmann at the Universität der Künste and Barenboim Said Academy in Berlin.

Early in his career, Moliner began to develop a compositional aesthetic that has enabled him to pioneer new genres and to invent new forms. He has been implementing this aesthetic, which he calls “dynamism,” in a series of works titled Eglogas, Masquerades, Mystiques, Estructuras, Entes and Esoterics. “Dynamism” originates from Moliner’s experience as a percussionist who, like singers, uses the body to make music. His transition from performance to composition took place within this context. Moliner’s formal compositional ideas are rooted in gestures and movements he first learned as a percussionist.

Orchestral and chamber music figures prominently in Moliner’s oeuvre to date, which is published by Universal Edition. His instrumental compositions have a strong theatrical element, expressing a dramaturgy that emphasizes the physical aspect of music.

Moliner’s works have been performed by such orchestras as the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra, Valencia Symphony Orchestra, ADDA Sinfònica, Spanish Youth National Orchestra, as well as by such ensembles as the SWR Vokalensemble, Klangforum Wien, Ensemble Intercontemporain, Ensemble Recherche or Plural Ensemble. He has worked with soloists such as Carolin Widmann or Éric-Maria Couturier and with conductors such as Simon Rattle, Peter Eötvös, Matthias Pintscher, Marcus Creed, Alexander Liebreich or Fabián Panisello. Moliner also enjoys a close association with such soloists as the clarinetist/composer Jörg Widmann, for whom he has written a concerto; Moliner in turn has performed Widmann’s music as a percussionist.

As a percussion soloist, Moliner has performed at such concert venues as the Konzerthaus Berlin, Philharmonie Berlin, the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, the KKL Luzern, the Philharmonie Paris, Harzburger Musiktage, Bachtage Rostock or the Guggenheim Bilbao.

Among the distinctions Moliner has garnered are first prize at the Vibraphone Competition of the Italian Percussion Arts Society, the Universität der Künste Berlin Composition Prize commission and the Roche Young Commissions Award presented by Lucerne Festival.

Booklet for Marimba