Francisco Meirino - Anthems For Unsuccessful Winners
Three Realizations for Ensembles
CD, Misanthropic Agenda, 2019, MAR 052, 4 panel digipak, matte finish
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Three compositions written by Francisco Meirino for two music ensembles : Epidemic for Ensemble Phoenix Basel and Nabla & Ghetto(phase IV) for Ensemble Vortex.
Using pitch and timbre of traditional acoustic instruments Meirino’s unique compositional voice speaks out. Guiding the listener through tension and decompression, unease and malaise.
Performed by Ensemble Vortex and Ensemble Phoenix Basel. Recorded 2016-2019, Mixed, edited and mastered by Francisco Meirino at Shiver Mobile in 2018-2019.
Track listing.
Nabla is a quintet for strings and bass clarinet composed by Francisco Meirino for the Quadrilatère project, performed by the Ensemble Vortex, Genève. Recorded live in 2018.
Patrick Schleuter : violin
Rada Hadjikostova : violin
Elsa Dorbath : cello
Tomás Fernández : double bass
Anne Gillot : bass clarinet
Ghetto (phase IV) is a quintet for strings, bass clarinet and electronic composed by Francisco Meirino, it is based on « In the ghetto » an original composition by Laurent Estoppey, this is the fourth and final rework of that piece for the Quadrilatère project the performed by the Ensemble Vortex, Genève. Recorded live in 2019.
Aurélien Ferrette : Cello
Benoît Morel : viola
Hannah Walter : violin
Anne Gillot : bass clarinet
Francisco Meirino : electronic back tape
Epidemic (in memory of Daniel Buess) is a piece for 10 instruments and electronics composed for the Ensemble Phoenix Basel. This piece was commissioned by Daniel Buess who sadly passed away in march, "Epidemic" is dedicated to him.
Christoph Bösch : flute
Toshiko Sakakibara : clarinet
Remo Schnyder : saxophone
Nenad Markovic : trumpet
Maurizio Grandinetti : electric guitar
Wojciech Garbowski : violin
Sebastian Hoffman : percussions
Samuel Wettstein ; keyboards
Aleksander Gabrys : double bass
Thomas Peter : electronics
The Ensemble Vortex recording Nabla
The Ensemble Phoenix Basel recording Epidemic