Born in Sanremo in 1965, Giovanni Verrando is one of the principal representatives of the young generation of Italian composers. After studying with Franco Donatoni, he worked on music informatics and composition with Tristan Murail and Brian Ferneyhough in the Cursus Musical at Ircam in Paris.

This recording, which assembles his principal pieces for ensemble and electronics, gives us an insight into the current creative tendencies in Italy: a very Italian combination of lyricism and elegance. The album takes its title from Dulle Griet, the famous painting by Brueghel representing the mouth of Hell.

Contents:
1) Dulle Griet, for amplified ensemble
- Mdi Ensemble / Pierre-André Valade

2) Third Born Unicorn, remind me what we're fighting for (2009), for electric violin & electronics
- Jacopo Bigi (electric violin)

3) First Born Unicorn, remind me what we're fighting for (2001), for amplified flute
- Sonia Formenti (flute)

Quartetto No.3 (2003), for string quartet
4) I. rapido, mobile
5) II. esile/orchestrale
- Mdi Ensemble

Second Born Unicorn, remind me what we're fighting for (2002), for piano
6) I. frenetico, violento
7) II. lento, non calmo
- Luca Ieracitano (piano)

Il ruvido dettaglio celebrato da Aby Warburg (2002), for chamber ensemble
8) I. frenetico
9) II. teso, curando i dettagli
- Mdi Ensemble / Pierre-André Valade

Triptych #2 (2008), for electric ensemble
10) I. musikplastik #2
11) II. harmonic domains #3
12) III. filtering #5
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