Fabián Panisello: Libro del frío

Featuring

Fabián Panisello
Allison Bell
Meitar Ensemble

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Compositional Technique

The compositional techniques in Panisello's music, such as African polyphonies and asymmetric Balkan rhythms like the aksak, show similarities to the work of late Ligeti.

Performer Biography

Soprano Allison Bell, born in Tasmania, has performed in world premieres, including Peter Eötvös' opera Love and Other Demons at Glyndebourne.

Composer Biography

Fabián Panisello, an Argentinian composer-conductor based in Madrid, is the founder and director of PluralEnsemble and academic director of the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía.

Recording & Production

This album was recorded in Jerusalem at the Jerusalem Music Center in January and August 2011.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Composer Fabián Panisello states he likes his music to be "aerial in nature, landing just at specific moments," reflecting a continuous state of movement.

Compositional Technique

Panisello's music often uses "patterns" – rhythmic standards based on numeric variables, with a predilection for prime numbers, to create a sense of "unstable balance."

Performer Biography

Ensemble Meitar, an Israeli group dedicated to contemporary chamber music, has won multiple awards, including the Landau Award for classical music performers.