The vocal solo part in FACE uses an invented language for a 'pseudo-old, Greek-tragic voice' and includes physical-vocal gestures like abdominal impulses and laryngeal tremors.
Performer Biography
Mezzo-soprano Anna Clare Hauf, the vocalist on this recording, has a particular interest in contemporary music, collaborating with groups like Neue Oper Wien and Klangforum Wien.
Performer Biography
PHACE, the ensemble performing on this album, is an innovative Austrian new music ensemble that has commissioned and premiered over 200 compositions.
Composition History
Pierluigi Billone's work FACE was commissioned by Wien Modern and Philharmonie Luxembourg for the ensemble PHACE.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Composer Pierluigi Billone states that in FACE, the traditional treatment of the voice is reversed, with the body chewing, devouring, or rebuilding the word, rather than expressing a text.
Recording & Production
The recording of FACE took place on December 5, 2016, at the Philharmonie Luxembourg, Salle de Musique de Chambre, with Pierluigi Billone and Leonhard Garms as recording supervisors.
Composer Biography
Pierluigi Billone, born in Italy in 1960 and now living in Vienna, studied composition with Salvatore Sciarrino and Helmut Lachenmann.
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