Alessandro Grego's Heliossea project aimed to create a unique musical experience based on scientific foundations, connecting music with mathematics and the myth of the music of the spheres.
Recording & Production
The 2023 performance of Heliossea XX used a multichannel recording from 2003 as a base, with Roberto Fabbriciani playing live flute improvisation guided by an open score.
Recording & Production
This album, Heliossea XX, is an homage to Margherita Hack, a world-famous astrophysicist and scientific popularizer, celebrating twenty years since the first performance of Heliossea and ten years since her passing.
Performer Biography
Roberto Fabbriciani, an internationally famous flutist, is known for inventing several extended techniques for the instrument and played a crucial role in Heliossea.
Composition History
The initial idea for Heliossea was a musical crescendo accompanying the transition from darkness to light, with the music exploding as the sun appeared.
Compositional Technique
The musical composition of Heliossea was divided into seven sections, each representing one degree of the sun's elevation, using various flute registers from lowest to highest.
Composer Biography
Alessandro Grego, an Italian composer born in Trieste in 1969, is known for his contemporary and experimental music, as well as film and radio soundtracks.
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