Petrassi: Monologhi

Featuring

Alessandro Cazzato
Lapo Vannucci
Francesca Tirale
Arcadio Baracchi
Vanessa Sotgiu
Alessio Toro

Goffredo Petrassi

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Petrassi believed in the autonomous germination of musical ideas through an internal logical consequentiality, where the human experience, filtered by spiritual tension, becomes music itself.

Composer Biography

Goffredo Petrassi (1904-2003) was an Italian composer whose compositional journey was a slow and tormented evolution of thought, moving between Italian and European musical traditions.

Performer Biography

Alessandro Cazzato, the project manager and violinist, performs internationally in classical and contemporary music and has recorded world premieres for Tactus.

Album & Artwork

The album title "Monologhi Solo Works" reflects the project's aim to showcase Goffredo Petrassi's intimate and virtuosic solo compositions as instrumental monologues.

Compositional Technique

For Petrassi, the compositional process for instrumental pieces was empirical, like a skillful artisan's job, focused on handling musical materials, tone combinations, and counterpoint techniques.

Recording & Production

This album offers two distinct listening paths: one chronological, as presented in the booklet, and another more evocative one based on associations, as presented in the tracklist.

Interpretation

The intent of these solo instrument compositions is to explore the technical and timbral potential of each instrument, aiming for a virtuosic and intimate performance, rather than a conventional one.