The SCHOLA HEIDELBERG, a vocal ensemble founded by Walter Nußbaum in 1992, focuses on 20th-century music and early vocal compositions from the 15th and 16th centuries.
Compositional Technique
In TKRDG, Giacinto Scelsi consciously composed the sonic expression of an archaic, primeval world, with the title itself being 'sound material' rather than a name or concept.
Recording & Production
Most of the works on this album were recorded at the SWR Studio in Karlsruhe, Germany, with the exception of Scelsi's Tre canti sacri, which was recorded at Kapelle/Plöck, Heidelberg.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The album's concept explores the symbolic contrast between the darkness of night and the radiant whiteness of a lily, representing the full spectrum of human experience.
Compositional Technique
Toshio Hosokawa's Ave Maria incorporates pre-recorded breathing noises, which, in Japanese tradition, symbolize the foundation of all sound.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The album suggests that listening to music is a 'thoughtful hearing,' where purely sensual impressions are processed at a cognitive level to create meaning.
Composition History
Arnold Schoenberg's De profundis (Psalm 130) was his last completed composition, written in 1950 under the impression of the founding of the state of Israel.
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