GATE DUO – REMEMBRANZA

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TRACKLIST

Marc Eychenne | Sonata pour saxophone alto et piano

[1] Allegro | 7’00’’

[2] Andante | 5’31’’

[3] Rondo | 4’52’’

[4] César López | Remembranza #5 | 5’43’’

Salvador Brotons | Sonata per a saxòfon alt i piano op.99

[5] Allegro moderato | 7’34’’

[6] Adagio lugubre | 03’56’’

[7] Allegro giusto | 6’30’’

[8] Graham Fitkin | Gate | 07’47’’

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GATE DUO – REMEMBRANZA

Remembranza is the first recording release of the Gate Duo, a testimony that wants to be at the same time the crowning of a chapter of the artistic career of the two musicians and a bridge towards future prospects.
The title, taking up the name of one of the four recorded compositions, evokes the memory of the duo’s journey: a selection of their most representative pieces is thus proposed. In this project the two souls of the training merge: one directed towards the tradition of the repertoire and the other oriented towards research and experimentation.

The program presented sees the juxtaposition of two Sonatas, respectively by Marc Eychenne and Salvador Brotons, with two stylistically opposite pieces, such as Remembranza #5 by Cuban saxophonist César Lòpez (world premiere) and Gate by Graham Fitkin, from which also originates the name of the duo.

The leitmotif between these pieces is the constant search for dialogue and exploration of the many timbral varieties that arise from the combination of the two instruments, declined in the very personal language of each of the authors.


Remembranza è la prima pubblicazione discografica del Gate Duo, una testimonianza che vuole essere al contempo coronamento di un capitolo della carriera artistica dei due musicisti e ponte verso prospettive future.
Il titolo, riprendendo il nome di una delle quattro composizioni incise, evoca il ricordo del percorso del duo: viene così proposta una selezione dei loro brani più rappresentativi. In questo progetto si fondono le due anime della formazione: una rivolta verso la tradizione del repertorio e l’altra orientata verso la ricerca e la sperimentazione.

Il programma presentato vede l’accostamento di due Sonate, rispettivamente di Marc Eychenne e Salvador Brotons, a due brani stilisticamente opposti, come Remembranza #5 del saxofonista cubano César Lòpez (prima assoluta) e Gate di Graham Fitkin, da cui trae origine anche il nome del duo.

Il filo conduttore tra questi brani è la costante ricerca del dialogo e dell’esplorazione delle molteplici varietà timbriche che scaturiscono dall’accostamento dei due strumenti, declinate nel personalissimo linguaggio di ognuno degli autori.

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Liner Notes

Remembranza is the first recording release of the Gate Duo, a testimony that wants to be at the same time the crowning of a chapter of the artistic career of the two musicians and a bridge towards future prospects.
The title, taking up the name of one of the four recorded compositions, evokes the memory of the duo's journey: a selection of their most representative pieces is thus proposed. In this project the two souls of the training merge: one directed towards the tradition of the repertoire and the other oriented towards research and experimentation.

The program presented sees the juxtaposition of two Sonatas, respectively by Marc Eychenne and Salvador Brotons, with two stylistically opposite pieces, such as Remembranza #5 by Cuban saxophonist César Lòpez (world premiere) and Gate by Graham Fitkin, from which also originates the name of the duo.

The leitmotif between these pieces is the constant search for dialogue and exploration of the many timbral varieties that arise from the combination of the two instruments, declined in the very personal language of each of the authors.

Composer

César Lòpez, Graham Fitkin, Marc Eychenne, Salvador Brotons

Performers

Simone Bellagamba, saxophone
William Belpassi, piano