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Porqueddu: The Impressionistic Guitar
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Porqueddu: The Impressionistic Guitar

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Composer
Cristiano Porqueddu
Artist
Lorenzo Micheli Pucci, Riccardo D'Alo
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
May 10, 2024
Catalog #
BRI96699
UPC
5028421966991

About

The first disc in this two-CD set contains Sardinian composer Cristiano Porqueddu’s first three sonatas for solo guitar, written between 2013 and 2019 and performed here by his compatriot Riccardo D’Alò. ‘Des couleurs sur la toile’, in three movements, pays homage to the painter Gesuino Curreli, the composer’s maternal uncle, who paints landscapes of contemporary Oliena, a town in northern Sardinia. ‘Sonata di Picerno’ – completed in 2015 and dedicated to Italian guitarist Christian Saggese – is a musical portrait of the distinctive town of Picerno in the beautiful Basilicata region of Italy. All three of its movements narrate an entirely fictional leyenda (legend). Sonata No.3, ‘Il rito del fuoco’, is based on an ancient Sardinian legend that tells of Saint Anthony and his pig stealing fire from hell to give to humanity. It is a cyclical composition, which remains anchored in the harmonic and thematic elements introduced in the first section throughout.

The recordings on disc two – performed by Lorenzo Micheli Pucci, a guitarist from Piedmont in northern Italy – were written by Porqueddu between 2011 and 2020. Díptico de la oscuridad is a homage to Pablo Neruda’s poetic atmospheres and is dedicated to Italo-Australian guitarist Ermanno Brignolo. Metamórfosis de la soledad, dedicated to Italian guitarist Alberto Mesirca, stems directly from observing the artistic solitude glimpsed by the composer in artwork by Gastone Cecconello on a personal visit to his studio. It takes the form of a series of short movements based on Angelo Gilardino’s study ‘Soledad’ from his collection Studi di Virtuosità e di Trascendenza. These movements offer a prismatic vision of the material from the introduction to the study, heavily abridged to allow it to be used as a theme for a cycle of variations. In 2019 and 2020, Porqueddu’s figurative art studies led him to discover the wonderful ancient Chinese artwork Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers, a set of eight parchments dating from the Song Dynasty, approximately 1150 AD. Porqueddu wrote the solo Studies from Eight Views from Xiaoxiang while studying Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s 21 Greeting Cards for guitar. They are built on clearly identifiable melodic sketches, and alternate between demanding technical skill and a capacity for introspection from the performer.

Tracklist 24 tracks

  1. 1 I. Les fleurs imaginaires 08:06
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Les fleurs imaginaires
    Duration
    08:06
    Composer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
    Performer
    Riccardo D'Alò
  2. 2 II. Chanson au crépuscule 05:26
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Chanson au crépuscule
    Duration
    05:26
    Composer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
    Performer
    Riccardo D'Alò
  3. 3 III. La terre de lumières 04:26
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. La terre de lumières
    Duration
    04:26
    Composer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
    Performer
    Riccardo D'Alò
  4. 4 I. Racconti dal li Foj 07:37
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Racconti dal li Foj
    Duration
    07:37
    Composer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
    Performer
    Riccardo D'Alò
  5. 5 II. I monti Blu 02:30
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. I monti Blu
    Duration
    02:30
    Composer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
    Performer
    Riccardo D'Alò
  6. 6 III. Campane a Festa 04:28
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Campane a Festa
    Duration
    04:28
    Composer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
    Performer
    Riccardo D'Alò
  7. 7 I. Allegro fantastico 06:22
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Allegro fantastico
    Duration
    06:22
    Composer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
    Performer
    Riccardo D'Alò
  8. 8 II. Adagio incantato 05:26
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Adagio incantato
    Duration
    05:26
    Composer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
    Performer
    Riccardo D'Alò
  9. 9 III. Mosso misterioso 05:06
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Mosso misterioso
    Duration
    05:06
    Composer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
    Performer
    Riccardo D'Alò
  10. 10 I. El lejano Tañido 04:37
    Track
    10
    Title
    I. El lejano Tañido
    Duration
    04:37
    Composer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
    Performer
    Lorenzo Micheli Pucci
  11. 11 II. La mañana llena de Tempestad 04:11
    Track
    11
    Title
    II. La mañana llena de Tempestad
    Duration
    04:11
    Composer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
    Performer
    Lorenzo Micheli Pucci
  12. 12 I. Grave 02:38
    Track
    12
    Title
    I. Grave
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
    Performer
    Lorenzo Micheli Pucci
  13. 13 II. Allegro non Troppo 00:56
    Track
    13
    Title
    II. Allegro non Troppo
    Duration
    00:56
    Composer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
    Performer
    Lorenzo Micheli Pucci
  14. 14 III. Come una Canzone 02:09
    Track
    14
    Title
    III. Come una Canzone
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
    Performer
    Lorenzo Micheli Pucci
  15. 15 IV. Adagio 02:12
    Track
    15
    Title
    IV. Adagio
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
    Performer
    Lorenzo Micheli Pucci
  16. 16 V. Andantino con grazia e Tema 03:23
    Track
    16
    Title
    V. Andantino con grazia e Tema
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
    Performer
    Lorenzo Micheli Pucci
  17. 17 No. 1. The Snow in the Evening on the Xiang River 06:10
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 1. The Snow in the Evening on the Xiang River
    Duration
    06:10
    Composer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
    Performer
    Lorenzo Micheli Pucci
  18. 18 No. 2. The Rain at Night on the Xiaoxiang 05:04
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 2. The Rain at Night on the Xiaoxiang
    Duration
    05:04
    Composer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
    Performer
    Lorenzo Micheli Pucci
  19. 19 No. 3. The Wild Geese Coming Home 04:59
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 3. The Wild Geese Coming Home
    Duration
    04:59
    Composer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
    Performer
    Lorenzo Micheli Pucci
  20. 20 No. 4. The Evening Gong at Qingliang Temple 04:28
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 4. The Evening Gong at Qingliang Temple
    Duration
    04:28
    Composer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
    Performer
    Lorenzo Micheli Pucci
  21. 21 No. 5. The Temple in the Mountain 04:00
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 5. The Temple in the Mountain
    Duration
    04:00
    Composer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
    Performer
    Lorenzo Micheli Pucci
  22. 22 No. 6. The Fishing Village in the Evening Glow 03:49
    Track
    22
    Title
    No. 6. The Fishing Village in the Evening Glow
    Duration
    03:49
    Composer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
    Performer
    Lorenzo Micheli Pucci
  23. 23 No. 7. The Moon in Autumn on Dongting Lake 05:06
    Track
    23
    Title
    No. 7. The Moon in Autumn on Dongting Lake
    Duration
    05:06
    Composer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
    Performer
    Lorenzo Micheli Pucci
  24. 24 No. 8. The Sailing Ship Returning Home 04:56
    Track
    24
    Title
    No. 8. The Sailing Ship Returning Home
    Duration
    04:56
    Composer
    Cristiano Porqueddu
    Performer
    Lorenzo Micheli Pucci