Opificio Sonoro, the ensemble on this album, is based in Perugia, Italy, directed by Marco Momi, and regularly collaborates with the Perugia Musica Classica Foundation.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Sciarrino is known for exploiting the technical possibilities of instruments, using them poetically rather than merely for instrumental technique.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Salvatore Sciarrino's music aims to heighten the listener's sensitivity and intelligence, fostering an ethical disposition to understand and respect all differences.
Compositional Technique
In "Polveri laterali," a piano piece, Salvatore Sciarrino incorporates references to the fascist song "Giovinezza" and the "Internationale" within the score.
Compositional Technique
Sciarrino's piece "Esplorazione del bianco II" treats instruments in an idiosyncratic manner, systematically excluding the clean, rounded sound of classical tradition to create a 'rough, crushed soundscape'.
Composer Biography
Salvatore Sciarrino, the composer, began composing at age twelve as a self-taught musician and held his first public concert in 1962.
