Ying-Hsueh Chen, the percussionist, describes her performance style as having "primitive power, intuition, and speed" despite her "slim physique."
Instruments
The 14 pieces of metal used in Toke Brorson Odin's Maskine include saws and other metals recycled by the composer from a Danish summer house, streets, and various other places.
Album & Artwork
The album title, Raw Elegance, reflects performer Ying-Hsueh Chen's personal journey towards finding peace with extremes in herself.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Composer Iannis Xenakis believed music should express human intelligence, encompassing both pure logic and the 'logic' of emotions and intuition.
Performer Biography
Ying-Hsueh Chen, a visionary and multifaceted artist from Taiwan, is internationally known for her extraordinary stage presence and groundbreaking interpretation of contemporary works.
Compositional Technique
Pierluigi Billone's Mani.Matta explores the timbral possibilities of wood by making pitched wood unpitched, transforming its character.
Composition History
Toke Brorson Odin's Maskine was commissioned by Ying-Hsueh Chen, who imagined a piece depicting different gears moving simultaneously, inspired by her childhood in a wood factory.
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