Vont-tér

Márton Illés: Vont-tér – programme note and profile (LSO)

Márton Illés: Vont-tér – programme note and profile (LSO)

Vont-tér is one of several recent pieces by Márton Ellés to spotlight a string instrument. At its core is the idea of taking the physicality of string playing to its extreme – exploring, across 15 minutes of splintered, explosive gestures, the instrument’s infinite timbral possibilities, while also avoiding what Ellés calls the ‘sweetly saturated and often overused string sound’ …