Icarus vs Muzak, the ensemble on this album, is a continuation of Icarus Junior, a youth ensemble founded in 2007.
Sciarrino created "Paesaggi con macerie" to reflect his unease with societal issues like indifference and the resurgence of racist tendencies.
Salvatore Sciarrino is an honorary fellow citizen of Gesualdo, the town named after the composer Carlo Gesualdo.
Salvatore Sciarrino's "Paesaggi con macerie" was commissioned by Icarus vs Muzak with support from the Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung.
Monica Bacelli, the mezzo-soprano on this album, had the role of Marina in 'Outis' and Orvid in 'Cronaca del luogo' written for her by Luciano Berio.
The 'rubble' in Sciarrino's "Paesaggi con macerie" originates from Mazurkas by Chopin, a composer Sciarrino describes as a 'melancholy revolutionary'.
Marco Angius, the conductor, is the author of a monograph on Salvatore Sciarrino's work titled 'Come avvicinare il silenzio'.
