Bollon: The Unborn Grandchildren & The Secret Garden of the Cordania
12/2/2022, 14 Tracks, 1:09:45
Featuring
Irina Jae-Eun Park
Nuttaporn Thammathi
Johannes Moser
Fabrice Bollon
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Composition History
The title of the song cycle, Die ungebornen Enkel ('The Unborn Grandchildren'), comes from the final line of 'Grodek', the last and longest poem in the cycle by Georg Trakl.
Performer Biography
Johannes Moser, the German-Canadian cellist on this recording, has an artistic partnership with Fabrice Bollon that has lasted over a decade, resulting in new compositions for electric cello.
Compositional Technique
Fabrice Bollon's song cycle, Die ungebornen Enkel, sets ten poems by Georg Trakl for the unique combination of tenor, soprano, and electric cello.
Composer Biography
Fabrice Bollon, the composer, studied with notable figures like Michael Gielen, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Georges Prêtre, and Mauricio Kagel.
Instruments
The electric cello in Die ungebornen Enkel can evoke a solemn choir or energetic pizzicato, with multitracking and subtle manipulations controlling its dynamics.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Fabrice Bollon was drawn to the poetry of Georg Trakl, an early 20th-century poet, for its intense depictions of love, depression, ecstasy, and folly.
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