Empedocles of Acragas incorporated air into his four-part system alongside water, fire, and earth, a system that remained valid until the 19th century.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The album's concept is rooted in the history of ideas, using music to illuminate conceptual models that summarize world phenomena.
Album & Artwork
This recording, titled "Air Music," is the third in a series of albums exploring the four classical elements.
Historical Context
In the Judaeo-Christian tradition, breath (pneûma) is considered an outward sign and inner condition of all life, as seen in the creation of man in the Book of Genesis.
Historical Context
The ancient Greek philosopher Anaximenes of Miletus was the first to name air as the originative principle of the cosmos, from which everything else derives.
Historical Context
Classical theories linked the four elements to the pathology of humours, explaining illness based on the balance of bodily fluids.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in October 2016 at the Hans Rosbaud Studio SWR Baden Baden, Germany, and is a co-production with Südwestrundfunk.
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