With “Cantos de amor y muerte”, composer Manuel Bonino presents an extraordinary showcase of his work, spanning more than two decades of his artistic career. The selection of works, composed between 2001 and 2024, offers a fascinating insight into Bonino's musical development and his unique tonal language. Born in Gran Canaria, the composer and improviser combines influences from classical music, jazz, electronics and Canarian folklore in his music. Central themes are timbre, transformation and emotion, always driven by the desire to touch the audience directly. Almost all of the pieces are based on 'Aires de Lima', a folk melody from his childhood, whose intervallic relationships run as a common thread through Bonino's work. The compositions on the album range from the impressionistic sound poetry of 'Tres nocturnos urbanos', inspired by the nocturnal images of his hometown Las Palmas, to the experimental piano miniature 'Una reflexión' and 'El niño enfermo', a moving homage to Antonio Padrón's painting of the same name. With 'Diphda', Bonino explores the freedom between improvisational scope and electronic sound design, while 'Aires de Lima' makes his deep connection to Canarian tradition audible. The eponymous work 'Cantos de amor y muerte' (2022) is Bonino's most personal piece, a sonic catharsis after the loss of his father. The concluding 'Cantos' (2024) combine influences from Ravel with jazz and rock elements and add a new, unexpectedly humorous facet to the collection. Manuel Bonino (*1974) is Professor of Composition at the Real Conservatorio Superior de Música in Madrid. His works have been performed internationally, including at the Wiener Konzerthaus, Concertgebouw Amsterdam and Auditorio Nacional de España, and are now documented on 17 CDs. With this album, Bonino opens up a deeply personal cosmos between love, memory, loss and transformation - a journey through worlds of sound full of intensity and emotion.