Bjarke Mogensen, an accordionist on this album, debuted at age 13 with the Munich Symphony Orchestra and was the first accordionist to win the international 2012 EBU Competition 'New Talent'.
Recording & Production
This album features world premiere recordings of all the works by Martin Lohse.
Compositional Technique
Lohse's composition technique, 'mobile', creates music with very few or no dissonances, using a simple pattern of major thirds that slowly modulates through all keys.
Performer Biography
David Lau Magnussen, the pianist, has premiered Martin Lohse's piano concerto Collage de temps and other pieces, acting as an ambassador for Lohse's music.
Composer Biography
Martin Lohse (b. 1971) is not only a composer but also a visual artist and poet, engaging in a dialogue between expressiveness and a structural approach to his art.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Martin Lohse, the composer, uses a technique called 'mobile' where different layers of music, each with its own tempo, meter, and style, are combined in a simple pattern that modulates through all keys.
Performer Biography
Claudio Jacomucci, an Italian accordionist, composer, and pedagogue, has developed his own teaching method based on the Alexander Technique and founded the Italian Accordion Academy.
