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Roberto Bonati: Si erano vestiti dalla festa
by Angelo Leonardi
Il CD di questa suite di Roberto Bonati, eseguita il 23 ottobre 2022 nel corso del festival ParmaJazz Frontiere e pubblicata due anni dopo, ci giunge in ritardo, quando il prolifico leader, didatta e direttore artistico ha pubblicato altri lavori con la Chironomic Orchestra e il Madreperla Trio. Ci sono però opere--come questa--il cui valore artistico e simbolico va oltre l'attualità e si rapportano invece con la storia del proprio Paese. Il titolo è tratto da una poesia di ...
Continue ReadingRoberto Bonati ParmaFrontiere Orchestra: Si erano vestiti dalla festa
by Duncan Heining
"Si erano vestiti dalla festa"--They had dressed up for the party. In August 1922, citizens of Parma barricaded the city against a planned assault by Mussolini's blackshirts. They resisted valiantly and repelled the fascists. No fascist passed that day. A few months later, in October, King Victor Emmanuel III appointed Mussolini prime minister. The heroes of Parma were not forgotten and their bravery is embedded in Parma's popular history. Roberto Bonati and his orchestra chose to celebrate their ...
Continue ReadingRoberto Bonati Chironomic Orchestra: The Gesture Of Sound / The Gesture Of Colour
by Duncan Heining
Someone once said that writing about music was as illogical as singing about economics. Writers about music inevitably bristle at the suggestion but it might have merit when it comes to improvised music. How do you write about something that can never be recreated, even when recorded and preserved for posterity? We can discuss its method of creation, the sounds made by those who perform it, its colours and textures and our emotional and intellectual responses to it in much ...
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Las dos Fridas
From: El Gran GotzillaBy Ingrid Berg Mehus
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From: El Gran GotzillaBy Ingrid Berg Mehus
