Alberto Posadas has researched 'micro-instrumentation,' a concept focused on obtaining musical material by exploring the acoustic possibilities of instruments at a micro level.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Alberto Posadas' cycle Veredas explores the interplay between apparent opposites like closeness and distance, rigor and freedom, and concretion and utopia.
Composition History
The titles of the six pieces in Alberto Posadas' Veredas cycle directly correspond to the titles of poems by José Ángel Valente, a Spanish-Galician poet.
Interpretation
The performer, Ricard Capellino, and composer Alberto Posadas collaborated for years on research into new saxophone playing techniques, even co-writing a paper on the subject.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The starting points for Alberto Posadas' music are fundamental questions, observations, and research, often reflected in poetic lines by Spanish-Galician poet José Ángel Valente.
Instruments
The album features a variety of Selmer saxophones, from sopranino to bass, with specific mouthpieces and ligatures, including JLV gold ligatures.
Recording & Production
The Veredas cycle is designed as a 'pilgrimage' for the audience, with movement through different spaces being part of the concept, though on a recording, listeners 'wander' with their ears.
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