Klangforum Wien - Georges Aperghis: Solo (CD)

Release Date: 03/12/21

One might be able to describe Aperghis” works for solo instruments as literally inventing a new sound language.

”I always have this mental image of a small, imaginary theatre. When I compose music, however, I don”t think of the musicians” bodies and their movements. I simply think of the music. I compose sound-gestures, not bodily gestures.” (Georges Aperghis) In accordance with his line of thinking, he sets sound gestures to music in his instrumental pieces, proceeding from linguistic units – even in pieces which have absolutely no textual source. One might be able to describe his works for solo instruments as literally inventing a new sound language, as ”speaking music”. 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.