The album was recorded and produced in 2019 by Andreas Werner as a co-production with Schweizer Radio & Fernsehen, DRS, in Zurich, Switzerland, and in the USA.
Performer Biography
Nicola Mazzanti, another piccoloist on the album, is the solo piccoloist of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Orchestra and founder of the International Piccolo Festival in Grado, Italy.
Album & Artwork
The album 'Piccolo Encounters' captures the essence of musical collaborations and friendships that have influenced the life of piccolo player Pamela Stahel.
Performer Biography
Pamela Stahel, the album's featured piccoloist, is a flutist and piccoloist with the Philharmonia Zurich and teaches piccolo and chamber music at the University of the Arts, Zurich.
Composer Biography
Meyer Kupferman, a composer featured on this album, was a largely self-taught New Yorker who pursued careers as both a composer and a clarinettist.
Compositional Technique
Giacinto Scelsi, a composer on this album, is known for his unique style, exemplified by 'Quattro pezzi su una nota sola,' which uses microtonal oscillations around a single note with changing timbre.
Instruments
Pamela Stahel performs on a Burkart Piccolo Elite XXV, while Nicola Mazzanti performs on a Keefe Piccolo for this recording.
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