Miguel Farías (*1983)
© Max Sotomayor MIGUEL FARÍAS (*1983) 1 Up & down: Lecturas Críticas (2016) 22:56 1 Laurent Bruttin, clarinet 4 PHACE: for bass / contrabass clarinet and ensemble Ensemble Contrechamps Lars Mlekusch, saxophone Michael Wendeberg, conductor Mathilde Hoursiangou, piano 2 Estelas (2010) 11:59 Berndt Thurner, percussion for clarinet, percussion, piano and violoncello 2 Ensemble Contrechamps: Roland Schueler, cello Laurent Bruttin, clarinet Simeon Pironkoff, conductor 3 CBR (2013) 12:01 François Volpé, percussion for flute, percussion, piano and violoncello Benjamin Kopp, piano 5 Ensemble Vortex: Oliviert Marron, violoncello Anne Gillot, bass clarinet 4 Palettes (2013) 09:03 Max Dazas, percussion for baritone sax, percussion, piano and violoncello 3 Ensemble Zero: Jocelyne Rudasiwa, cembalo Guillermo Lavado, flute Mauricio Carrasco, guitar 5 Une voix liquide (2018) 13:28 Luis Alberto Latorre, piano Hannah Walter, violin for ensemble and electronics Gerardo Salazar, percussion Benoît Morel, viola Celso López, violoncello Aurélien Ferrete, cello TT 69:38 Arturo Corrales, electronics 3 I can imagine that a listener who has nev- er heard of Miguel Farías, might be con- founded by the names of the pieces and performers: is he a French or a Chilean composer? I would argue that, like many Chileans working in contemporary music, Farías is trying to find a place as a cosmo- politan figure. Born in Venezuela, he studied in France and Switzerland, and his music has been premiered and has received sev- The rise of experimental and new music eral awards in both those and many other in Chile is a relatively recent phenome- European countries. What sets Farías aside, non. Since the end of Pinochet’s dictator- both in Chilean and global terms, is the ship there has been an explosion of names, consciousness he brings to that border- festivals, works and opportunities.
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