The three orchestral works on this album, composed between 1994 and 1997, mark Ivo Malec's return to orchestral writing after an 18-year hiatus.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in the presence of the composer, Ivo Malec, in September 2004 at the Conservatoire in Luxembourg.
Compositional Technique
Exempla is a methodical illustration of Ivo Malec's compositional process, featuring 13 short sections with titles like 'Pulsations' and 'Trilles' that demonstrate his musical language.
Performer Biography
Raphaël Oleg, the violinist on this recording, won the First Grand Prize at the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow in 1986.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Ivo Malec's work, like that of Iannis Xenakis, aimed to fuse studio production with traditional instrumental writing, proving a perfect blend of research and poetics.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Ivo Malec's musical thinking was deeply influenced by musique concrète, which he discovered in 1955 at the Groupe de Recherches en Musique Concrète in Paris.
Composer Biography
Ivo Malec, a Croatian composer, moved to Paris in the mid-1950s at age 34 and became a significant figure in French music.
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