Duo Disecheis

filippo farinelli saxophone and piano Duo Disecheis

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Bio - Duo Disecheis ...... 3 Bio - David Brutti ...... 4 Bio - Filippo Farinelli ...... 5 Projects ...... 6-9 Performances, highlights ...... 10 Competitions ...... 11 Repertoire (selection) ...... 12 Press ...... 13-14 Contact ...... 15

Page 2 Duo Disecheis Bio - Duo Disecheis

[ENG] It seems that the Greek civilization abhorred the superimposition of two sounds with different pitches. It was considered dysechia: an unpleasant and disagreeable sound. Yet time and again things that have been considered foreign synchronically have diachronically proven to be decisive for the most important revolutions in artistic languages. This is the inspiration behind the Duo Disecheis, oriented towards dissonance viewed broadly as a contrast: convergence-divergence.

The Duo Disecheis was formed in November 2001 by the saxophonist David Bruttind the pianist Filippo Farinelli with the common goal of disseminating 20th-century and contemporary chamber music. They studied at the Conservatories of Pesaro and Bordeaux, and the Conservatory of Perugia, respectively, and both graduated with the highest marks cum laude. They studied with Pier Narciso Masi at the International “Incontri col Maestro” Piano Academy in Imola, earning a master diploma,.

They won more that fifteen national and international competions such as the Gaudeamus Interpreters Competition 2007 (Amsterdam), VIII Premio Città di Roma, XXVII Concorso Nazionale F. Cilea (Palmi), III Concorso Nazionale F. Feroci (San Giovanni Valdarno), VII Concorso Nazionale C. G. da Venosa (Potenza), XI Concorso Internazionale Riviera del Conero (Ancona), the XVIII Concorso Internazionale Provincia di Caltanissetta, XXI Concorso Internazionale Città di Trapani.

The duo regularly appears in the greatest concert halls and festivals of the world, such as the Muziekgebouw an T’Ji (Amsterdam), Sala dei Notari (Perugia), Istituto Universitario Europeo (Fiesole – Firenze), Studi di RAI Radio 3 (Roma), Teatro F. Stabile (Potenza), Teatro Ariston (Trapani), Teatro Lirico Sperimentale (Ancona), Casa della Cultura L. Repaci (Palmi, Reggio-Calabria), Stage Internazionale del Sassofono (Fermo), World Saxophone Congress 2006 (Ljubljana, Slovenia), Amici della Musica di Modena e di Catanzaro, Ateneo Musica Basilicata (Potenza), Compositori a Confronto 2004 (Reggio-Emilia), Yamaha Musica Italia (Milano), Festival di Musica da Camera (Lucca), Festival Automne Musical 2007 (Chatellerault, Francia), ° Mallorca Saxophone Festival (Palma de Mallorca 2013). They have recorded for Radio 3, Domanimusica, Rai Trade, Materiali Sonori, Warner Chappell, Maxresearch and since 2010 they are Brilliant Classics artists; in 2012 has been released a triple CD: “Charles Koechlin – Complete Works for Saxophone” and in 2014 has been releasef a new !box set: “Entartete Musik for saxophone and piano” including works by Erwin Schulhoff, Paul Dessau, Paul Hindemith, Hans Gal. [ITA] La civiltà greca, a quanto ci è dato di sapere, considerava in modo dispregiativo la sovrapposizione di due suoni di diversa altezza. Il verificarsi di questo eventuale fenomeno era considerato una "disechia" ovvero un suono sgradevole e raccapricciante. Da sempre tuttavia quello che sincronicamente è stato considerato estraneo, di fatto diacronicamente si è rivelato determinante per le più importanti rivoluzioni dei linguaggi artistici. Questo concetto anima lo spirito del Duo Disecheis orientato verso la dissonanza concepita in senso lato come contrasto, convergenza- !divergenza. Il Duo Disecheis è nato nel novembre del 2001 dall’incontro tra il sassofonista David Brutti e il pianista Filippo Farinelli, con l’intento di diffondere la musica da camera del novecento e contemporanea. Hanno compiuto gli studi rispettivamente ai Conservatori di Bordeaux e al Conservatorio di Perugia, conseguendo entrambi il massimo dei voti e la lode. Si sono perfezionati con Pier Narciso Masi presso l’Accademia Pianistica Internazionale "Incontri col Maestro" di Imola conseguendo il Diploma !Triennale Master. Sono stati premiati in oltre quindici concorsi Nazionali e Internazionali tra cui il Gaudeamus Interpreters Competition 2007 (Amsterdam), VIII Premio Città di Roma, XXVII Concorso Nazionale F. Cilea (Palmi), III Concorso Nazionale F. Feroci (San Giovanni Valdarno), VII Concorso Nazionale C. G. da Venosa (Potenza), XI Concorso Internazionale Riviera del Conero (Ancona) e al XVIII Concorso Internazionale Provincia di Caltanissetta, !XXI Concorso Internazionale Città di Trapani. Il Duo Disecheis suona regolarmente nei principali Auditorium e Festival tra cui: Muziekgebouw an T’Ji (Amsterdam), Sala dei Notari (Perugia), Istituto Universitario Europeo (Fiesole – Firenze), Studi di RAI Radio 3 (Roma), Teatro F. Stabile (Potenza), Teatro Ariston (Trapani), Teatro Lirico Sperimentale (Ancona), Casa della Cultura L. Repaci (Palmi, Reggio-Calabria), per lo Stage Internazionale del Sassofono (Fermo), World Saxophone Congress 2006 (Ljubljana, Slovenia), Amici della Musica di Modena e di Catanzaro, Ateneo Musica Basilicata (Potenza), Compositori a Confronto 2004 (Reggio-Emilia), Yamaha Musica Italia (Milano), Festival di Musica da Camera (Lucca), Festival Automne Musical 2007 !(Chatellerault, Francia) e 5° Mallorca Saxophone Festival (Palma de Mallorca 2013). Il Duo Disecheis collabora stabilmente con l’etichetta Brilliant Classics con la quale ha recentemente prodotto “Charles Koechlin - Complete Music for Saxophone” in 3 cd, unica monografia dedicata al compositore Alsaziano.; nel 2014 è stato pubblicato, sempre per Brilliant Classics “Entartete Musik for Saxophone and Piano” che comprende lavori di Erwin Schulhoff, Paul Dessau, Paul Hindemith, Hans Gàl. !

