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Grego: Heliossea XX

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Details

Composer
Alessandro Grego
Artist
Roberto Fabbriciani
Format
CD
Label
Tactus
Released
Mar 07, 2025
Catalog #
TC960702
UPC
8007194108248

About

Heliossea is an intermedia work for flutes and live electronics composed by Alessandro Grego in 2003 and premiered in Trieste on June 21 - the summer solstice - of the same year. It is a meditation on the rising of the sun, starting from the first ray of light at dawn breaking over the horizon. Astronomical data about the phenomenon, translated into sound using Grego's custom-designed software, plays a crucial role in shaping the music. In 2023, to mark the 20th anniversary of Heliossea's premiere, Alessandro Grego created a new version titled Heliossea XX. This updated rendition was performed for the first time on September 3, 2023, at the Miramare Castle Park in Trieste. The work is conceived as a tribute to Margherita Hack and her contributions to science and Italian culture. The new version of Heliossea, produced by the Prodigys Group, was realized in collaboration with inaf-oats, which oversaw the scientific aspects of the project, and the "Studio di Sonologia Computazionale" in Padua, under the direction of Alvise Vidolin, which managed the surround sound diffusion. Astronomical data provided by the National Institute for Astrophysics (thanks to it's director Fabrizio Fiore and Massimo Ramella) enhanced the work's precision and immersive quality.

Tracklist 7 tracks

  1. 1 Grado 1. Heliossea 09:01
    Track
    1
    Title
    Grado 1. Heliossea
    Duration
    09:01
    Composer
    Alessandro Grego
    Performer
    Margherita Hack, Roberto Fabbriciani, Alessandro Grego
  2. 2 Grado 2. Musica e stelle 07:48
    Track
    2
    Title
    Grado 2. Musica e stelle
    Duration
    07:48
    Composer
    Alessandro Grego
    Performer
    Margherita Hack, Roberto Fabbriciani, Alessandro Grego
  3. 3 Grado 3. Musica delle sfere 08:08
    Track
    3
    Title
    Grado 3. Musica delle sfere
    Duration
    08:08
    Composer
    Alessandro Grego
    Performer
    Margherita Hack, Roberto Fabbriciani, Alessandro Grego
  4. 4 Grado 4. I rumori delle stelle 07:16
    Track
    4
    Title
    Grado 4. I rumori delle stelle
    Duration
    07:16
    Composer
    Alessandro Grego
    Performer
    Margherita Hack, Roberto Fabbriciani, Alessandro Grego
  5. 5 Grado 5. Il fruscio del sole 06:15
    Track
    5
    Title
    Grado 5. Il fruscio del sole
    Duration
    06:15
    Composer
    Alessandro Grego
    Performer
    Margherita Hack, Roberto Fabbriciani, Alessandro Grego
  6. 6 Grado 6. Il sorgere del sole e la musica 08:14
    Track
    6
    Title
    Grado 6. Il sorgere del sole e la musica
    Duration
    08:14
    Composer
    Alessandro Grego
    Performer
    Margherita Hack, Roberto Fabbriciani, Alessandro Grego
  7. 7 Grado 7. Musica e luce del cielo 09:52
    Track
    7
    Title
    Grado 7. Musica e luce del cielo
    Duration
    09:52
    Composer
    Alessandro Grego
    Performer
    Margherita Hack, Roberto Fabbriciani, Alessandro Grego