Mdi Ensemble
Ciclo Dell'assedio
"The ciclo dellassedio (""the siege cycle""),2001/2008, is a work that, beginning with thetraditional formation of the string quartet, explores some of the quartets possible internal dynamics, in relation to the different roles that the two violins, the viola and the cello have played over the course of the quartets history and the memory it preserves. It is a project of expanded listening that seeks to suggest additional musical spaces both within and beyond what is conventionally considered music. After the initial quartet, each piece progressively breaks downthe ensemble, radicalizing the specificity of the individual parts until the final solo."