Timbral Spaces Sound Labyrinths - Edizioni Suvini Zerboni

from page 1 (Cattaneo: Sound Labyrinths)
Blut for trio (saxophone, percussion and piano) and
orchestra, played by the Trio Accanto and the SWR
Sinfonie Orchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg directed
by François-Xavier Roth. The composer explains his
new work: «Blut: blood that runs in the veins… a red
thread that leads us inside the labyrinth... a note that
runs all through the piece, a red thread that binds the
structure… a liquid that takes on shape when forced
into a container… material that takes on shape when
placed in a structure… Three soloists, an orchestra.
Intertwined dialogues. Music for orchestra that dissolves
into chamber music. Chamber music that opens itself to
the orchestra. Echoed instruments, echoes of
instruments». On January 15 in the Studio Ernest
Ansermet of the Radio de la Suisse Romande in
Geneva the Saison Contrechamps will include Parole di
settembre - Libro I for countertenor and ensemble on
texts by Edoardo Sanguineti, commissioned by the
same institution and performed by Daniel Gloger and
the Ensemble Contrechamps directed by Michael
Wendeberg. The concert will also include Sabbia for
eleven instruments. Parole di settembre takes its
inspiration from the cycle of fifteen poems dedicated in
2006 by Edoardo Sanguineti to Andrea Mantegna, to
mark the 5 th centenary of the artist’s death. A friend of
the poet, with whom he had already collaborated,
Cattaneo obtained his permission, shortly before
Sanguineti’s death in May 2010, to set the poems to
music. The vocal parts of this three-part cycle, of
variable instrumentation, were written for Claron
McFadden (soprano), Otto Katzameier (baritone) and
Daniel Gloger (countertenor). The single parts of the
cycle are linked by madrigal/frottola-like passages sung
unaccompanied by the three soloists. At the heart of the
poems lie twelve paintings by Mantegna to which
Sanguineti refers, explicitly or in allusive terms.
Cattaneo offers a more precise account: «In September
2006, to mark the 5 th centenary of the death of Andrea
Mantegna, an extensive exhibition was organized in
Mantua, Padua and Verona. For the opening of the
exhibition an event was organized in Piazza delle Erbe
in Mantua for which Edoardo Sanguineti wrote a cycle
of poems inspired by Mantegna’s paintings. During the
Niccolò Castiglioni
The 21 st edition of the Festival di Milano Musica,
Percorsi di Musica d’Oggi 2012, will pay
homage to Niccolò Castiglioni. The
composer from Milan, who died
prematurely in 1996, was a pupil of
Ghedini and the Ferienkurse in
Darmstadt, a teacher in the USA, Trento
and Milan, and much appreciated by
Ligeti, is attracting an ever-increasing
amount of interest. The series of six
concerts will feature top-class artists and
will be held at prestigious venues
throughout the city. On October 7 the
opening concert will be held at the Teatro
alla Scala and will include Tropi for
chamber group, played by the Scharoun Ensemble
Paolo Arcà
The label VDM Records (VDM 038-55-022) has
released the monographic Cd Spiel dedicated to Paolo
Arcà, with the Contempoartensemble, directed by
Mauro Ceccanti. The programme offers a chamber
portrait of the composer, focusing on works written in
spectacle Sanguineti recited his book of poems while
I made a sound installation and the artist Marco Nereo
Rotelli projected luminous images onto the medieval
buildings of the square. Shortly afterwards I thought that
Sanguineti’s text would be perfect for a large vocal cycle
and I spoke about it to him, who was very happy. Then,
for various reasons, the idea was set aside until our last
meeting in Madrid in April 2010. After that I had no other
chance to talk to him about it: Edoardo passed away
and so I decided to continue the dialogue, now at a
distance, by starting to work on these Parole di
settembre. After much thought I decided to divide
Parole di settembre into three parts. The complete work
will last around an hour. In order to reflect the great
variety of moods, registers and languages used by
Sanguineti, this being a very important characteristic of
his poetry, I thought of a structure that exploits the
possibilities of the vocal and instrumental combinations
to the maximum. In fact in Books I and III, the ensemble
won’t be used altogether, but there will also be pieces
featuring different combinations. The difficult thing about
a work of this length is maintaining the tension and the
direction, and at the same time a sense of unity. The
choice of texts isn’t yet definitive. I’ll use all fifteen
poems, some in their entirety, others only partially. The
introductory madrigal and the final one will make use of
the introduction and closing of the book. For the
moment I’ve chosen 12 pieces for sure. Perhaps Book II
will involve a visual installation by Alexander Arotin».
The first complete performance of the three books of
Parole di Settembre is scheduled for February 18 2014
at the Konzerthaus in Vienna with the above-mentioned
soloists and the Klangforum Wien. On October 1 st at
the Helsinki Music, during the festival “Klang”, the Trio
III for violin, viola, cello and electronics was performed
by the Soloists of the Tapiola Sinfonietta. The Trio IV for
clarinet, cello and piano can be heard on October 6 at
the Akademie der Künste in Berlin, with the Ensemble
Mosaik, and again on January 1 st 2013 at the
Kestnergesellschaft in Hanover, with the Neue
Ensemble, who will also play Visibile for piccolo and
Seeds for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano.
Berlin under Andrea Pestalozza. On October 17
Massimiliano Damerini will play Cangianti for
piano in the Auditorium San Fedele. On
October 19 Attraverso lo specchio, a radio
opera in one act on a libretto by Alberto Ca’
Zorzi Noventa will be broadcast in the Spazio
Sirin, in the monophonic recording of the
Archivio dello Studio di Fonologia Musicale della
Rai in Milan. The event will be presented by
Angela Ida De Benedictis and Carlo Piccardi.
On October 24 at the Sala Puccini of the
Conservatorio “G. Verdi” Gymel for flute and
piano will be played by the soloists of the
Laboratorio di Musica Contemporanea of the
Conservatory.
the space of 25 years (1987-2002), and includes Light
Fantasy for violin and piano, Notturno a tre for flute,
cello and piano, Spiel for clarinet and string quartet,
Passacaglia per Giuseppe for nine instruments and
Skool for piano and quintet.
Luca Mosca
The Quintetto for flute, clarinet,
violin, cello and piano will be
played by the Mdi Ensemble,
on October 31 in the Auditorium
San Fedele in Milan, during the
Milano Musica Festival.
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