That Which Has Remained ... That Which Will Emerge ...

Featuring

Barbara Kinga Majewska
Paweł Szamburski
Patryk Zakrocki
Mikołaj Pałosz
Wojtek Kurek
Lukas Ligeti

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Lukas Ligeti's work for this album was inspired by the history of Polish Jews, leading him to contemplate his own Hungarian-Jewish background.

Composition History

This album presents a unique document in words and sounds created by Lukas Ligeti, an internationally renowned percussionist and composer, during his 2015 artist-in-residence at Warsaw's POLIN Museum.

Recording & Production

The music on this CD is intended to be listened to as one continuous piece, with a total duration of just under 45 minutes.

Composer Biography

Lukas Ligeti, the composer, draws inspiration from European classical tradition, jazz, New York's 'Downtown' experimental music, and various African music traditions.

Interpretation

Musicians were asked to respond intuitively to the interview excerpts they heard through headphones, continuing the conversation with their own musical means.

Compositional Technique

The composition incorporates memories from interviews with people aged 20 to 98, including songs they sang, which were then precisely notated and fed to musicians via headphones.

Instruments

Lukas Ligeti performs on the Marimba Lumina, an electronic instrument designed by Donald Buchla, and has given solo electronic percussion concerts on five continents.