DISCOGRAPHY

The CD Homophony and Heterophony provides a significant contribution to the development of new literature for two solo flutes. The concept behind it is to promote this particular area of music culture and to seek inspiration for the continuous development of performance skills.

The recorded material allows to get familiar with a wide spectrum of timbral and expressive potential of the flute and its variants. The compositions utilize extended performing techniques, which are an integral part of expanded sound structures of the parts, enabling to consolidate playing techniques essential for a contemporary flutist’s technique. “The pieces recorded on the album serve as a summary of musical experiences, explorations, and artistic interests of the ΔiavloΣ Δuo ensemble. The selection of works for two solo flutes also reflects their interest in Polish and international repertoire. The compositions recorded on the CD required the flutists to master the instrument perfectly, starting from varied tonal qualities, dynamics, and forms of articulation, to a high level of technical difficulty in very fast passages in high registers, as well as precise intonation control across all registers. The artists carefully considered the art of performance, formal structure, and inspiration drawn from cultural traditions or experimentation.” (© Michail Travlos)

MICHAIL TRAVLOS has been, since his earlier searches for expressiveness, interested in “recycling” some of his original music, adding new expansion elements, so as to give birth to a new musical “child” emanating from its original musical sources. His music characterizes within a modern context, both atonal, tonal and melodic. It can be lyrical, aggressive, playful or stringent. His ideas are original and engaging on many levels; furthermore his idiomatic writing for strings, chamber ensembles or symphony orchestra are very effective. 

The composer brings in an incessant “coloristic” development where melodic figures struggle to have a fully lyrical moment. Some movements are mercurial shifts of mood and colour, ceaselessly restless, though sometimes playful, so that the performers inhabit those many moods – one senses the performer’s conviction and enthusiasm for this music in performing it, which is energetic, fulsome, and highly refined. In this excellent release, soloists, performers and conductor work hand-in-glove to produce an outstanding performance.

The seventh album by Michail Travlos is dedicated solely to his own chamber music (except Aventures coloristiques written for two flutes and string orchestra), a follow-up to the award-winning albums PROGRESSIONS (ICMA nomination 2018, Gold Medal at the Global Music Awards, Academia Music Award, Clouzine International Music Award etc.), NIGHT VISIONS and TWENTY ONE CONCERT STUDIES for piano (Academia Music Awards - Music Award of Excellence 2021, Global Music Award, Clouzine International Music Awards, 2022), PATCHWORKS (Global Music Award - Outstanding Achievement, 2023) GREEK POLISH DREAMSCAPES (Clouzine International Music Awards for the Best Contemporary Classical Album, 2024, Global Music Award - Outstanding Achievement) and DISTANT MEMORIES.