The new record by Christophe Desjardins includes a recording of the solo cello works by Domenico Gabrielli (1659-1689), played as viola solo first time in music history. It also includes the premiere recording of the new composition by Ivan Fedele in reflection with Gabrielli’s masterpiece of the baroque period.

Recording from the best-sounding acoustics of the music room at Villa Medici-Giulini.

Christophe Desjardins is solo viola player of the Ensemble Intercontemporain and interpreter of world premiere compositions by Berio, Boulez, Jarrell, Nunes, Pesson, Levinas, Widmann, Stroppa, Cresta, Rihm and others. He has been honoured with the German Record Critics' Annual Award for ‘…Of Waters Making Moan’.