¿Qué se llama cuanto heriza nos?
What Do You Call Everything That Bristles Us?
for flute + alto flute, clarinet + bass clarinet, oboe, horn, piano, percussion, violin, viola, cello, and double bass. (2001)
The title is a line of the poem Trilce II by César Vallejo.
Premiere Recording.

Qué Se Llama Cuanto Heriza Nos (2001)

New York-based Argentinean composer Marcelo Toledo has developed though the years a personal music style particularly oriented toward the exploration of instrumental timbre, an aspect of his work that has become a characteristic facet of his compositions. In his work he has eliminated the traditional importance given to pitch in order to focus on a new aural matter. This is the product of a research created through his essential engagement to explore -with his personal techniques- the instruments of the orchestra. Toledo’s music evolves almost biologically in an intricate sound texture made out of complex fluid sounds.