“inhabit” the second release by Stefan Prins on Sub Rosa label, brings together four recent, large-scale compositions composed by Prins after 2020. From my perspective, it features an exceptional recording of his electric guitar concerto (“Under_Current”) which got its premiere a year before at the Donaueschinger Musiktage festival. With an additional performance taking place in Luxembourg, the ground was well set for a recording session the following year at Glasgow’s City Halls. Conductor Ilan Volkov and the BBC Scottish symphony orchestra delivered a great performance. Andrew Trinick & Alison Rhynas from the BBC team did their magic and my long time friend and collaborator, Stefano Bechini, did the mixing and mastering of the whole album.
This release is a co-production with Deutschlandfunk Kultur and BBC Radio 3 and was made possible by the generous support of the Flemish Community (Flanders State of the Art), the Nadar Ensemble, Ensemble Mosaik, and EnsembleKollektiv Berlin, along with all the musicians involved.
Track Listing:
- inhabit Inhibition Space #1 (2020) for bass flute, bass oboe, bass clarinet & live-electronics / Ensemble Mosaik12:19
- inhabit_inhibit (2019-21) for four spatialized quartets, six feedback soloists & live-electronics / EnsembleKollektiv Berlin, cond. Max Murray 47:10
- Under_current (2020-21) for electric guitar and orchestra / Yaron Deutsch & BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, cond. Ilan Volkov 39:16
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Mesh (2022-23) for ensemble & live-electronics / Nadar Ensemble 34:07