Molinari Quartet/Scelsi : the drop that overflows the music

Interview by Frédéric Cardin
Genres and styles : Avant-Garde / Contemporary

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The Molinari Quartet is no stranger to recording complete works devoted to the quartets of some of the most important composers of the 20th century. The most recent release from the Montreal-based ensemble is a double album on Atma featuring all five string quartets, plus a Trio, by Giacinto Scelsi. One of the most original and distinctive composers of the last century, Scelsi has created a fascinating universe from often extremely limited sound and musical material (a single note, for example), in which, as a microscope would with a drop of water, he reveals millions of unsuspected details. I spoke to Olga Ranzenhofer of the Molinari Quartet about this unique music.

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