Joanna Wozny, a pupil of Gerd Kühr, Beat Furrer, and Younghi Pagh-Paan, creates "countless worlds" in her orchestral work "Archipel" using dynamics between quadruple pianissimo and mezzoforte.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Oriol Cruixent's "Abismes" (Abysses) explores humanity's ascent from chaos, incorporating advanced tonality and diverse musical elements like flageolet tones and Gregorian chant.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Johanna Doderer's musical credo is to "set a hall aglow with sounds," which she achieves in her "Salve Regina" with powerful music and glowing, colorful chords.
Album & Artwork
This album, titled "Paradisi gloria 21," is part of a concert series by Ulf Schirmer and the Münchner Rundfunkorchester, focusing on spiritual themes.
Performer Biography
Ulf Schirmer, the conductor, studied with notable figures like György Ligeti and Christoph von Dohnányi, and served as an assistant to Lorin Maazel.
Composition History
The four compositions on this album were commissioned works for the Paradisi gloria concert series in 2008 and 2009, inspired by the themes of Magnificat and Mary.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Gerd Kühr, a composition pupil of Hans Werner Henze, developed a musical language characterized by silence and calm, yet also containing dramatic components.
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