In the darkness of the room we only see her.
Pink sweater, dancer's grace, arms crossed, she sculpts the air with her agile fingers.
Lurking in a fifth row chair.
Clutching the invisible notes as flutes and clarinets begin their descent from the ether.
An unreal sound of captivating lyricism.
“Lent bisbigliando”
, indicates the score.
Meaning that each performer is here called to vary the pitches as subtly as possible by alternating fingerings.
Anna Thorvalsdottir has made these sound effects and play on textures her signature.
On the conductor of
Archora
, a symphonic piece lasting around twenty minutes for which the Orchester de Paris provided this week's French premiere, we can read five pages of notes in the preamble.
These are not so much notes of intention as extremely precise instructions for the performers.
On the type of sound desired in a particular passage.
The way to understand the duration of such a
glissando
.
Dynamic nuances…
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