ソルヴァルドスドッティル: Ubique

世界が注目するアイスランドの作曲家アンナ・ソルヴァルドスドッティルの「Ubique =ラテン語でいたるところにの意」。
全曲はほぼ46分の長さで、フルート、グランドピアノ、2台のチェロで演奏され、事前に準備されたエレクトロニクスによる低音のドローンが、神秘的なハーモニーを包み込みながら進行する、11部構成の抒情的な作品です。
ナクソス・ジャパン

Anna Thorvaldsdottir was a cellist before she became a composer, and this 11-section work includes two cello parts as well as one for piano and some electronics. The central figure in the work, however, is the flute of Claire Chase, who commissioned the work as part of her "Density 2036" series leading up to the 100th anniversary of Edgard Vareses Density 21.5. There are motives here recalling that work, but it is the more general resemblance that is most interesting, and it is safe to say that lovers of Varese will be drawn to the new developments in the idiom here. Ubique is not a solo work like that of Varese, but the flute emerges from a neutral background in chunks of distortion, extended technique, and occasional lyricism. It is quite a challenge for the performer, and Chase keeps control of the group over the long term in a 45-minute work where the changes are subtle rather than attention-getting. The work requires focus, and some may find it a bit of a long haul. Yet it repays attention, and the albums presence in the catalog of the U.S. audiophile Sono Luminus label is a happy development; the shades of Chases flute and those of the other instruments are captured perfectly. ~ James Manheim