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Zsofia Boros

El ultimo aliento

ECM
Release Date: April 14, 2023

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1 De reve et de pluie  
2 Salir adentro  
3 El abrazo  
4 Milonga  
5 Le secret d'Hiroshige  
6 Perle de Rosee  
7 Tormenta de ilusion (Ronroco)  
8 Le labyrinthe de Vermeer  
9 Berceuse  
10 Valse pour Camille  
11 El ultimo aliento  
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Zsófia Boros’s distinct voice on guitar has been met with international acclaim since being introduced to the ECM roster, with Fanfare Magazine commending her “clear, beautiful tone, liquid phrasing, precise layering of melody and accompaniment, fluid figuration and her emphatic sense of mood and emotion” – qualities that are especially apparent on El último aliento. The guitarist’s previous two recordings for the label brought her to a broad spectrum of contemporary musical places, with repertory spanning everything from South American scores to compositions by her European peers – on her debut En otra parte she even rendered a striking interpretation of Ralph Towner’s “Green and Golden”, followed by her take on Egberto Gismonti’s “Celebração de Núpcias” on Local Objects. The focus of this new offering is split two-ways, with one spotlight turned towards music from Argentina and the other on the multiple-idioms spanning compositions of French composer Mathias Duplessy.
When it comes to putting together a programme, Zsófia lets instinct guide her: “My choice of music repertory is intuitive. Pieces of music are like places for me, like spaces that I visit, step into and experience. They all have their own mood and colour, their own scent, their own pulse and a special effect on me. Each place calls for different forms of behaviour in me. Sometimes I am allowed to surrender myself freely to the moment, sometimes I channel a certain pulse and go with it. Elsewhere I just observe, I am a part of the space and adapt to the ‘local customs’, so I make an effort to follow the unwritten rules.”

  • In hushed performances, 'El ultimo aliento' is spellbinding with Zsofia Boros in total command of her instrument / textura
    Posted At: October 1, 2023 12:00 AM
    El último aliento, Zsófia Boros's third recording for ECM's New Series, presents the Vienna-based Hungarian classical guitarist performing two different sets of music, six pieces by French composer Mathias Duplessy and five contemporary Argentinean compositions by Joaquín Alem, Quique Sinesi, Carlos Moscardini, and Alberto Ginastera. Chances are, however, that listeners will less come away from the recordin...
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  • Rippling arpeggios and tremolos abound on Zsofia Boros 'El ultimo aliento' / BBC Music Magazine
    Posted At: June 14, 2023 12:00 AM
    Zsófia Boros’s distinct voice on guitar has been met with international acclaim since being introduced to the ECM roster, with Fanfare Magazine commending her “clear, beautiful tone, liquid phrasing, precise layering of melody and accompaniment, fluid figuration and her emphatic sense of mood and emotion” – qualities that are especially apparent on El último aliento. The guitarist’s previous two recordings ...
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