Friday, October 24th at 5:45 PM at the Auditorium CASC of the Banca d'Italia - Via del Mandrione, 190 - Rome
The cultural association "Musica e Scena" in collaboration with the Singing and Music Section of the CASC - BI present the PIANO DUO composed of Maestros Simone Renzi and Paolo Ferrarelli.
Concert program:
F. SCHUBERT - Fantasia in F min. op. 103
C. SAINT-SAËNS - Danse Macabre (Transcription for piano 4 hands)
W. A. Mozart - Sonata in C Maj. K. 521 (Unpublished cadenzas, world premiere)
J. BRAHMS - 4 Hungarian Dances
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Thank you to everyone, those who can and those who cannot intervene.
I will take this opportunity to publicly thank Frank for composing two short cadenzas, which modernly express the synthesis of the themes of the allegretto from the Mozartian sonata K521. They will therefore be presented by us next Friday, at our concert in absolute first performance.
I also thank Thallo for writing an article about the same cadenzas, a precious contribution which, for space reasons, will appear in full version in the booklet of the disc that will include the entire concert program.
I join Paolo's public thanks. I believe he has already said everything, I have nothing more to add. Thanks again to Thallo and Frank for their availability!
A great oversight on my part not to have also thanked Terenzio for making some materials available for the creation of the booklets. A special thanks to him as well...
Frank for composing two short cadenzas, which modernly express the synthesis of the themes from the allegretto of the Mozartian sonata K521. They will therefore be presented by us next Friday, at our concert in absolute first performance.
I will not be in Rome physically, but I will be close to all of you spiritually.
However, I am interested in knowing where the need arose and why these two short cadenzas were composed.
TheSimon wrote:
Break a leg!! [Literal: May the wolf die!!]
My dear Simone, you live near Rome and as is known, the good Romulus and the less good Remus were adopted and suckled by a SHE-WOLF.
Now, the saying "In bocca al lupo" [Into the wolf's mouth] derives precisely from there, from the ancient Romans, as a sign of goodness, protection, and hope.
We, posterity, at a certain point decided to make that poor Wolf—that is, the SHE-WOLF—die.
I know well by now that you are very sensitive regarding ecological problems and wolves—which are, among other things, magnificent animals—are at risk of extinction because of us, as always.
So dear all, let's rehabilitate the old Latin saying which is so beautiful and... let's let the wolf live, which is even more so.
However, I am interested in knowing where the need arose and why these two short cadenzas were composed.
From my point of view, one should ask Mozart; I mean that it is he who, through the score, clearly communicates to us that at certain points he desires cadenzas; note that I use the present tense conjugation precisely because cadenzas live in the performance and are directed toward a specific present.
I recommend listening to something on YouTube; behind every opera there is always a "story". I had the chance to read some short writings prepared for the concert... truly lovely.
My dear Simone, you live near Rome and as is known, the good Romulus and the less good Remus were adopted and suckled by a SHE-WOLF.
Now, the saying "In bocca al lupo" (Into the wolf's mouth) derives precisely from there, from the ancient Romans, as a sign of goodness, protection, and hope.
We, posterity, at a certain point decided to make that poor Wolf—that is, the SHE-WOLF—croak.
I know by now that you are very sensitive regarding ecological problems and wolves—which are, among other things, magnificent animals—are at risk of extinction because of our fault, as always.
So dear all, let's rehabilitate the old Latin saying which is so beautiful and... let's let the wolf live, which is even more so.
I am well-informed about this saying because we discussed it a few years ago together with my father and did some research.
In reality, the saying "in bocca al lupo" does not derive from Romulus and *Remus. It is a saying that comes from hunters since anciently the wolf was the symbol of a ferocious animal to be feared; not by chance it was inserted into fairy tales as a villainous character or evil antagonist (see, for example, the fairy tale of Little Red Riding Hood). It was used to signify the opposite meaning: "in bocca al lupo" — "act in such a way that you do not end up in the jaws of a wolf" and is therefore said as a wish. Popular tradition then wanted, in a superstitious manner, to insert the response "crepi il lupo" (may the wolf die).
In all honesty, I never liked this saying all that much because honestly I don't understand its meaning. If someone wants to offer well wishes, the classic "auguri" seems healthier to me.
I don't like the form much either, but often with the classic well-wish, terrified faces would be twisted against me.
As I have been told, the simple well-wish is banned by those who are superstitious and prefer the imaginative 'in bocca al lupo' (into the wolf's mouth).
So I am forced (most of the time) to hear: 'Crepi...!!' (May it die...!!)
I would feel like saying: Die who?!? O.o but let's forget about it...XD
I would say very well, I am attaching a small montage made by my girlfriend... She put together some short clips of the pieces we played essentially for two reasons...
The first is that having worked on a CD that should be released in December, we cannot put the full music online. The second is that we hope that, granted and not conceded that our choices please the members, by providing thus a small preview, other forum users will also participate in the next concert on December 6th.
Please give us feedback based on these small clips, see you soon!
The CD will be released in December. We plan to distribute some promo copies at the next concert on December 6th. Subsequently, it will be possible to purchase it from online music stores (iTunes, Amazon, etc.).
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stefano
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Congratulations, even though I was only able to listen to excerpts, the performance seemed to be of the highest level to me. Excellent technique. I particularly liked the interpretation of Mozart, which is the one I have more elements on; the others only last a few minutes. The execution tempos you chose and the general character you gave to each movement are excellent. I believe I have listened to, even if in fragments, the best interpretation of this Mozart sonata on the web! Congratulations!!
