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Gervasoni: Least Bee

Margherita Chiminelli (soprano) & Sonia Turchetta (mezzo-soprano)

Divertimento Ensemble, Sandro Gorli

Gervasoni: Least Bee
In both [vocal works], Gervasoni matches the literary imagery with wonderfully vivid instrumental gestures...The three purely instrumental works are less vivid, but still finely crafted; there's...

Gervasoni: Least Bee

Margherita Chiminelli (soprano) & Sonia Turchetta (mezzo-soprano)

Divertimento Ensemble, Sandro Gorli

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In both [vocal works], Gervasoni matches the literary imagery with wonderfully vivid instrumental gestures...The three purely instrumental works are less vivid, but still finely crafted; there's...

About

A monographic CD devoted to Stefano Gervasoni [b.1962], from 2006 titular professor of composition at the National Superior Conservatory of Music and Dance in Paris and one of the internationally most considered composers.

'Godspell' was born from Gervasoni's meeting with Philip Levine in April 2000. The American poet agreed to write five brief poems for Gervasoni [he usually favours longer poems], conceived as a single cycle. The end of 'Least Bee' coincides with the beginning of 'Godspell' and the two pieces are connected not least by their American authors, Levine and Emily Dickinson. We also find a certain spiritual presence. The texts express a pessimistic vision of the world and Gervasoni's music creates parallels with these texts. In 'Least Bee' the smallest bee becomes a world, a sun....

Contents and tracklist

No. 1, 1074
Track length3:08
No. 2, 1766
Track length2:20
No. 3, 1602
Track length7:00
No. 4, 676
Track length1:52
No. 5, 1155
Track length1:33
No. 1, The West Wind
Track length2:37
No. 2, Home for the Holiday
Track length0:56
No. 3, Gospel
Track length2:45
No. 4, Growing Season
Track length1:46
No. 5, Brooklyn Morning
Track length2:16

Awards and reviews

16th May 2013

In both [vocal works], Gervasoni matches the literary imagery with wonderfully vivid instrumental gestures...The three purely instrumental works are less vivid, but still finely crafted; there's a real, distinctive musical mind at work in all of them.
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