Sonia Visentin, soprano (1st, 7th works) ; Alvise Vidolin, live electronics (1st work) ; Ex Novo Ensemble (Aldo Orvieto, piano ; Carlo Lazari, Annamaria Pellegrino, violins ; Mario Paladin, viola ; Carlo Teodoro, violoncello ; Daniele Ruggieri, flute ; Davide Teodoro, clarinet) (1st-8th works) ; Michele Dall'Ongaro, conductor (7th work) ; Arditti String Quartet (Irvine Arditti, Graeme Jennings, violins ; Ralf Ehlers, viola ; Rohan de Saram, violoncello) (9th work)
The 1st work for soprano, violin, and electronics; the 2nd work for viola; the 3rd work for solo violoncello with clarinet, violin, viola, and piano; the 4th work for violin, inspired by the Howard P. Lovecraft short story, The music of Erich Zann; the 5th work for piano trio; the 6th work for 2 violins, composed for Ennio Morricone's 70th birthday; the 7th work for soprano, flute, clarinet, 2 violins, viola, and violoncello; the 8th work for flute; the 9th work for string quartet.
Text of the 7th work by Giuseppe Ungaretti.
Recorded in Italy at the Auditorium Fazioli, Sacile, Sept. 22-23, 2005 (1st-7th works); the Conservatorio "Benedetto Marcello", Venice, Oct. 28, 2005 (8th work); and at the Parco della Music, Rome, Mar. 4, 2004 (9th work).
The 1st work uses an imaginary language created by the composer; the 7th work sung in Italian.
Grimoire (13:10) -- Alter (4:49) -- Danni collaterali (8:08) -- La musica di E.Z. (9:05) -- Trio (11:30) -- Berceuse in frantumi (4:57) -- Variazioni su nulla (6:34) -- Traccia (4:36) -- Quartetto n. 5 (14:02)