Centro de Investigación y Estudios de la Música
The Los Angeles Times
“Young and old -- in suits or T-shirts and jeans, in high heels or sneakers -- smiled, stood and cheered. There was no indication that I could see of shock, outrage or condescension. Delight seemed to pervade a packed house. This means that either Chapela is doing something very right or very wrong. Audiences have changed, and he has managed to please them.”
Mark Swed
21/10/2011
San Francisco Clasical Voice
“…in composing [MAGNETAR, Chapela] aimed for an aptly outsized sound world. For the most part, he has suceded. […] Magnetar may not be everyone’s idea of a concerto, yet it fuses its influences into something both heavyweight and alluring.”
http://www.sfcv.org/reviews/dudamel-whips-up-the-la-philharmonic
Georgia Rowe
23/10/2011
Strings Magazine
“The result is a major e-cello concerto—for electric cello, orchestra, and special effects—that could easily create demand for a second. (Perhaps Chapela could be persuaded to write a concerto for a conventional cello.) It's rich in jazz, rock, and Latin-American influences, and quotations, that are seamlessly integrated over a large, solid—but barely perceivable—under structure (assuring continuity). For 25 minutes, Chapela charts a riveting narrative of sounds that create their own reality of love, excitement, and drama [...] The crowd roared.”
http://www.allthingsstrings.com/Reviews/Performances/On-Stage-eCello-Concerto-by-Enrico-Chapela-Stuns-SRO-LA-Phil-Crowd
24/10/2011
VIDEOS
Enrico Chapela on The Science of MAGNETAR:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxPtRNJDYHw
Johannes Moser on the E-Cello:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYuZ-EoE-pE
