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About Mâts
by Horacio Vaggione |imed_0785-0001|
The electroacoustic works of Elsa Justel are
striking for their rich morphological invention: canvases made of minuscule
yet consistently varied sounds; stratified figures made of multiple
simultaneous shots, intertwining with one another; tremblings turning into
sharp and lightning objects; objects of all sizes, objects so diverse they
relentlessly keep hold of your attention. This is undeniably a form of music
demanding active listening, a state of awareness to the smallest
palpitations, music that always has rich meanings to unveil, no matter how
many times you listen to it. In fact, the more you listen to it, the more it
becomes both mysterious and habitable. It is music to be cherished for its
sophistication, vividness and subtlety. This music imitates nothing; it is
there, warm and savant, controlled yet free, vigorous and intelligent. It
adds to the real world a presence consisting of its own immanence. It is this
presence that Elsa Justel has been trying to bring
forth, through her unyielding work as a composer, and succeeding so
rightfully that she immediately wins us over. I see Elsa
Justel’s music as surplus life, absolutely essential to our
existence.
Horacio Vaggione, Paris (France), May
2005 [English translation: François Couture,
x-07]
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Mâts
by Elsa Justel |imed_0785-0002|
Like the reflection of masts distorted by the ebb of water, this
collection of music reflects my passion, happiness, anger, and anguish…
With this disc, I would like to pay tribute to everyone who has exerted an
important influence on my musical thinking. The sensations, reflections and
actions that participated to my learning and creative process are evoked
herein, as in a collage.
The first stimulations from Antonio Galiana, my
harmony teacher at the conservatory; the joy of discovery, as seen through my
own tears, in the composition classes of Virtu
Maragno; the astonishment in front of the paradoxical musical ideas of
José Maranzano, who showed me how music is not made
only of sounds; the exhortation to go on with my adventures from Francisco Kröpfl; the taste for introspection Horacio Vaggione’s discretion inspired in me; the warm
professional and personal support of Alex Martinez;
Roger Cochini’s devotion to composition; the
encouragement given by Beatriz Ferreyra in difficult
times; the pleasure of playing with sounds, borrowed from Thomas Kessler; the casual drive coming from Carmelo Bernaola; the art of synthesis in writing revealed by
Bohuslav Schaeffer; the unconditional complicity of
my husband Juan Majling; … and so many people, dead
or alive, musicians or not, friends, occasional acquaintances — the list
would go on and on — who contributed to the development of my vocation as an
artist.
Elsa Justel [English translation:
François Couture, x-07]
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