Giacinto Scelsi, the composer, believed one must "enter into sound, penetrate it, possess it in its triple essence: physical, psychic and creative" to truly experience it.
Performer Biography
Marco Simonacci, the cellist on this album, has won various international competitions and has worked with notable figures such as Rostropovich, Ughi, Morricone, and Bacalov.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in Abbey Rocchi, Rome, Italy, in April 2017, and was produced by Giancarlo Simonacci.
Interpretation
The cellist Marco Simonacci used two different cellos for this recording: a Vittorio Filippi 1994 cello and a Claude Lebet 2000 cello, to accommodate special tunings.
Compositional Technique
Scelsi's works often owe a great deal to improvisation, both in their composition and on the part of the performer.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Scelsi's music explores the meaning of sound and how a single sound becomes music, questioning the 'mother' of sound and the source of music and language.
Compositional Technique
The Trilogia for cello solo requires special tuning, with the string pitches changing for different sections, making it difficult to perform on a single instrument in concert.
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