Reminiscenze: vague and distant memory, nearly lost in oblivion. Form and structure of the past to which the author refers consciously or unconsciously.

The pieces aim to translate the sound quality of the voices of Renaissance music into acoustic saxophones through the use of multiphonics.

The structure of the composition Reminiscenze is based on In te domine speravi by an anonymous composer, Miserere mei Deus by Fabrizio Dentice and Per non dir ch’io moia by Michelangelo Rossi. The material of coda is based on common cadenzas used in the Mannerism period while the form refers to Extended Circular Music n. 4 by Jürg Frey.

Cosimo Fiaschi is a soprano saxophonist, improviser and composer born in Florence in 1998. A musician dedicated to a deep exploration of the spectrum of timbral possibilities of his instrument, with particular attention to the sphere of multiphonics. He plays in improvised and contemporary music contexts, both solo and as part of heterogeneous ensembles.

Michał Biel is a Polish sound artist based in Copenhagen, whose work spans the fields of sound engineering, composition, cinematography, and performance. Currently engaged in creating documentary films, instrumental compositions, and tape works. Part of Ensemble Ektòs, a group of composers of contemporary music. Author of small tape archives of intimate sound events in Copenhagen.

Cosimo Fiaschi - soprano saxophone, compositions

Michał Biel - baritone and soprano saxophone

Recorded in Copenhagen in July 2020 and February 2022.

Mixed and mastered by Michał Biel.

Artwork by Vieri Cervelli Montel, based on Nudo maschile di profilo (1517-1518) by Jacopo Pontormo.