And so, it can be said here:
"Jazz Meets Classical" and vice versa, "The Lyrical Fresu",
"the Sardinian trumpet player improvises on the classical canons" and
thus tumbling into deceptive banality. The first truth is that
"Vinodentro" is a soundtrack of a film by Ferdinando Vicentini
Orgnani, starring Giovanna Mezzogiorno and Vincenzo Amato. The second is that
Fresu is not new to the work of this musical content: the list would be too
long and tedious.
That said, this work has the
advantage of not imitating any great composer of soundtracks, because falling
into such a trap was easy, even for Fresu. Here, we can read all the sincere
connection of the trumpeter to a work that probably goes far beyond the plot of
the film. Fresu writes fourteen pieces out of sixteen: the other two "As
Long As From Wine" and "Madamina, The Catalog Is This" bear the
royal seal of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; then there is "Freeze"
co-written with Daniele Di Bonaventura. The thread that Fresu binds and gives
to the film is full of elegant textures, captivating plots, bathed in romantic
notes ("Quiet"); dialogical and sown with passion as in the namesake
"Martango", in three takes: the first with Di Bonaventura who acts as
a rhythmic counterbalance to the enlightening ensemble ‘I Virtuosi Italiani’
and Fresu that flutters decisively and crafty even with his electronic effects.
The second version is more chamber music with trumpet and bandoneon played on
an equal footing. The triad ends with Di Bonaventura all alone playing in the
colors and in the folds of the melody.
The narrative force comes from every meander: in
the arches, stormy ("Moved") or quiet, hidden. Fresu's trumpet and
flugelhorn embroiders, leads and bows even where its passage is slight,
imperceptible; in the water-level games of electronics that are handled with
acuity by the author himself and by Michael Anger, who stands out for that superior
discretion as an engraver that very few have. And Di Bonaventura, ever more
authentic and personal in handling the bandoneon. A soundtrack, perhaps even
for the life of those whom you love. ~ Alceste Ayroldi, Jazzitalia.net.
[Translated from Italian]
Tuk Music, CD118, 2014
Recorded 8th October,
2013 (Strings) At Teatro Fazioli di Sacile (Udine), Italy;
9th-11th
and 13th February, 2013 (Other Sessions) At ArteSuono, Cavalicco
(Udine)
Musicians:
Paolo Fresu - Trumpet,
Flugelhorn, Electronic Effects, Piano (#3,5,9)
Daniele Di Bonaventura -
Bandoneon, Piano (#11), Sring Arrangements (except #10,16)
Michael Anger - Percussion,
Sampler
The Virtuosi Italian:
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Alberto Martini, Constantin
Beschieru, Elisabetta Fable, Carlo Menozzi, Matthew Marzaro - First Violins
Luca Falasca, Alberto
Ambrosini, Ingrid Shilaku, Vinicio Capriotti - Second Violins
Flavio Ghilardi Alessandro
Pandolfi, Ciro Chiapponi - Violas
Leonardo Sapere, Giordano
Pegoraro, Tiziana Gasparoni - Cellos
Rino Braia - Double Bass
Tracks:
01. Calmo [Calm] {Paolo
Fresu} (3:55)
02. Martango [Take One]
{Paolo Fresu} (3:31)
03. Dolomiti's Sky {Paolo
Fresu} (2:23)
04. Vals Des Soeurs Belles Et
Sages {Paolo Fresu} (5:04)
05. Rarefied {Paolo Fresu}
(0:59)
06. Fuga [Escape] {Paolo
Fresu} (2:13)
07. Martango [Take Two]
{Paolo Fresu} (2:58)
08. Classico [Classic] {Paolo
Fresu} (5:24)
09. La Visione Del Bipede {Paolo
Fresu} (2:18)
10. Fin Ch'Han Dal Vino {W.
A. Mozart} (1:29)
11. Fermo [Freeze] {Paolo
Fresu} (2:41)
12. Mediterrano
[Mediterranean] {Paolo Fresu} (5:40)
13. Trance Meditativa {Paolo
Fresu} (1:10)
14. Martango [Take Three]
{Paolo Fresu} (1:36)
15. Mosso [Moved] {Paolo
Fresu} (2:50)
16. Madamina, Il Catalogo È
Questo {W. A. Mozart} (5:27)
Total Time: 49:38
Credits:
Producer - Paolo Fresu
Sound & Mastering
Engineer - Stefano Amerio
Sound Engineer - Giulio Gallo
(Strings only)
Photography - Paolo Jacob
Cover Art 'Sparisce Dentro Al
Foro' by Carla Accardi
Graphic Design - Benno Simma
