Mark Andre's work also centers on observation and disappearance, exploring sounds at the border of the audible and their absorption into other sound aspects.
Performer Biography
The Arditti Quartet, performing IV 13 (Miniaturen), is renowned globally for their interpretations of contemporary music and has had hundreds of works composed for them.
Instruments
The organ piece IV 15 (Himmelfahrt) is performed on the Beckerath organ in Munich's Ludwigskirche, which was built in 1960 and has a French influence in its sound.
Performer Biography
The Arditti Quartet received the prestigious Ernst von Siemens Music Prize, often called Germany's Nobel prize equivalent for music, in 1999 for 'lifetime achievement'.
Composer Biography
Mark Andre, the composer, studied composition, counterpoint, harmony, analysis, and music research at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Resonance and breath are two key concepts in Mark Andre's music, aiming at the inward emergence and experience of sounds, with breathing and whispering as fundamental gestures.
Recording & Production
This album is a CD production by BRmedia Service GmbH - Edition musica viva, featuring live recordings from musica viva concerts.
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