First performance Haute École de Musique de Lausanne, Grande Salle 2007
Dario Benigno, Paetzold recorder | Alessandro Ratoci, live electronics

The word “isomorphism” applies when two complex structures can be mapped onto each other,
in such a way that to each part of one structure there is a corresponding part in the other structure,
where “corresponding” means that the two parts play similar roles in their respective structures.
(Hofstaedter,  Gödel, Escher, Bach, p. 49)

The full title “Fantasia Canonica – Resolutio I per Flauto Paetzold F Contrabass and Live Electronics” denounce that the work is built on an isomorphic canon, where each part can be mapped onto every other—like reading the same page in multiple directions—but it is no mere formal experiment. It’s a stark clash between precise architecture and the darkness it summons: a solitary walk through deserted suburbs or a wilderness that offers no rest. Above all, it is a thanksgiving to music that saves oneself’s life.