Changing Sounds
A solo recital for B flat, A clarinet and bass clarinet.
A dialogue between Baroque and Modern sounds that explores the tones, dynamics and energy of the three instruments.
Program
G. DONIZETTI – Studio Primo per clarinetto
J. S. BACH – Prèlude, from the Second Cello Suite
I. STRAVINSKY – Three pieces for solo clarinet
D. GABRIELLI – Ricercare II, from Ricercare for Cello
O. MESSIAEN – Abîme des oiseaux, from Quatuor pour la fin du temps
G.M. DALL’ABACO – Capriccio Primo, from Capricci for Cello
L. BERIO – Sequenza IX
G.M. DALL’ABACO – Capriccio Quarto, from Capricci for Cello
ISANG YUN – Monolog
1 hour
Duo Marco Ignoti – Stefano Malferrari
The duo Marco Ignoti – Stefano Malferrari stems from the longtime collaboration between the two musicians in the contemporary music ensemble FontanaMIX.
The two musician’s personal experiences in chamber music (particularly of the 20th century) have led them to share interpretative and repertory choices, and to found the clarinet and piano duo.
The program proposed is entirely dedicated to French authors, whether by origin or by aesthetic or cultural affinity. It starts from 19th century music, tied to cultural and aristocratic circles, and develops with the elaborate and daring music of the 20th century.
The duo held its first concert in January 2016 at Le Torri dell’Acqua.
Program
C. SAINT-SAЁNS – Sonata for clarinet and piano op. 167
C. DEBUSSY – Premiere Rhapsodie for clarinet and piano
F. POULENC – Sonata for clarinet and piano
A. HONEGGER – Sonatina for clarinet and piano H.42
J. FRANÇAIX – Theme and variations for clarinet and piano
Trio FontanaMIX/Brahms
Trio FontanaMIX is another collaboration among FontanaMIXensemble artists: clarinettist Marco Ignoti, violist Corrado Carnevali and pianist Stefano Malferrari.
Their Brahms project seeks to give an unconventional interpretation of Johannes Brahms’ Clarinet or Viola Sonatas op.120, creating an original dialogue between the three instruments and intertwining the interpretations of the clarinet and the viola.
Each phrase of the sonata was assigned by the musicians, with the precious collaboration of composer Paolo Aralla, to either the clarinet or the viola. They imagined which one was most valorized by either instrument and how to create one version of the Clarinet or Viola Sonatas, in a composer-like effort.
Program
J. BRAHMS – Sonatas for Clarinet or Viola and Piano op. 120
J. BRAHMS – Zwei Gesänge op. 91, transcription for clarinet, viola, and piano