The title is a quote from the essay 'The Rose of Paracelsus' by Jorge Luis Borges. This parable is about the secret of the creation of a miracle, the disappearance and reappearance of the rose as well as the way to success and the way as reward. The Quartet consists of eight movements and a postscriptum. All odd movements float inside a sphere of maximum distance (lontano); they do not have to 'sound', they shall only be there and shine – on the verge of appearance and disappearance of sound. Al...

I Lontano – II Espressivo – III Lontano – IV Espressivo – V Lontano – VI Espressivo – VII Lontano, quasi eco – VIII Espressivo – IX Postscriptum