catalog
2022
Acoma
for sax and double bass
in process
2022
Taos
for double bass quartet
6:00 min
2021
Halterio
for solo violin
8:00 min
2021
Tagma
for solo double bass
9:00 min
2021
Diptera
for solo flute
6:00 min
2021
Mosca
for solo bassoon
7:00 min
2020
Ecos perdidos
for piano trio
6:30 min
2020
4 miniaturas hipnóticas
for solo piano
5:30 min
2019
Sobre el nombre de mi padre
for mixed ensemble
7:00 min
2019
Noches negras
for full orchestra
6:00 min
2018
Rituales
for flute and guitar
3:00 min
2018
Jo-Ha-Kyu
for string quartet
6:30 min
2018
Jo-Ha-Kyu
For string quartet
World premiere
XL Foro de Música Nueva Manuel Enriquez
Palacio de Bellas Artes, October 13 2018, Mexico City
Cuarteto Arcano
Commercial recording
Axel Retif: Sincronías monographic EP 2021
Cuarteto Ruvalcaba
Jo-Ha-Kyu is an aesthetic concept applied in a wide variety of traditional Japanese arts and extensively used in the Noh theater. Jo means beginning or preparation, Ha means rupture, and Kyu means quick or conclusion. My intention was not to imitate traditional Japanese music, but to put at my disposal the form of Jo-Ha-Kyu, the Kumoi and Iwato scales. The beauty of Jo-Ha-Kyu lies in the slow evolution of the textures and the changing timbre of the instruments, which differs from the use of contrasting materials of Western music. This work is inspired by the Japanese musical aesthetic, which is not different from nature but part of it.
Duration: 6:30 min
2018
Rituales
For flute and guitar
World premiere
Festival expresiones Contemporáneas
Capilla del Arte UDLAP, October 18 2019, Mexico
Cecilia Linares, flute
Daniel Castro, guitar
Duration: 4:00 min
2019
Noches Negras
For full orchestra
World premiere
Homage concert to Armando Luna
Teatro de la Ciudad, November 29, 2019
Chihuahua, México
Orquesta Sinfónica de la UACH
Raúl García, conductor
The black night of the soul is an experience little known, but which nonetheless would have affected many, judging by the testimonies of countless stories. It is characterized by a profound loss of meaning in life and our beliefs, a kind of «depression» of the soul that fully touches the core of our deepest fears and prepares us for a true inner transformation. The ego dies and the true self awakens…
Duration: 6:00 min
2019
Sobre el Nombre de Mi Padre
For ensemble
World premiere
June in Buffalo
June 1, 2020
Mathew Chamberlain, conductor
Commercial recording
Axel Retif: Sincronías
monographic EP 2021
Ensamble Sincrónico
Uriel Rodríguez Soto, conductor
This piece is dedicated to my father, César Velázquez, who has been a pillar of support in my musical career. Throughout the whole piece the name of C-E-eS-A-Re is present in different transformations (C, E, E flat, A and D).
Duration: 7:00 min
2020
4 miniaturas hipnóticas
For solo piano
World premiere
42 Foro de Mñusica Nueva Manuel Enriquez
Sala Blas Galindo, December 13 2020, Mexico City
Carlos Adriel Salmerón, piano
Commercial recording
Axel Retif: Sincronías
monographic EP 2021
Vincent Carver, piano
Four miniatures that interweave and evolve, gradually evoking a sound world with hypnotic echos.
Duration: 5:30 min
2020
Ecos Perdidos
For piano trio
World premiere
Festival Aires Nacionales
Filmed at Casa de Música de Viena, Puebla
Mexico City, Mexico
Trio Siqueiros
Commercial recording
Axel Retif: Sincronías
monographic EP 2021
Trio Siqueiros
.. Echo, echo
.. echo, echo
…nothing remains to be said
Duration: 6:30 min