Page 3 Duo Disecheis Bio - David Brutti

Mirabassi, Enrico Rava, Michele an ensemble devoted to contemporary and Rabbia, Gianluca Petrella. XX century music.

David Brutti regularly appears in He has given masterclasses at the the greatest concert halls and R o y a l C o l l e g e o f M u s i c - festivals of the world, including L o n d o n , K o n s e r v a t o r i u m W i e n , IRCAM (Paris), Auditorium Parco della Conservatorio Superior de las Islas Musica (Roma), Akademie der Künste B a l e a r e s - P a l m a d e M a l l o r c a , Berlin, Sant Cecilia Hall (Rome), Conservatorio Statale di Musica - Muziekgebouw Aan T'ij (Amsterdam), Latina, Conservatorio "Licino Refice" - Royal Festival Hall - Southbank Frosinone and Conservatorio "Gesualdo (London), Universität der Künste da Venosa" - Potenza. (Berlin), Teatro Regio (Turin), Saint- Petersburg Philarmonic (Saint- He has recorded for Radio France, Petersburg), Oleg Kagan Musik Fest Radio 3, Rai Trade, Cam Jazz, (Munich), Traiettorie 2010 (Parma), Artesuono, Materiali Sonori, Warner Umbria Jazz 2007 and 2010, Sagra Chappell, Parco della Musica Records, Musicale Umbra, Automne Musicale a Label Bleu, and since 2010 he is a Chatellerault (Poitiers), Amici della Brilliant Classics artist; in 2012 has Musica (Modena), Compositori a been released a triple CD: "Charles Confronto 2004 (Reggio-Emilia), Yamaha K o e c h l i n - C o m p l e t e W o r k s f o r Music 2003-2004 (Milano), Jazzfestival Saxophone". Upcoming for 2014 a new box Saalfelden 2004 (Salzburg), Nuova set: "Entartete Musik for saxophone and David Brutti studied saxophone with Consonanza (Rome), Grenoble Jazz piano" including works by Erwin Jean Marie Londeix and Marie Bernadette Festival 2004 etc… Schulhoff, Paul Dessau, Paul Hindemith, C h a r r i e r a t " C o n s e r v a t o i r e d e Hans Gàl. Bordeaux" where he got the "Medaille S i n c e h e i s i n t e r e s t e d i n d'Or" and Chamber Music with Pier- researching and developing new musical David Brutti plays Rampone & Narciso Masi at "Accademia Pianistica languages, he regularly plays odds and C a z z a n i R 1 - J a z z s a x o p h o n e s , Internazionale - Imola" were he got his unusual saxophones as soprano, bass and Légère synthetic reeds and Rovner “Master Diploma”. contrabass saxophones, the slide sax, ligatures; he collaborates with Rampone the c-melody and c-soprano, the F & Cazzani to develop their products. From 2000 to 2008 David Brutti was mezzo-soprano, the EWI often in ! a w a r d e d i n m o r e t h a n f i f t e e n combination with electronic audio ! international and national competitions devices. He commissioned and premiered ! including the Gaudeamus Interpreters more than 30 original works and Competition 2007 - Amsterdam, and collaborates with many composers like "What's Next 2006" - Nuova Consonanza Fabio Cifariello-Ciardi, Terry Riley, (Rome). Marco Momi, Andrea Manzoli, Mauro Lanza, Andrea Agostini, Michael Edlund, H e c o l l a b o r a t e s w i t h m a n y Bernhard Lang, Dimitri Nicolau, Andrea contemporary music ensembles as Agostini, Paul Dolden, Stefano Trevisi, Ensemble L'Itinéraire, Algoritmo Roberta Vacca, Paolo Marzocchi, Ensemble, Divertimento Ensemble, Christina Athinodorou, P a o l o Prometeo Ensemble, Ensemble Nuovo Baioni, etc… Contrappunto, Ensemble International de Saxophones and with many musicians such In 2001 with the pianist Filippo Marco Angius, Mario Caroli, Francesco Farinelli he formed the "Duo Disecheis" Dillon, Sandro Gorli, Gabriele

