La rosa enflorece

Another film with music magnificently interpreted by Paola Erdas (her introduction in this piece is simply magical) and, in this case, the haunting voice of Lia Serafini.

The previous films, "Pavana glosada," "Diferencias" and "La Folia" (with Paola's "Quadro Janas" ensemble), are also available here on Vimeo.

Attempting to make visible what Paola's playing evokes in me. Navigating that sensitive and elusive space between being "too close to" and "too far from" the music is very demanding. If Norman McLaren said that "animation is what happens between the frames," Visual Music is likely what happens between the music and the images, and that dialogue is often overwhelmed either by the music, or the images...

The music, "La rosa enflorece," is a Spanish anonymous composition (Sephardic).

Available on Paola Erdas' CD "CABEZÓN, LA TECLA DE L'ALMA" (ARCANA A 357)