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Gianluigi Trovesi Ottetto: Fugace

Read "Fugace" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
October 7, 2003

The word “eclectic" gets batted around quite a bit to describe things that are, according to the New Mirriam-Webster Dictionary: “...made up of what seems best of varied sources."The word fits well with the music of the Gianluigi Trovesi Octet on Fugace. The Italian reedman/bandleader is possessed of a broad array of influences: New Orleans, European classical forms, Duke Ellington (on "African Trptych"), W.C. Handy, and new millennium electronics.The octet is an unusual formation of sounds, ...

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Gianluigi Trovesi: Around Small Fairy Tales

by Robert Spencer
April 1, 1999

Around Small Fairy Tales is one of the most fascinating melanges I've encountered in a long while. Clarinetist Gianiluigi Trovesi (who also wields an alto sax on occasion) here fronts a 23-piece orchestra, the Orchestra da Camera di Nembro Enea Salmeggia, under the direction of arranger Bruno Tommaso. There are quite a few violins and other strings included - there's even a harp. Most of what they play is written by Trovesi, although there are some other odds and ends ...