António Chagas Rosa was fascinated by the hermetic and pagan nature of the Sibylline prophecies, which allowed him to create exquisite sound pictures in his work "Lumine Clarescet."
Composition History
This album includes world premieres of two works commissioned specifically for this program: "Cielo Arterial" by Spanish composer Iván Solano and "Lumine Clarescet" by Portuguese composer António Chagas Rosa.
Recording & Production
The recording sessions for this album took place from June 27 to 30, 2017, at the Chapelle des Carmélites in Toulouse.
Album & Artwork
The album "Iberia" is a musical journey through time across the Iberian Peninsula, featuring music from medieval Spain to the Renaissance and up to contemporary Portuguese and Spanish composers.
Interpretation
The chamber choir Les éléments, directed by Joël Suhubiette, combines Renaissance repertoire with contemporary creations, focusing on a cappella singing and exploring both unequal temperaments for early music and new sound textures for modern works.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Iván Solano describes his piece "Cielo Arterial" as an electroacoustic sound universe that mixes textures, images, and sounds from Catherine Peillon's text, representing a changing sky.
Performer Biography
The chamber choir Les éléments, founded in 1997 by Joël Suhubiette, was voted "Ensemble of the year" at the Victoires de la Musique classique in 2006.
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