Simone Movio: Libro di terra e d'incanti

Featuring

Livia Rado
Beat Furrer
Mdi Ensemble
Simone Movio

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Composer Simone Movio, along with author Andrea Bajani, selected three lyrical themes for the work: death, childhood, and words.

Performer Biography

Livia Rado, the soprano on this recording, is known for her focus on contemporary repertoire and has performed numerous world premieres.

Composition History

The poems by Andrea Bajani are based on a list of everyday tasks written on a blackboard by the author's grandmother.

Composition History

Simone Movio's "Libro di terra e d'incanti" (A Book of Earth and Enchantment) is an instrumental-vocal cycle using 18 poems from Andrea Bajani's collection "Promemoria."

Composer's Artistic Vision

Simone Movio treats the voice as a special component of the instrumental parts, viewing the word as the highest possibility for a sound to contemplate inner reality.

Compositional Technique

The musical idea for "Libro di terra e d'incanti" is expressed in three structured vocal pieces: an Andante (death), a fast Scherzo (words), and a sweeping Adagio Concertato (childhood).

Composer Biography

Simone Movio, born in 1978, considers his studies with Beat Furrer at the Universität für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Graz fundamental to his experience.