In Crescendo: Consonant Chamber Music of the 21st Century

Featuring

Daniel Del Pino
Marian Herrero
Erica Ramallo
Vicente Cueva
Šimon Veis
Habemus Quartet

Andreas Apostolou
Pavel Karmanov
José Gonzalez Granero
Elena Kats-Chernin
Ivan Palomares de la Encina
Jan Wachowski

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Composition History

The winning pieces from the composition competition were Metamorphoses for solo piano, a tie between two string quartets (Noche del Amor Insomne and Con Moto), and a quintet titled Quintet.

Performer Biography

The Habemus Quartet, featured on this album, includes Erica Ramallo (violin), Vicente Cueva (violin), Marian Herrero (viola), and Simon Veis (cello).

Album & Artwork

The album title, "In Crescendo," reflects the concept of increasing instrumentation and sound texture, starting with a solo piano and ending with a piano quintet.

Composer's Artistic Vision

The competition sought "Consonant Music," which does not necessarily mean it must 'sound good,' but rather that it is not music that is "not precisely music," distinguishing it from works like John Cage's 4':33'' or Stockhausen's Helicopter String Quartet.

Recording & Production

Two additional pieces, Second Snow on the Stadium by Pavel Karmanov and Dance of the Paper Umbrellas by Elena Kats-Chernin, were added to the album to complete the program in the "In Crescendo" style, as the winning works' durations were not suitable for a typical concert.

Composition History

The works on this album were selected from a chamber music composition competition held by the Non Profit Music Foundation in July 2016, which aimed to connect composer, performer, and audience.

Performer Biography

Daniel del Pino, the pianist on this album, is an internationally recognized Spanish pianist who has performed in prestigious halls worldwide, including Carnegie Hall in New York.