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"Salvatore Sciarrino's oeuvre is the preserve of silence. It can be encountered in the sound spaces of night, in nocturnal trickles, creaks, creepings and wings; filigree sounds disappear into silence and re-appear abruptly and in short bursts, in large, irregular forms. The soundscapes of his music continually probe the thin line between life and death, recollection and oblivion, light and dark, growth and decay. In these transitory realms, the scans of a magical originality find their very own space. This album is part of Klangforum Wien's Solo five-CD series of recordings of pieces for one performer, which is the ensemble's response to the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic." Performed by: Klangforum Wien.
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NEOS 11626CD
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To praise Salvatore Sciarrino as a famous European composer means carrying coals to Newcastle. Neos presents Volume 26 of their outstanding series, Musica Viva, featuring the music of Sciarrino played by one of the best orchestras of the world, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, together with internationally well-known soloists like Carolin Widmann and pianist Tamara Stefanovich. Personnel: Tamara Stefanovich on piano, Chorwerk Ruhr, conducted by Florian Helgath, and Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, conducted by Susanna Mälkki, for "Un'immagine di arpocrate"; Carolin Widmann on violin and Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, conducted by Jonathan Nott for "Giorno velato presso il lago nero".
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NEOS 11124CD
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Performed by Florian Hoelscher (piano). Salvatore Sciarrino's music hypnotizes. Instead of resulting from laborious acts of composition, it often seems to have been captured in the here and now, as an echo of hidden mystery plays. At other times one has the impression of witnessing volcanic experiments, with a threatening bubbling that recalls the sound of water and fire meeting, solid and ethereal elements mingling in telluric depths. Any performer seeking to do justice to such music must have some grasp of the magician's art. Salvatore Sciarrino, born in Palermo in 1947, engaged with the visual arts from early childhood and began painting at the age of four. At the age of 12 he took composition lessons with Antonio Titone, gaining further impulses through tuition from Turi Belfiore and Franco Evangelisti. From 1966 until 1969 he studied music history at the University of Palermo, then he relocated to Rome, where he attended Evangelisti's electronic music course at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia. Sciarrino has received numerous prizes for his work, including Premio Luigi Dallapiccola, Premio Gaspar Cassadò, Premio Abaiati, Premio Italia Radiotre, Musikpreis Salzburg and the Premio Fundación BBVA Fronteras del Conocimiento (2011). Salvatore Sciarrino lives in Città di Castello, in Umbria (Italy). Florian Hoelscher studied with Robert Levin, Michel Béroff and Pierre-Laurent Aimard in Freiburg, Paris and Cologne, and also received important tuition from Peter Eötvös. After success in several competitions, his career developed as a soloist and chamber musician in Europe and the USA. He is a founding member of the Stuttgart ensemble Ascolta, with whom he has appeared at all the major festivals for new music.
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