Prominent Italian composer Paolo Ugoletti (b. 1956) describes his music as follows: “It consists of a theatre of sound, narration, fables and slashes of the...

Prominent Italian composer Paolo Ugoletti (b. 1956) describes his music as follows: “It consists of a theatre of sound, narration, fables and slashes of the imagination. It has something in common with the folly of the Baroque universe, the magical union of creativity and harmony: serried groups of notes, rapid developments, the skillful handling of chiaroscuro and snatched phrases all contribute the effects that culminate in the building of climaxes.” This new release presents three concertos by Ugoletti: a violin concerto and two concertos for instruments which seldom get a solo role in classical music, the soprano saxophone and the bass trombone. This is attractive, atmospheric music of great imagination. Marshalled by an experienced Italian conductor, the strings of the Lviv Philharmonic Orchestra are joined by a multinational array of soloists, including saxophonist Gianni Alberti who was born in Ugoletti’s hometown of Brescia.