This double album with compositions from the last two decades offers an insight into the diverse musical soundscape of Joël-François Durand. From Mirror Land (2005) to Geister, schwebende Geister... (2020), Durand’s work shows a unique development characterised by his use of microtonality. The poetic dialogues of the Fernando Pessoa-inspired Quatuor à cordes No. 2: Cantar de Amigo (2020) and Durand’s ongoing exploration of microtonal spaces in La descente de l’ange (2022) reveal a dynamic and transformative universe of this extraordinary composer.
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Composer Osnat Netzer releases her debut recording, featuring performances by Ensemble Dal Niente in full ensemble and chamber settings, saxophonist Geoffrey Landman, Mivos Quartet, flutist Eric Lamb, violist Michael Hall, pianist Marianne Parker, and the ~Nois saxophone quartet. Netzer's music engages with various abstract concepts, including cognitive linguistics and the experience of physicality.

"Ebullient, pensive, whimsical, and mysterious by turns, Osnat Netzer’s new music presents a multifaceted and deeply riveting gestural world."
-- George Lewis

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This is a Bandcamp exclusive pre-release of South African composer Andile Khumalo's "Tracing Hollow Traces," a collection of his vibrant chamber and solo works from the last fifteen years. A full physical and digital release will follow in Spring 2024 with liner notes by South African musicologist Martin Scherzinger. Khumalo's music fuses influences from spectralism to the music of his home country to jazz, integrating literary sources and engaging with issues of concern in contemporary society. The dynamic results are heard here in energetic and committed performances by Ensemble Dal Niente, Argento Ensemble, Wet Ink Ensemble, and selected soloists and chamber musicians.

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