Page 4 Duo Disecheis Bio - Filippo Farinelli

Filippo Farinelli was born in 1976 Competition of 20th-century and Orchestra, the Bacau Philharmonic, the and lives near Assisi, in central Contemporary Music in Rome (2006); Inégal Orchestra, the Assisi Musiche Italy. In 1999 he graduated cum laude second place at the International Orchestra and the Italian Saxophone with a degree in piano from the Gaudeamus Interpreters Competition in Orchestra. Morlacchi Conservatory in Perugia, Amsterdam (2007).The two musicians Farinelli has recorded with various studying with Carla Alunni and Franco continued their studies with Pier labels: Brilliant Classics, Materiali Pacioselli. Farinelli took specialized Narciso Masi at the Piano Academy in Sonori (San Giovanni Valdarno, courses with Paolo Vergari and master Imola, earning a three-year master’s Florence), Max Research (Arezzo), classes with Dario De Rosa, Irwin Gage, degree in Chamber Music.The two have Aliamusica (Parma), Domanimusica (Rome) Dalton Baldwin (who invited him to the long collaborated with young composers and Rai Radio Tre (Rome). Académie Musicale de Villecroze for the such as Marco Momi, Marco Marinoni, Farinelli also collaborated with master class in accompaniment in June Stefano Trevisi, Mauro Porro and Paolo the composer and guitarist Battista 2010), Guido Salvetti and Stelia Doz, Baioni, who have written compositions Lena on the soundtrack for Francesca Elisabetta Lombardi, the Pepicelli Duo, for the duo. Archibugi’s film Questione di cuore, J a n K a d l u b i s k i , C o s t a n t i n o In his career Farinelli has played released in April 2009. Mastroprimiano and Ciro Scarponi. In for important institutions such as the He currently collaborates as a 2007 he earned the Piano 2nd academic Amici della Musica Associations of p i a n i s t w i t h t h e C o r o L i r i c o diploma at the Briccialdi Musical Perugia, Modena, Foggia, Catanzaro and dell’Umbria at the Perugia Conservatory Institute in Terni (Italy) with a Fabriano; the Associazione Filarmonica for the instrumental classes of flute, thesis on André Jolivet’s works for di Terni; AGIMUS in Perugia and Rome; violin and saxophone. flute and piano, and a diploma in vocal the Ljubljana Festival; the “Violino He is Professor of Chamber Music at chamber music from the Campiani magico” Festival of Portogruaro; Sagra the Vibo Valentia Conservatory. Conservatory in Mantua under Thomas Musicale Umbra; MusicaRivaFestival; the ! Busch. He earned both degrees cum BadiaMusica Festival; the Festival “da ! laude. Bach a Bartòk” in Imola; the “Cinque ! In June 2009 he completed the two- Terre” Festival; the “Festival delle ! year postgraduate programme in Lied Nazioni” in Città di Castello; the Vokalbegleitung, with a grade of Sehr “ F e s t i v a l A u t o m n e M u s i c a l ” i n Gut, at the Universität für Musik und Châtellerault; and several contemporary Darstellende Kunst in Vienna, where he music festivals, such as “Harmonia studied under Charles Spencer. Mundi” in Assisi and “Compositori a In 2014 he earned the Composition Confronto” in Reggio Emilia. 2nd academic diploma at the Briccialdi He has worked with musicians of the Musical Institute in Terni (Italy), calibre of the cellist Melissa Phelps, with Marco Gatti. the violinist Elisabeth Perry, the Since 2001 he has been part of a saxophonist Federico Mondelci, the duo with the saxophonist David Brutti t r o m b o n i s t I v o N i l s s o n , t h e (Duo Disecheis), which has won numerous clarinettist Guido Arbonelli, the national competitions, including the flautist Mario Caroli, the bassoonist 3rd National Feroci Competition of San Patrick De Ritis, the French horn Giovanni Valdarno, the National player Jonathan Williams, the sopranos Gesualdo da Venosa Competition of Monica Piccinini and Alda Caiello, the Potenza (2002) and the 27th National mezzo-soprano Sophie Marilley, the Francesco Cilea Competition in Palmi tenor Mark Milhofer and the baritones (2003). The duo has also gained C h r i s t i a n I m m l e r a n d R o b e r t o e x t e n s i v e r e c o g n i t i o n o n a n Abbondanza. international level: second place at As an orchestra professor he has the 11th International Riviera del collaborated with the Orchestra Haydn Conero Competition in Ancona and the of Bolzano and Trento under Federico 18th International Competition of the Mondelci. Province of Caltanissetta; third place He studied orchestra conducting in the 21st International Competition with Ennio Nicotra and has conducted in Trapani (2004); second place at the the Moldavian Radio Television Page 5 ! Entartete Musik! Degenerate Music during the Weimar Republic

