a film

a film
Originally uploaded by Alain Marcus

Demo recording. March 2009.

De Nea

I dedicate this piece to Pasang Tsering and to all the people from Gu Chu Sum Foundation; not for the sorrow of their past hardships, but for the humility with which they embrace their future. God bless you all.

Demo recording. September 2008

Última

Demo recording for voice & synth strings

This is my latest recording and, in a way, the one I'm most proud of, as it made me go back to a sense of playfulness and innocence in my writing. This piece manifests a simplicity that demanded a total absence of "academic shame" in its creation. It was the "emotional honesty" of composers like Arvo Pärt, that inspired a path for me. I would always go back to the music that evoked the sublime and the divine: Pärt, Górecki, and pieces such as "The Host of Seraphim" and "Sacrifice", helped me to trust what music meant to me. And it is to Lisa Gerrard that I dedicate this piece, as much of her work has given me strength and inspiration.

This piece was initially intended for a full string orchestra and soprano, or in the most optimistic of speculations; Lisa Gerrard's haunting voice. But I feared that the soprano singers in my reach, would fail to understand the emotional play of the piece, no matter how refined or trained their voices were. And as I had experience as a singer, I decided to interpret it myself, as this would result in the most intimate of versions. It was a challenge, and I consider the result to be quite close to the essence of the piece. I hope you enjoy it.

Music composed & performed by Alain Marcus

Score and parts available on request

Demo recording. October 2007

Attempts on truth

Three solo pieces for voice and viola da gamba

(Samples excluded)

Music composed & performed by Alain Marcus

Demo recording. July 2007

Nèatheés

Demo recording for oboe, bassoon, strings and percussion.

This piece, is structured into three parts with two interludes between. It is approximately 40 minutes long, and its answers to a dilemma that is proving to be a life long challenge: how to say as much as possible with the least elements possible ? Convinced that great things are not shouted but whispered, I pursuit this balance.

For illustrative purposes, the piece has been abridged into several excerpts. I hope you enjoy it.

First part (excerpts)

Second part (excerpt)

Third part (excerpt)

Music composed by Alain Marcus.

Pablo Druker, conductor.

Score and parts available on request

Demo recordings 2004 & 2005

Early studies for string quartet

String quartet op.9

String quartet op.11

Music composed by Alain Marcus