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Elia: Celestial Keys

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Details

Composer
Alessio Elia
Artist
Accademia Chigiana Siena, National Hungarian Radio Orchestra, Csaba Klenyan, Concerto Budapest Orche
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Feb 07, 2025
Catalog #
BRI97382
UPC
5028421973821

About

Alessio Elia's (b.1979) compositions are inspired by the acoustic nature of the sounding universe, it's inner laws. Perhaps this is why, from the first moment of listening, these works feel organic natural and euphonic but also ordered, planned and clear. The composition Celestial Keys, which lends it's name to the whole album, does not claim to reveal universal truths in any sense, nor does it attempt to unlock a magic box containing deep secrets. As with the other works on the programme, Elia aims to demonstrate that the world is perhaps wider for perception than for reason. He reveals that each of these compositions represents 'an exploration of other dimensions. In Luminescences, we encounter the phenomenon of light; in Disappearing Rainbows, we explore the residual traces of colours. Dimensioni nascoste delves into the extra, hidden dimensions of string theory. Implicate Inklings unveils the implicate order of the holographic theory of the universe. Finally, Celestial keys transports us to the realm of angels and the supernatural.' Several of these works feature Elia's signature compositional approach: Polysystemism, which involves the simultaneous use of different tuning systems. Other information: Recordings date from August 2005 (Siena), September 2013, October 2015, May 2019 and November 2023 (Budapest). All works are given in their First Recordings. Booklet in English contains liner notes by Szabolcs Molnar, profiles of the composer, the conductors, the soloists, the orchestras and ensembles, as wel as the sung text for Celestial keys. - Alessio Elia is an Italian composer, born in 1979. Described as unicum in the compositional landscape of our times (Il Corriere Musicale) Alessio Elia has gained international recognition thanks to his Polysystemism, the simultaneous use of different tuning systems, discussed in many conferences and lectures, among them the one at "Centre de documentation de la musique contemporaine" of the Cite de la Musique in Paris. Articles and essays on Polysystemism have been published by von Bockel Verlag, l'Universite de Strasbourg, the Hungarian Academy of Arts, and the University of Prague. - Elia has received commissions from internationally renowned orchestras, ensembles, festivals, and institutions, such as I Solisti del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Radio Bartok, Ligeti 100 Festival in Budapest, Oggimusica Festival, Chamber Ensemble UMZE, Antal Dorati International Conducting Competition, Stuttgart Kammerchor, Alter Ego Ensemble, and Festival di Nuova Consonanza. - His music has been performed, broadcasted and presented by illustrious institutions worldwide and published by Universal Edition Wien, and Universal Music Publishing - Editio Musica Budapest. - This new recording presents orchestral works by Alessio Elia: Disappearing Rainbows, Dimensioni Nascoste, a Clarinet Concerto, Luminescences and Celestial Keys: fascinating music of great beauty! - Performed by Concerto Budapest (Zoltan Racz), National Hungarian Radio Orchestra (Gergely Vajda), Concerto Budapest Ligeti Ensemble (Laszlo Tihanyi), and Chigiana Academy Ensemble (Mauro Bonifacio).

Tracklist 5 tracks

  1. 1 Luminescences 05:52
    Track
    1
    Title
    Luminescences
    Duration
    05:52
    Composer
    Alessio Elia
    Performer
    Marco Ortolani
    Ensemble
    Chigiana Academy Music Ensemble
    Conductor
    Mauro Bonifacio
  2. 2 Disappearing Rainbows 10:57
    Track
    2
    Title
    Disappearing Rainbows
    Duration
    10:57
    Composer
    Alessio Elia
    Ensemble
    The National Hungarian Radio Orchestra
    Conductor
    Gergely Vajda
  3. 3 Dimensioni nascoste 13:11
    Track
    3
    Title
    Dimensioni nascoste
    Duration
    13:11
    Composer
    Alessio Elia
    Ensemble
    The National Hungarian Radio Orchestra
    Conductor
    Gergely Vajda
  4. 4 Implicate Inklings (cadenza by C. Klenyán) 26:18
    Track
    4
    Title
    Implicate Inklings (cadenza by C. Klenyán)
    Duration
    26:18
    Composer
    Alessio Elia
    Performer
    Csaba Klenyán
    Ensemble
    Concerto Budapest
    Conductor
    Zoltán Rácz
  5. 5 Celestial Keys 09:53
    Track
    5
    Title
    Celestial Keys
    Duration
    09:53
    Composer
    Alessio Elia
    Performer
    Márta Murányi, Judit Szathmáry
    Ensemble
    Concerto Budapest Ligeti Ensemble
    Conductor
    Laszlo Tihanyi