The recital by pianist and composer Lorenzo Porta del Lungo explores the deep connection between music, literature and visual art. The program opens with a selection of Felix Mendelssohn ‘s “Lieder ohne Worte.” These pieces, icons of early Romanticism, are a tribute to melodic emotionality: although they lack lyrics, they communicate deep feelings, alternating moments…
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The concert offers a sonic journey through very different languages and sensibilities, all enhanced by the brilliant and versatile ensemble of flute, violin and piano. It opens with Ian Clarke‘s Maya, a piece that combines extended technique and contemporary lyricism: suspended atmospheres, unexpected timbres, and evocative writing that explores all the nuances of the modern…
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The program moves among the most important Italian authors, all born, except Monteverdi, in the latter part of the 1600s. M. Veracini, a great violinist, born in Florence, was celebrated and in his travels in Europe aroused wonder, but in some cases also much envy for his unmatched bravura. He met Giuseppe Tartini, another violin…
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The program offers a journey through two centuries of music, weaving together timeless masterpieces and contemporary pages designed for the intimate ensemble of flute with string trio. It opens with theOverture from Rossini‘sBarber of Seville , reinterpreted in Küffner ‘s chamber version . This is followed by Mozart‘s Quartet in C major K 285b, a…
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“Inside the Clouds” is the title Charlie Siem chose for the recital we discuss in these notes. It is a peculiar title for a recital, and we do not know the reason for this choice. But perhaps we can see the concert program as a firmament in which we can glimpse the faces of the…
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In the courts of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, vocal and instrumental music fulfilled a fundamental function in accompanying social occasions, from banquets to parties to elaborate performances. The compositions of Marco Facoli, Francesco Bendusi, Giovanni Picchi, Jacopo Peri and Giuseppino Cenci, guide us in exploring the dialogue between the gestures and affections of language…
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“Interminati spazi” is the title of the concert chosen by the Belosio-Tirone duo (violin and piano) as an open homage to the famous Leopard verse and aims to return us to the wealth of musical and temporal possibilities that this type of formation can offer. Starting with Mozart’s Classicism, it will lead to Goffredo Petrassi,…
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“Armonie d’autore,” the title of the concert, offers us a refined and highly sought-after journey within a less common but extremely rich page of music and brilliant authors belonging to classicism. They fall between Baroque and Romanticism and are composers who lived mainly during the 1700s. The Accademia Antica Trio, with its instrumental ensemble for…
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Third appointment of the “Domenica Classica” review with Giordano Ferla, a pianist of great interpretative skills and already a guest of “Domenica Classica,” who surprises us once again with the variety and commitment of the program he offers to the Roman public this year. The program consists of two parts, classical-romantic and twentieth-century. Opening with…
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