RITUALIA obras para violoncello y medios electrónicos

Featuring

Edgardo Espinosa
Alejandro Cardona
Riccardo Massari Spiritini
Otto Castro
Jean Angelus Pichardo
Miyuki Ito

Tonalli Rufino Nakamura

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Recording & Production

The album was created over three years, during a global pandemic, which required alternative forms of organization and work from composers across five different cities.

Performer Biography

Edgardo Espinosa, the cellist on this album, is a prominent figure in Mexican contemporary music, with extensive experience as a chamber musician and soloist.

Composition History

Ritualia is a project for cello and electronics featuring premiere versions of works by six composers from three continents, aiming to contribute to the mixed repertoire for cello.

Composer's Artistic Vision

The works on this album, despite contrasting styles, share a common thread of reflection and a need to manifest the reason for existence and self-discovery amidst the contemporary world's resonances.

Album & Artwork

The album title, Ritualia, refers to the ceremonial nature of some of the works and the small and large rituals that accompanied life during the global pandemic.