The transcription of six pieces from György Kurtág's Signs, Games and Messages for this album was a direct commission from the composer to the performer, Xelo Giner.
Composer Biography
György Kurtág, a composer on this album, went to Paris to study with Olivier Messiaen after the Hungarian Stalinist regime banned progressive music, including works by Béla Bartók, in 1950.
Composer Biography
Karlheinz Stockhausen, a composer featured on this album, had a childhood marked by World War II; his father died on the front lines, and his mother was purged by the Nazi regime for mental problems.
Compositional Technique
Hèctor Parra's work Chymisch, based on a poem by Paul Celan, immerses itself in the microspaces of the instrument's timbre using elaborate electronic treatment and extended techniques like multiphonics and microtonality.
Performer Biography
Xelo Giner, the internationally renowned saxophonist on this album, is a versatile interpreter who integrates classical, contemporary, live electronic, and mixed electroacoustic music.
Performer Biography
Xelo Giner has had over 70 absolute premieres dedicated to her and has given national premieres of pieces by composers such as Iannis Xenakis and Phill Niblock.
Album & Artwork
The album title, De Profundis, reflects a programmatic proposal that serves as a guide for listening, a journey to European roots that mirrors the continent's history.
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