This album is the result of a four-year process involving extensive rehearsals, recording, and editing.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Márton Illés develops personal playing techniques for string instruments, often with computer graphics, to create a 'primordial sound space' free from traditional harmonic hierarchies.
Performer Biography
Patricia Kopatchinskaja, the violinist on this album, is known for her expressive energy and theatrical ambition, focusing on the core meaning of music.
Recording & Production
The SWR Experimentalstudio, involved in the 'Three skEtches' on this album, acts as a bridge between compositional ideas and their technical realization, specializing in live electronics.
Performer Biography
Nicolas Altstaedt, the cellist, has a multifaceted career as a soloist, conductor, and artistic director, frequently performing on period instruments.
Composer Biography
Márton Illés, born in Budapest and based in Germany, is a highly sought-after contemporary composer who has developed a radically personal musical language.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Composer Márton Illés's sound events are closely linked to visual associations, where he sees lines, objects, colors, and textures when listening.
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