Thrilling Wings, a piece on this album, was conceived as a compulsory piece for the International Violin Competition - Paganini Prize in Genoa.
Compositional Technique
The five-string electric violin used in some pieces on this album adds a low C string, extending its range into the lower register like a viola, while retaining its high-register characteristics.
Performer Biography
Francesco D'Orazio plays a violin by Giuseppe Guarneri, Comte de Cabriac, made in Cremona in 1711, and a Jean Baptiste Vuillaume made in Paris in 1863.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Ivan Fedele's musical philosophy can be summarized as 'sculpting sound,' which involves conceiving and evolving musical material through a 'figural grammar' and later a 'generative grammar' where the sound tells its own story.
Composer Biography
Ivan Fedele, the composer, has played the piano with great talent and passion since childhood, a relationship evident in his many compositions.
Compositional Technique
Ivan Fedele's 'Suite francese' (French Suite) is a series of works for solo instruments, where the composer views form through the 'plastic metaphor of sculpture,' revealing itself through progressive illumination over time.
Performer Biography
Francesco D'Orazio, the violinist on this album, was awarded the Premio Abbiati as Best Soloist of the year in 2010 by the Italian National Music Critics Association.
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