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DALLA PICCOLA and PETRASSI - Musica da camera
Ensemble Dissonanzen - MODE RECORDS (New York, USA)
Program and notes
Listen G. PETRASSI: Sestina d’Autunno (excerpt)
Listen G. PETRASSI: Seconda Serenata Trio (excerpt)

GOFFREDO PETRASSI (1904-2003)
Sestina d'autunno "Veni Creator Igor" (1981-82)  
for mandolin, guitar, viola, cello, double-bass & percussion

LUIGI DALLAPICCOLA (1904-1975)
Quaderno Musicale di Annalibera for piano (1952)
  
GOFFREDO PETRASSI
Seconda Serenata Trio (1962)  
for mandolin, guitar & harp

LUIGI DALLAPICCOLA
Tartiniana Seconda (1956)
Divertimento for violin & piano

GOFFREDO PETRASSI
Dialogo Angelico for 2 flutes (1948) 

LUIGI DALLAPICCOLA
Parole di S.Paolo (1964)  
for mezzo-soprano, 2 flutes, 2 clarinets, viola, cello, harp, percussion, piano/celesta

ENSEMBLE DISSONANZEN
Claudio Lugo, conductor
Cristina Zavalloni, mezzo-soprano

(Marco Cappelli plays guitar in SESTINA D'AUTUNNO and SECONDA SERENATA TRIO by G. Petrassi)


Petrassi's Seconda serenata-Trio is written for the unusual ensemble of harp, guitar and mandolin; Sestina d'autunno "Veni creator Igor", is also for guitar and mandolin, together with three stringed instruments and percussion. Taken together, they sum up the composer's special empathy with the abrupt, evanescent sounds of plucked strings. The metallic tinkling of harps, harpsichords, guitars and mandolins are almost a Petrassian trademark.

Dallapiccola and Petrassi are often considered the "Heavenly Twins" of 20th century music in Italy. While it is true that they were born in the same year (1904), and together provided the driving force for new Italian music, each composer has his own unmistakable musical and poetic identity. This CD, performed by Ensemble Dissonanzen, Naples' premier new music ensemble, alternates compositions by Petrassi and Dallapiccola, making for a study of contrasts and comparisons.

Ensemble Dissonanzen is based in Napoli, Italy. The core members are Tommaso Rossi (flute), Ciro Longobardi (piano), Claudio Lugo (saxophone & conductor) and Marco Cappelli (guitar). Trained in classical music, they have had experience in a variety of genres (contemporary music, early music, avantgarde jazz, improvisation, and electronic music).