For composer Gabriel Iranyi, the string quartet is a laboratory for reflection and perspective-finding, where concentration means abstracting and reducing to essential sound particles.
Performer Biography
Wu Wei, born in China, is an internationally renowned virtuoso of the sheng, a Chinese mouth-organ, and has premiered over 300 works by various composers.
Composer Biography
Gabriel Iranyi, born in Cluj-Napoca, Transylvania, a musically distinctive region of Romania, has lived in Berlin since 1988.
Composition History
This album features works composed by Gabriel Iranyi between 2012 and 2022, including two string quartets and two extensions of the classical quartet configuration.
Performer Biography
The Sonar Quartett, a string quartet based in Berlin, pushes the boundaries of classical music by incorporating improvised sound impressions and electronic amplification.
Compositional Technique
The album includes pieces that extend the classical string quartet by incorporating instruments sounded by breath: the human voice and the Chinese mouth organ sheng.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Gabriel Iranyi's compositional concepts often project onto two dimensions: direct emotional perception of musical gestures and a finely structured layering of sound fields.
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