Chaya Czernowin's works aim to create an evolving, multisensory sonic experience that explores hidden and unfamiliar fields of existence, embracing risk for unpredictable growth.
Performer Biography
Uli Fussenegger, the double bassist on this album, focused on contemporary music after an initial career in period instruments, and countless solo works have been composed for him.
Performer Biography
Klangforum Wien, the ensemble on this recording, was founded by Beat Furrer in 1985 and has since presented around 600 world premieres.
Composer Biography
Chaya Czernowin, the composer, was the first woman to be a composition professor at the University for Music and Performing Arts Vienna and at Harvard University.
Performer Biography
Holger Falk, a baritone on this album, has a great passion for contemporary music theater, with several new scores composed specifically for him.
Performer Biography
Christian Karlsen, one of the conductors, collaborated with Karlheinz Stockhausen at the age of twenty and has since formed close relationships with many leading contemporary composers.
Recording & Production
The album features two conductors, Johannes Kalitzke and Christian Karlsen, and two different orchestras, Klangforum Wien and ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien.
