Alessio Elia’s (b. 1979) compositions are inspired by the acoustic nature of the sounding universe, its inner laws. Perhaps this is why, from the first moment of listening, these works feel organic natural and euphonic but also ordered, planned and clear.

The composition Celestial Keys, which lends its name to the whole album, does not claim to reveal universal truths in any sense, nor does it attempt to unlock a magic box containing deep secrets. As with the other works on the programme, Elia aims to demonstrate that the world is perhaps wider for perception than for reason.


Several of these works feature Elia’s signature compositional approach: Polysystemism, which involves the simultaneous use of different tuning systems.