Year: 2020 | Type: Single-movement work for string quartet | Duration: ca. 4' 20''
Northern Landscapes is a piece inspired by a trip I made in December 2019 to Mancora, a city in the Piura region, in northwestern Peru. There are no direct flights to Mancora and the trip by land from the nearest airport takes about an hour, crossing a desert landscape of beautiful yellow, orange and brown shades, which extend through endless valleys and majestic canyons. Northern Landscapes is simply a piece that captures the essence of that sensation of going at great speed through a colorful scenery.
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This work was premiered by Percy Dávila (violin), Carlos Sánchez (violin), Rafael Núñez (viola) and Kayrusan Quintero (cello) at the Auditorio Los Incas of the Ministry of Culture of Perú.