Flores
1 Flores I. Prolog/Herbst 09:20
2 Flores II. Winter 04:11
3 Flores III. Frühling 06:50
4 Flores IV. Sommer 01:58
5 Flores V. Herbst 05:51
6 Flores VI. Winter 04:53
7 Flores VII. Frühling 04:23
8 Flores VIII. Sommer 06:31
9 Flores IX. Herbst 04:26
10 Flores X. Winter 05:16
11 Flores XI. Frühling 04:37
12 Flores XII. Sommer 03:30
13 Flores XIII. Herbst 08:36
Maria de Alvear _ voice
Amelia Cuni _ voice
Marco Blaauw _ solo trumpet
Ensemble musikFabrik
a recording of Deutschlandfunk
Forum neuer Musik 2003
Text: Maria de Alvear
Flores, like any other work of MARIA DE ALVEAR, deals with the ideal of inner freedom. This is not a mere claim, it is manifested in the shape of the piece itself. Written in a for the composer typical mixture of composition and notated improvisation the text leaves a certain scope to the seven instrumentalists as to the elaboration of the rhythm and at times also the intonation.
The score has almost no directives for the parts of the two singers: what and how the singing is performed is mostly developed within the rehearsals. [...] Also defined are the modi of the different parts and the style of vocal performance: Amelia Cuni follows classical Indian dhrupad ragas, MARIA DE ALVEAR synthesizes elements of Spanish and Arabic vocal traditions.
(Raoul Mörchen)
