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Mauricio Sotelo: Wall of Light – Music for Sean Scully

1/1/2008, 4 Tracks, 1:00:57

Featuring

  • Stefan Asbury
  • Trilok Gurtu
  • Juan Manuel Cañizares
  • Brad Lubman
  • Marcus Weiss
  • Mauricio Sotelo
  • Miguel Bernat
  • Ensemble Musikfabrik

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Performer Biography

Juan Manuel Cañizares, a performer on this album, is a leading figure in flamenco guitar and contemporary Spanish music, known for his virtuosity and emotional impact.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Sotelo's compositions are not an attempt to translate Scully's paintings directly into sound, but rather draw on elements like luminosity in chromatic vibrations, dissolving tones, and musical rhythms.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Mauricio Sotelo, the composer, studied composition with Francis Burt at the Vienna University of Music and later completed his training with master Luigi Nono in Berlin and Venice.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Mauricio Sotelo has received numerous awards, including the Spanish National Music Prize (2001) and the Queen Sofía International Prize for Composition (2000).

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

The composition 'Chalan - wall of light earth' is formally a moving spiral that traverses seven soundscapes inspired by Hindu iconography, with number and color suggesting synesthetic relationships.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Mauricio Sotelo, the composer, finds inspiration in the work of Irish painter Sean Scully, particularly his 'Wall of light' series of paintings from the late 1990s.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Trilok Gurtu, featured on this album, is a master of Indian music, tabla, percussion, and hand drumming, and has received numerous prestigious awards.

Source: Booklet

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