Balse told me about Leica.

It captures shadows, not light.

In music, it can be said to reflect silence rather than sound.

And then, an old memory came back: when we lived in the same apartment and listened to Webern's Op. 7 (1910) together.

A few years ago, I got a sudden phone call from a friend to tell me that a family member had passed away. I was very confused. For better or worse, any encounter with contemporary music begins with confusion. As I listen, I get used to it, and sometimes I can see it much more clearly than I do now. This is because the stimulation reaches parts of the brain that I haven't used before, activating my senses.

After listening to Kreisleriana, I remembered Kurtág's "Martha Ligature," which I heard in April at Uchida's recital. Kurtág studied unity using as few materials as possible. He was also fascinated by Webern.