Portrait of Ricardo Eizirik

»Experimental for me is a little bit like butterflies in your belly, like I‘m taking a risk. I‘m putting myself into a situation where i have an idea that i want to pursue–but i don‘t know about my abilities to do so.«
(Ricardo Eizirik)

High culture meets trash, man meets machine, roughness meets precision—Ricardo Eizirik’s music opens up fascinating areas of tension.

The visual aspect plays just as important a role as the sound. Light compositions and the movements of the musicians are finely tuned to the sound events. This can be seen in the five audiovisual works recorded especially for the album by Ensemble Recherche, Trio Catch, and the Neue Vocalsolisten in the chamber music hall of Deutschlandfunk.

Contemporary Music Edition
Podium Gegenwart/German Music Council

Online CD/portrait film info

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Ricardo Eizirik: pre-pandemic pieces

junkyard piece I (2014–16)
for ensemble and found objects
Ensemble Recherche

junkyard piece III (2020)
for ensemble and found objects
Ensemble Recherche

Exercise in metal n. 1 (2017/18)
for four performers and piezo sequencer
Ensemble Recherche

in steps I & III (2018/19 & 2020)
for five amplified voices and performer
Neue Vocalsolisten

obsessive compulsive music (2021)
for clarinet, cello, and expanded piano
Trio Catch

© Contemporary Music Edition
Podium Gegenwart/German Music Council