A LABEL WITHOUT BOUNDARIES
Christian Schittenhelm, who founded Sfumato records with his son Aylwin, applies Leonardo da Vinci’s technique of painting ‘without lines’ to the world of music production
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“(…) The American conductor John Mauceri said: ‘A painting, you hang it on the wall and wait for the public to be interested, while music does not exist until it is played’. This intimate dynamic between imagination and artistic performance nurtures the blossoming of my musical creations. That is why, in 2022, I created Sfumato Records with my son Aylwin – also a composer and music publisher – to produce world premieres. The label aims to stand out in the landscape of contemporary music by offering productions that represent the dissolution of dogmatic boundaries, reintroducing freedom of thought and sharing. In the image of Sfumato, the atmospheric painting technique championed by da Vinci which uses gradual tonal modulations rather than lines to paint figures in contrast to a dark background, the label’s editorial approach is the erasure of the contours of musical language. (…)”
Christian Schittenhelm