Stories from Magatrea – Borut Krzisnik – Vol. 4 – CC6009
£9.99 – £15.99
“Krzisnik, also respected by Philip Glass, is defined by Gerald Thomas as the most impossible and erudite postmodern composer of the recent times.”
“creates a unique and extraordinary music world”
“one of the most daring and innovative Slovenian musician and authors”
“it will arrest and amaze you”
Description
Borut Krzisnik’s music tells stories we never realised we have always known. They take us to no man’s land where collective and personal memories fuse, and their energy gives birth to all new appearances. In Magatrea’s stories we find ourselves on the borders of different worlds. Borut Krzisnik strikes sparks between these worlds, simultaneously illuminating a multiplicity of diverse perspectives. A jam of ideas in which surprising relationships produce new meanings. A polyphony of contents! Colours! Smells! And carefree ignorance of fate!
On Virtual Orchestras
The International success of Borut Krzisnik’s series of seven recordings, produced in his studio in Slovenia, was achieved using state for the art sampled sounds by real musicians playing their instruments under ideal conditions together with those of live performing musicians, the result of which gives rise to great freedom of expression, especially in the hands of this masterful composer.
Borut’s deeply intuitive musicality is based on his knowledge of conventional orchestral scoring when combined with pure digital sampling technology and has given us the opportunity to share in his wonderfully imaginative and creative world, which magically amalgamates the DNA of the Slavic idiom into a wonderfully pictorial and futurist composition. I belive we are so fortunate to be associated in the dawning of this truly talented composer’s music.
Borut Krzisnik (1961, Zagreb) is a Slovenian composer of contemporary music, based in Ljubljana. Born into a family of diplomats, he moved frequently during his childhood, both within former Yugoslavia and abroad, before finally settling in Ljubljana. Living among different nationalities and experiencing different mentalities helped form his understanding of diversity, something which certainly contributed to his broad approach to music. He played piano as a child, eventually switching to guitar and building up his unique way of composing. He graduated in Psychology from the University of Ljubljana, but devoted himself to music.
Claudio have released eight of his albums to date and he has written music for numerous feature films, dance performances and theatre productions. In his music, Krzisnik creates meeting point for avant-garde and popular music, or else, ‘academic’ and ‘underground’ music. His compositions are characterised by their boldness, intensity, contrasts and unique sound. The symphony orchestra is transformed by computer technology into a “super-real” orchestra, challenging and discovering new territories in symphonic music. Using a polyglot musical language, he draws a common thread through all the contrasts and introduces them to us with inspiring optimism. He has collaborated with Peter Greenaway, Gerald Thomas, Edward Clug, Julie-Anne Robinson and band Laibach, to name but a few.
“The most thrilling thing is discovering and rediscovering the shapes and structures of chaos.”
Claudio Contemporary
The International success of Borut Krzisnik’s series of seven recordings, produced in his studio in Slovenia, was achieved using state for the art sampled sounds by real musicians playing their instruments under ideal conditions together with those of live performing musicians, the result of which gives rise to great freedom of expression, especially in the hands of this masterful composer.
Borut’s deeply intuitive musicality is based on his knowledge of conventional orchestral scoring when combined with pure digital sampling technology and has given us the opportunity to share in his wonderfully imaginative and creative world, which magically amalgamates the DNA of the Slavic idiom into a wonderfully pictorial and futurist composition.
On Virtual Orchestras
The International success of Borut Krzisnik’s series of seven recordings, produced in his studio in Slovenia, was achieved using state for the art sampled sounds by real musicians playing their instruments under ideal conditions together with those of live performing musicians, the result of which gives rise to great freedom of expression, especially in the hands of this masterful composer.
Borut’s deeply intuitive musicality is based on his knowledge of conventional orchestral scoring when combined with pure digital sampling technology and has given us the opportunity to share in his wonderfully imaginative and creative world, which magically amalgamates the DNA of the Slavic idiom into a wonderfully pictorial and futurist composition.
I belive we are so fortunate to be associated in the dawning of this truly talented composer’s music. © Colin Attwell.
Claudio Contemporary is releasing all of Borut Kržišnik’s current recordings:
More Releases
Valse Brutal – Vol.1 – Claudio CC6006 (2014)
A Life in Suitcases – Vol.2 – Claudio CC6007 (2012)
Sacre du Temps – Vol.3 Claudio CC6008 (2013)
Stories from Magatrea – Vol.4 – Claudio CC6009
La Dolce Vita – Vol.5 – Claudio CC610
Lightning – Vol.6 – Claudio CC6014 (2013)
Currents of Time – Vol.7 – Claudio CC6011
Dancing Machine – Vol.8 – Claudio CC6048 (2020)