This album is a co-production between Deutschlandfunk, a German public radio broadcaster, and Dreyer Gaido Musikproduktionen.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Peter Gahn desires music that is clearly structured with perceptible minima and maxima, but without the 'orchestrated' climaxes typical of late Romantic music where all musical parameters peak simultaneously.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Peter Gahn's music often draws inspiration from other art forms, including visual arts, architecture, literature, dance, theatre, and film, which are sometimes directly integrated into performances.
Album & Artwork
The album cover features a work by Jina Park titled 'Waiting for Screening 02 (Parreno Installation, Centre Pompidou)', a diptych from 2010.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Peter Gahn adopted a 'post-occidental' perspective, aiming for music that is expressive but does not manipulate the listener's emotions, instead remaining open to varying acoustic environments.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Composer Peter Gahn's early impressions included the multi-perspective art of Cubism and the 'pluralistic' compositional style of Bernd Alois Zimmermann, a German composer known for his eclectic and complex works.
Compositional Technique
During an eight-year stay in Japan, Peter Gahn developed a comprehensive principle of heterophony, a musical texture where multiple parts play variations of the same melody simultaneously, inspired by traditional Gagaku court music.
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