Sobre Diálogos apócrifos
Suntory Hall
25 August 2024 at Blue Rose Chamber hall Suntory Hall Tokyo, Japan
Every time I write for the Arditti Quartet, I set my standards very high and every piece has always been a journey of discoveries of possibilities.
Whilst writing my fourth string quartet Diálogos apócrifos I started hearing ideas for a piano to create a new work enriching the instrumental palette. This is how Sobre Diálogos apócrifos was conceived. The title means About apocryphal dialogues, referring to the dialogues I attribute to the quartet members, whom I’ve known for many years of sharing stage and travels around the world.
To know the Arditti Quartet has always been inspiring as it gives me a poetic and musical dramaturgy to structure and give direction to the music.
The structure of this new work consists of a series of different string duets between the players which interact with the piano. This creates a musical relationship between the players that prompt the material for the tutti sections that intersperse with the different instrumental combinations and creates the development of the musical dramaturgy of the work.
I am honored to be able to be part of the fiftieth anniversary of such an important ensemble of our time.