Tuesday, October 24, 2006
_Musicus Concentus_Tradizione in Movimento_Firenze_Sala Vanni_20.10.2006 Italian evening (although U.S. as a distinguished guest Chris Speed) Concentus Musicus to, with one of the most popular of the national scene: El Gallo Rojo. The formation, indeed, is the "All Star" homonymous collective of musicians, that - a label that once again shares its name - has already produced many interesting works for different configurations. This group, in practice, to complete a double quartet that was required to appear as a "guest" of Speed, was born to represent the collective in an organic way, but has since become a wonderful reality that is currently engaging the musicians in an increasingly more intense. The reasons become obvious listening to the concert. First, the (many) pieces of the repertoire are each the result of the proposed composition of the different components work plan. The fact that, despite the many hands, the whole of the concert has shown great consistency in style, shown on the one hand, no doubt feeling among the musicians, the other a work of adaptation that is behind us. The latter is another reason that explains the growing importance of the group members for the same: how to stay on stage the musicians revealed itself in fact as they taste test for this powerful music and articulate, now explosive, now reflective. The basic structure of the proposed El Gallo Rojo, as emerged on the stage of Sala Vanni (maybe not the best possible for such a group, for its rumble, and the lack of amplification, and yet it has not penalized much sign of a remarkable balance between the parties), sees the centrality of a strong rhythm - the two basses, Danilo Gallo and Stefano Senni, and the two batteries, Zeno De Rossi and Massimiliano Sorrento - with the help of guitar and keyboards and electronics Terragnoli Enrico Alfonso Santimone. The tissue processed by this organization, involved the two reeds - mostly tenor saxophone, clarinet on some tracks - Francesco Bigoni and Chris Speed. But that is part of the original and, so to speak, "transverse" in this structure is that the three pairs tools work much like each other, almost as if each were a single instrument, but much more flexible and sophisticated. In this way, are rare moments in which a single instrument takes the solo, most of which is taken by the couple together, without which it is conducted in unison, but let each of the instruments of the couple speaks in its own way though side by side. Posted in music often to advancing progressive waves, driven in turn by the two basses or two batteries and two saxophones which are free to make a sort of wind surfing in full, the artificial use of the instruments coupled showed considerable effectiveness and originality. All the more so that each pair appeared inside the marked differences in style and expression, especially evident in the two batteries - the most aggressive and rhythmic Sorentino traditionally more delicate, attentive to fall off, almost melodic De Rossi - and two saxophones - and given all rounder 'expression on the treble Bigoni, more rugged and "dark" Speed. A concert so successful and interesting, emblematic sign of the liveliness of the experimental scene of our country.
Francis Bigoni_sax tenore_clarinetto
Chris Speed_sax tenore_clarinetto Alfonso Santimone_rhodes_synth_elettronica Enrico Terragnoli_chitarra Stefano Senni_contrabbasso
Chris Speed_sax tenore_clarinetto Alfonso Santimone_rhodes_synth_elettronica Enrico Terragnoli_chitarra Stefano Senni_contrabbasso
Danilo Gallo_contrabbasso
Massimiliano Sorrentini_batteria
Zeno De Rossi_batteria
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