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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. This site shares my work Luminous Emptiness. Luminous Emptiness, for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, trumpet, trombone and percussion was commissioned by The Essl Collection for the SCHÖMER-HAUS in Klosterneuburg. Premiered at Wien Modern 2012 by Klangforum Wien, conducted by Jean-Bernard Matter. This is the recording of the concert. Total time 72 minutes.

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 most of 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. Luminous Emptiness belongs to the most recent production period in which pitch starts to emerge again as an important structural element amalgamated to subtle instrumental colors in permanent transformation.