Stasevska & Eberle

›Archora‹ combines two concepts, the composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir explains: »archē« for the primal beginning and »khōra« for space; together they stand for a world that is »both familiar and strange, static and transforming« – her music floats mysteriously, recalling the atmosphere of Icelandic landscapes. Jean Sibelius’ Violin Concerto likewise evokes associations of the expanses of nature, and John Luther Adams’ ›Become Ocean‹ the dark magic of the sea. For György Ligeti, music itself is space: imaginary, unpopulated – the enchanting timbres of his once-in-a-century work stand entirely for the