4 Miniaturas Hipnóticas (2020) Four miniatures that interweave and evolve, gradually evoking a sound world with hypnotic echos. WORLD PREMIEREXLII Foro Internacional de Música Nueva Manuel Enríquez, Sala Blas Galindo, Mexico city, Mexico, 2020Performed by Carlos Salmerón 4 Miniaturas Hipnóticas is recorded by Vincent Carver on Tagma Records catalog “Axel Retif: Sincronías ”TAG001 – 2021 perusal …
Ecos Perdidos (2020) Echo, echo… Echo, echo… There is nothing more to say WORLD PREMIEREFestival Aires, Mexico city, Mexico, 2020Performed by Trio Siqueiros Ecos Perdidos is recorded by Trio Siqueiros on Tagma Records catalog “Axel Retif: Sincronías ”TAG001 – 2021 perusal score Request Full Score
Noches Negras (2019, revised 2022) 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 …
Sobre el Nombre de mi Padre (2019) 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). WORLD PREMIEREJune In Buffalo Festival, University at Buffalo, …
Jo-Ha-Kyu (2018) Jo-Ha-Kyû 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 Kyû means quick or conclusion. My intention was not to imitate traditional Japanese music, but to put at my disposal the form of …