Empyrean Traces

A gorgeous album of deeply moving music, Empyrean Traces is sure to appeal to fans of composers such as Morton Feldman, Jürg Frey, or Toru Takemitsu. / With Empyrean Traces, de la Catessen Records focuses on another aspect of Adelaide composer David Kotlowy's career - his works for trio. It follows the 2021 release of Final Fragments: Piano Music of David Kotlowy, where Kotlowy's solo piano compositions were performed by composer and scholar Stephen Whittington. The three compositions on Empyrean Traces are brought to life by the Benaud Trio, whose ability to carry the gentle poetics of such work allows for bravura performances: as Luke Altmann of de la Catessen says, "it often felt during these sessions less like we were listening to the Benaud Trio and more like we were scanning for a signal from outer space."