Shadow
Dust
Solitude
Flesh
Hauch
to an utterance – study

“Everything is already here. I simply provide a frame, a context. The world is so saturated with noise. To filter out the nuances, or to exclude certain fragments, stands at the beginning of my work process. But it’s not the beginning of a piece.” (Rebecca Saunders) Solo pieces occupy an important place in Rebecca Saunders’ oeuvre, since at least during the preparation period, the composer’s solitude is transformed into a dialogue with the soloists with whom she seeks a close collaboration; the sheer physicality of their playing providing a source of lasting inspiration to the composer. She deeply explores the world of the sounds, offering a declaration of love to the respective instrument, soloist or to music in general.

This album is part of Klangforum Wien’s “Solo” 5-CD series of recordings of pieces for one performer, which is the ensemble’s response to the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic.

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Recording: Mozart-Saal, Wiener Konzerthaus, Vienna/Austria, August 2020