The album's cover features a drawing from the Spanish Civil War by a 9-year-old child, Emilio Díaz Luna, depicting a shelter for boys in Madrid.
Composition History
The piece "Oceánicas" was originally commissioned for the Alicante International Contemporary Music Festival in 1998 under the title "Danzas urbanas," but was not premiered then.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The composer, Jorge Fernández Guerra, aimed for the instrumental texture in his work "Los niños han gritado" to be cold and abstract, creating a distance from the horror of the subject matter.
Compositional Technique
In "Los niños han gritado," the composer Jorge Fernández Guerra systematically reuses material from his earlier solo works for flute, clarinet, and cello.
Composition History
The work "Oceánicas" was revised and given its final version to commemorate the 2003 terrorist attack in Bali, with its music reinterpreted as being linked to the forces of water.
Composition History
"Interstellar Sound" is the most recent work on this recording and receives its world premiere on this disc, having been inspired by a video artist's project.
Composition History
The work "Los niños han gritado" is based on the poem 'Ode to the Children of Madrid Killed by Shrapnel' by Nobel Prize winner Vicente Aleixandre, a rare example of his work inspired by the Spanish Civil War.
