The album title "Trasfigurazioni" (Transfigurations) and its concept aim to move away from tradition, presenting an innovative image of the flute and harp duo.
Performer Biography
Maria Chiara Fiorucci, the harpist of Duo Narthex, is an eclectic artist who actively collaborates with Italian and American composers, performing and recording many premieres.
Recording & Production
The album features 24-bit digital recording, with recording, mixing, and mastering handled by Federico Ortica.
Compositional Technique
The album explores new techniques and microforms, juxtaposed with classical structures, to evoke atypical scenarios and environments.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The project involved young Italian composers who wrote new music for Duo Narthex, aiming for a new, "contaminated" and transfigured sound image.
Interpretation
The album enriches the flute-harp duo by blending it with other timbres, such as percussion, singers, speakers, and electronic devices, and combining it with other arts like literature and painting.
Performer Biography
Andrea Biagini, the flutist of Duo Narthex, has collaborated with important contemporary composers and performed in major institutions and festivals across Italy, the United States, Russia, and other countries.
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