The works on this album were improvised by Scelsi on an ondiola, an electric instrument and forerunner of the modern synthesizer, which allowed for sustained sounds and microtonal alterations.
Interpretation
Marco Fusi, the performer on this album, chose to base his interpretation on Scelsi's original recordings rather than the published scores, after finding the transcriptions to be 'substantially weak'.
Composition History
Scelsi recorded his improvisations on magnetic tapes and then entrusted an assistant with transcribing them into traditional musical notation.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Scelsi's home in Rome, overlooking the Roman Forum, was symbolically chosen as a 'border between East and West,' reflecting his cultural, artistic, and spiritual interests.
Composer's Artistic Vision
For Scelsi, the creative act was a moment of possession by the divine, where he acted as an intermediary, improvising in a trance-like state.
Composer Biography
Giacinto Scelsi, an Italian composer of aristocratic descent, spent his childhood in his family's castle where he received a 'medieval education' including fencing, chess, and Latin.
Recording & Production
The performer, Marco Fusi, used dedicated software and applications to create descriptive transcriptions of Scelsi's original tapes, detailing pitch down to eighths of a tone, duration, and dynamics.
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