Yasutaka Hemmi, one of the most dynamic violinists for contemporary music in Japan, has invented new techniques for the violin and collaborated with many artists.
Composer Biography
Ivan Buffa, born in Košice in 1979, is a composer, conductor, pianist, and teacher who has become one of the foremost representatives of the Slovak music scene.
Composition History
The piece "Organismo" is dedicated to the memory of Jan Palach, a Czech student who immolated himself in protest against the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia.
Cultural Impact
The recorder solo piece "Mime" incorporates theatrical art, reflecting the role of mime in totalitarian Czechoslovakia as a means of communication without words.
Performer Biography
Tosiya Suzuki, a recorder player, specializes in contemporary music and continuously works on extending the techniques and possibilities of the recorder.
Recording & Production
The recordings for this album took place in two locations: tonzauber Studio in Vienna, Austria, and Studio X[iksa] in Matsue, Japan.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Ivan Buffa developed his personal style by combining traditional compositional foundations from Jozef Podprocký and a modern rhythmic color acquired from Michael Jarrell.
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