Media

“For two decades, the distinct and complex harmonic spectra of bells have provided Annelies Van Parys with a fruitful terrain for exploration. Bells are also powerfully evocative sonic signs, the heralds of both celebration and mourning. On this, the Belgian compooser’s intriguing debut portrait, neither […]resonance is overlooked.”

"There is something brilliantly strident about the music of Belgian composer Annelies Van Parys. A spectral composer - her musical structures are grounded in the acoustic properties of sound itself - Van Parys creates music that exudes a terrific power, both intellectually and emotionally. [...] A challenging but enormously rewarding disc."

"Son écriture pour orchestre, trés colorée (sonorités mouillées des percussions, nappage délicat des vents, harmoniques vibratiles des cordes), suit quant a elle les traces de Kaija Saariaho. La compositrice belge manifeste toutefois un attachement certain au « cadre rassurant » des formes consacrées. [...] Une belle (premiere) monographie."

"Met ‘Tuning Time’ trakteert componist Annelies Van Parys ons op een plaat vol schitterende harmonische rijkdom."

“Die Musik der vier Stücke ist effektvoll, oft charakterisiert durch Gleittöne und geräuschhafte Klangelemente.”