Berio: Sequenza Xi / Solbiani: 3 Pezzi

Featuring

Franz Halász
Goffredo Petrassi
Luciano Berio
Nuccio d' Angelo
Alessandro Solbiati

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Nuccio D'Angelo's Due Canzoni Lidie evokes the anguish of the modern age, nostalgia for the past, and a delight in exploring the guitar, with the composer imagining an enchanted visitor in a fantastic garden.

Composer Biography

Goffredo Petrassi, born in 1904, reached his artistic maturity during the troubled years of totalitarian governments in the 1930s and 40s.

Compositional Technique

Luciano Berio's Sequenza XI for guitar features an almost 'sadistic virtuosity' and requires the guitarist to develop unorthodox techniques, referencing various guitar styles like flamenco, country, heavy-metal, and jazz.

Composer's Artistic Vision

For Goffredo Petrassi, death is best represented as the 'night of the soul,' with stillness and ghostly sounds evoking the fear of the unknown.

Performer Biography

Franz Halász, the guitarist on this album, was the first German guitarist to win first prize at the prestigious Andrés Segovia Competition in Spain in 1993.

Historical Context

The 20th century saw a shift in Italian music from opera to instrumental music, partly due to the impact of World War I on the international opera industry.

Composition History

Alessandro Solbiati's central piece of his Three Pieces was composed under the emotional influence of his daughter's birth, using natural harmonics on the guitar to create a lullaby-like background.