Eötvös prefers to compose for specific musical personalities rather than anonymous performers, tailoring his music to their individual expression and technical skills.
Performer Biography
Midori, the violinist, made her legendary debut at age 11 with the New York Philharmonic after being invited by Zubin Mehta, receiving a standing ovation.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Peter Eötvös, the composer and conductor, views music as a form of human communication, akin to spoken language.
Compositional Technique
Speaking Drums, a percussion concerto, incorporates the soloist's rhythmic voice, inspired by Indian tabla players who use speech syllables for complex rhythms.
Composition History
The three concertos on this album are musical tributes to the specific soloists: violinist Midori, percussionist Martin Grubinger, and cellist Miklós Perényi (though Jean-Guihen Queyras performs the cello part on this recording).
Compositional Technique
The title of the violin concerto, DoReMi, is a permutation of the syllables of the dedicatee Midori's name, and also refers to the work's basic motivic material, like '1-2-3 in the world of numbers'.
Instruments
Jean-Guihen Queyras, the cellist on this recording, plays a cello made by Gioffredo Cappa in 1696, on loan from Mécnat Musical Société Générale.
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