Bray / Klavierquartett - Chamber & Solo Works [CD]

A sense of distance links all five of these pieces, composed between 2011 and 2016. In the music, worlds, real and imaginary are encapsulated, touched and experienced. Occasionally, we feel tangibly close to the action, but often we are mere onlookers from afar- now locked in the icy waters of 'Zustande,' where we find ourselves aurally trapped within the cracking ice, now isolated on the banks of 'On the Other Shore,' calling across the water to a loved one where distance is felt most longingly. Inspired by Marco Polo's depictions of Venice, water again is the fundamental element within 'Invisible Cities.' Distance, in 'The Sun was Chasing Venus' is felt from above, flying high in the skies, where movement and proximity are perceived very differently. 'Beyond' also relates to this realm, outside the limitations of the world we inhabit. A principal fascination of composing for Charlotte Bray is creating a journey through music, a secret, abstract narrative, where the listener is transported to another place, one that is not fixed, but varies from listener to listener.