Samuel Andreyev's music, like Man Ray's 'Dust Breeding' photograph, finds intricate clockwork in the concretion of small particles, where slight gestures shape a panorama of difference.
Composer Biography
Samuel Andreyev, born in Kincardine, Canada in 1981, studied cello, oboe, and composition at the Royal Conservatory of Toronto before moving to Paris.
Interpretation
HANATSUmiroir's curiosity for seldom-heard instruments, new playing techniques, and heterogeneous effects gives the ensemble a particular sonority and a search for new timbral combinations.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Andreyev's compositions often use unusual instrumentation, toy instruments, and surprising combinations to create music that exists just out of reach, on the edge of cognition.
Performer Biography
HANATSUmiroir, the ensemble performing on this album, was founded by flutist Ayako Okubo and percussionist Olivier Maurel, focusing on creating new works.
Compositional Technique
The piece "Vérifications" uses miniaturized versions of standard instruments, such as a piccolo, musette, and A-flat piccolo clarinet, along with a Casio SK-1 keyboard and percussion on tin cans.
Composer Biography
In 2017, Samuel Andreyev created a YouTube channel dedicated to analyzing post-war and contemporary repertoire, which had over a million views by 2018.
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