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Aeternum

$17.99

Details

Composer
Helena Canovas, Albert Guinovart, Marc Migo, Miquel Oliu
Artist
Tempus Trio
Format
CD
Label
IBS Classical
Released
May 08, 2026
Catalog #
IBS-222025
UPC
8436597701143

About

Æternum marks the impressive debut recording of the Tempus Trio, presenting four contemporary works written expressly for the ensemble by leading composers Helena Cánovas, Marc Migó, Miquel Oliu, and Albert Guinovart. The album offers a uniquely coherent yet stylistically diverse journey through today's chamber music, unified by a central exploration of musical time-it's suspension, fragmentation, and expressive expansion. The programme opens with Helena Cánovas's tanta llunyania no ha estat un error (2025), a single-movement work built from contrasting sonic "states," where fragile harmonies, atmospheric textures, and sudden transformations create a poetic sense of distance and expectation. Marc Migó's GEM(S)TONE (2022) continues the journey with a vivid triptych inspired by three gemstones-Onyx, Ruby, and Diamond-each transformed into symbolic sound worlds that highlight the ensemble's dynamic range and technical finesse. Miquel Oliu's Un simple aleteig... (2023) offers a delicate, introspective reflection inspired by the proverb of the butterfly effect. Through natural harmonics, oscillating tremolos, and transparent textures, Oliu crafts a meditative work that pays subtle tribute to Kaija Saariaho. The album concludes with Albert Guinovart's expansive Trio Celebration (2025), a four-movement composition that draws from the great Romantic trio tradition while incorporating personal gestures and a final homage to Purcell's The Cold Song. Recorded at the Auditorio Manuel de Falla in Granada, Æternum showcases the refined musicianship of Maria Tió (violin), Ferran Bardolet (cello), and Ricard Rovirosa (piano), establishing the Tempus Trio as a compelling new voice in contemporary chamber music.

Tracklist 11 tracks

  1. 1 Tanta llunyania no ha estat un error 09:13
    Track
    1
    Title
    Tanta llunyania no ha estat un error
    Duration
    09:13
    Composer
    Helena Cánovas i Parés
    Ensemble
    Tempus Trio
  2. 2 I. Ònix 03:40
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. Ònix
    Duration
    03:40
    Composer
    Marc Migó
    Ensemble
    Tempus Trio
  3. 3 II. Rubí 04:35
    Track
    3
    Title
    II. Rubí
    Duration
    04:35
    Composer
    Marc Migó
    Ensemble
    Tempus Trio
  4. 4 III. Diamant 03:06
    Track
    4
    Title
    III. Diamant
    Duration
    03:06
    Composer
    Marc Migó
    Ensemble
    Tempus Trio
  5. 5 I. Un simple aleteig … 04:59
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Un simple aleteig …
    Duration
    04:59
    Composer
    Miquel Oliu
    Ensemble
    Tempus Trio
  6. 6 II. Ressonància I 04:20
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Ressonància I
    Duration
    04:20
    Composer
    Miquel Oliu
    Ensemble
    Tempus Trio
  7. 7 III. Ressonància II 05:03
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Ressonància II
    Duration
    05:03
    Composer
    Miquel Oliu
    Ensemble
    Tempus Trio
  8. 8 I. Nits a Moià 10:18
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Nits a Moià
    Duration
    10:18
    Composer
    Albert Guinovart
    Ensemble
    Tempus Trio
  9. 9 II. Presto 06:07
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Presto
    Duration
    06:07
    Composer
    Albert Guinovart
    Ensemble
    Tempus Trio
  10. 10 III. Adagio 10:28
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Adagio
    Duration
    10:28
    Composer
    Albert Guinovart
    Ensemble
    Tempus Trio
  11. 11 IV. A Tribute to Purcell 07:15
    Track
    11
    Title
    IV. A Tribute to Purcell
    Duration
    07:15
    Composer
    Albert Guinovart
    Ensemble
    Tempus Trio