Ramon Lazkano, born in San Sebastián in 1968, studied composition and orchestration in Paris and Montreal, earning a First Prize in Composition in 1990.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Lazkano's compositional approach prioritizes sound as a complex phenomenon, focusing on its inner life, timbre, and overtone spectrum to reveal hidden components.
Performer Biography
Ernesto Molinari, the clarinet soloist, studied clarinet in Basel and bass-clarinet in Amsterdam, and is known for performing classical, romantic, and contemporary music, as well as jazz and improvisation.
Compositional Technique
Lazkano employs strategies like noise-like sounds, extreme atomization of themes (influenced by spectral music), and 'clarification' of sound to 'de-bourgeoisify' the orchestra.
Performer Biography
The Cello Octet Amsterdam is a Dutch chamber music ensemble, unique for its formation of eight cellos, and performs without a conductor.
Composition History
All three works on this album were commissions: Hauskor by the Community of Madrid Orchestra, Ortzi Isilak by the Spanish National Orchestra, and Ilunkor by the Basque National Orchestra.
Composition History
The Cello Octet Amsterdam has inspired over 70 contemporary composers, including Arvo Pärt and Luciano Berio, to write original works for their unique eight-cello ensemble.
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