Sharon Bezaly's mastery of circular breathing, taught by Aurèle Nicolet, allows her to overcome the limitations of the flute and achieve new levels of musical interpretation.
Composer Biography
Haukur Tómasson, born in 1960, has established himself as one of Iceland's leading composers.
Compositional Technique
Haukur Tómasson developed his own 'chain technique,' which involves moving freely between intersecting sets of pitches.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Haukur Tómasson aims to create beautiful music that touches audiences, describing his goal as creating something special and magical that exists beyond reality.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Haukur Tómasson compares his music to a meticulously planned garden, like Versailles, with every detail arranged to perfection, yet made of 'living' material.
Compositional Technique
Haukur Tómasson's music frequently uses the golden section (1.618:1) and the Fibonacci series, a mathematical sequence where each number is the sum of the two preceding ones.
Performer Biography
Sharon Bezaly, the flutist on this album, was named 'Instrumentalist of the Year' by Klassik Echo in 2002 and 'Young Artist of the Year' at the Cannes Classical Awards in 2003.
