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Tiziana Scandaletti soprano
Riccardo Piacentini piano and “foto-suoni”
The Duo Alterno is considered one of the most significant reference points in the vocal-piano repertoire ranging from the early 20th century to today. Since its debut in Vancouver in 1997 it has taken the best contemporary Italian music to over 50 countries in all 5 continents. Defined by The Washington Post as the Duo “with a big voice and a fine sense of comedic timing”, by the Sub-Saharan Informer as “the wondrous Duo”, “The Duo that gives voice (and piano) to the Italian twentieth century” by La Repubblica of Rome and as “an electric experience” by the Hindu of Chennai, the Duo Alterno has published 20 CDs its experimental research into “foto-musica con foto-suoni” © has led to the recording of six CDs of soundtracks for museums and the book with DVD I suoni delle cose (Curci, 2011).
The Duo has performed in many countries around the world as well as in Italy.
Tiziana Scandaletti is Professor of Vocal Chamber Music at the Piacenza Conservatory.
Riccardo Piacentini is Professor of Composition at the Milan Conservatory.
This concert is part of Bellissima Italia.
PROGRAMME
Concert of dreams
A homage to mark the centenary of the death of the great composer Francesco Paolo Tosti
Francesco Paolo Tosti
Ideale (1882)
(verses by Carmelo Errico)
Non t’amo più (1884)
(verses by Carmelo Errico)
L’ultima canzone (1905)
(verses by Francesco Cimmino)
First Piano Interlude
Francesco Paolo Tosti
For ever and for ever! (1879)
(Original work for solo piano)
Giacomo Puccini
Piccolo valzer (1894)
(Original work for solo piano)
Azio Corghi
… Respiro il tuo respiro… (2015)
(verses by Saffo, translated by Ilaria Dagnini)
Francesco Paolo Tosti
Due piccoli notturni (1911)
– Van li effluvi de le rose
– O falce di luna calante
(texts by Gabriele D’Annunzio)
Second Piano Interlude
Riccardo Piacentini
Aimez quand on vous aime! (2016)
for piano, video projections and “foto-suoni”
(on images and “foto-suoni” recorded in Tosti native places)
Francesco Paolo Tosti
From “Consolazione” (1916)
– Non pianger più
– Ancora qualche rosa è ne’ rosai
– Tanto accadrà, ben che non sia d’aprile
– Perché ti neghi con lo sguardo stanco?
– Sogna, sogna, mia cara anima!
– Settembre (di’: l’anima tua m’ascolta?)
– Quanto ha dormito, il cembalo!
– Mentre che fra le tende scolorate
(texts by Gabriele D’Annunzio)
A programme of video projections and “foto-suoni” created by the Duo Alterno to pay homage to the centenary of the death of Francesco Paolo Tosti, one of the most representative Italian composers of chamber songs.
Among more than five hundred romances, this concert proposes three particularly famous ones (Ideale, Non t’amo più, L’ultima canzone) and two complete cycles of masterpieces of his last creative phase: Due piccoli notturni (1911) and Consolazione (1916), based on texts by Gabriele D’Annunzio.
To complete the programme, three short compositions by Giacomo Puccini – Tosti regularly checked his compositions before being published by Casa Ricordi – and by two other authors: Azio Corghi – one of the best living Italian composers – and Riccardo Piacentini.
The Duo Alterno will perform a “Notturno”, recently composed by Corghi (…respiro il tuo respiro…, 2015) together with Sappho verses translated by Ilaria Dagnini. An original Piacentini’s ad hoc work for piano will be also performed with video projections and “foto-suoni” recorded en plein air in the native places of Tosti and inspired by the eponymous duet (1898): Aimez quand on vous aime! (2016). The programme is a heartfelt tribute to Sir Francesco Paolo Tosti, where past and present are strongly bounded, and highlight masterpiece works of rare and valuable performance.