"Entartete Musik" follows the publication of the box set ! "Entartete Music for Saxophone and Piano" published on 2014 by Brilliant Classics.! DESSAU, Paul (1894-1979) ! ! Suite (1935)! 1933, after the crisis of the Weimar Republic, Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany. ! ! Is established the Gleichschaltung, a totalitarian system HINDEMITH, Paul (1895-1963) ! of control of the Nazi regime to eliminate all forms of Sonate (1943)! individualism, guide the thinking and delete any non- ! Nazi organization that could influence people. With JACOBI, Wolfgang (1894-1972) ! these aims, headed by Minister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels, is created the Reichskulturkammer (State Sonata (1932) ! Office of Culture) with the aim of controlling the cultural ! ! activity in all its forms. ! KNORR, E. Von (1896-1973)!! ! The art had to be Aryan and anti-Semitic. In July 1937 in Monaco of Bavaria, as a result of an exhibition is Sonate (1932)!! ! ! ! defined "degenerate" (Entartete Kunst) and banned all !! ! ! ! ! cubist, expressionist, dada, surrealism, primitivism, SCHULHOFF, Erwin (1894-1942)!! Fauvism, New Objectivity arts. ! The following year in Düsseldorf will be inaugurated an Hot-Sonate (1930)! exhibition titled "Entartete Musik" term that defines ! degenerate twelve-tone music, atonal, jazz, music from ! Cabaret, the foxtrot and all the music written by Jewish HEIDEN, Bernhard (1910-2000) composers or not in line with Aryan and anti-Semitic Sonate (1937)! ideas.! ! In Entartete Musik (Degenerate Music) the saxophone more than any other instrument represent the "degeneration" as a symbol of jazz music, and African-American culture and contamination between genres. The Jazz is defined by Joseph Goebbels "Negro-Jewish-American jungle." ! It is not a coincidence that right in the poster for the exhibition in Düsseldorf the protagonist of Ernest Krenek's "Jonny spielt auf" is represented with simian features a black jazz musician, playing saxophone with a Star of David on his jacket. ! In this context, the composers are repressed and lived an extremely difficult human condition of threats, intimidation and deportation. ! Like all composers in this project, their music is prohibited; interrupted is their musical activities in Germany. Some of them try to escape, others as Erwin Schulhoff die in concentration camps. ! In this context, the virtuoso and visionary saxophone player Sigurd Manfred Rascher is the reference in the 30s lives in Berlin and plays in the Philharmonic. He does not share the ideas of the regime and in the year that Hitler came to power he moved to Denmark. From there, it will make toured throughout Europe, except in Germany and in 1938 he finally moved to the United States decreeing the end of music for saxophone in Germany during the first half of the twentieth century. Charles Koechlin and his time...

The project "Charles Koechlin and his time" Charles KOECHLIN (1867-1950) follows the Box Set release "Charles Koechlin - Sonatine Op. 194 No. 1 (1942) Complete Music for Saxophone" published by Brilliant Classic on 2012. ! ! ! Claude DEBUSSY (1862-1918) Charles Koechlin, composer, teacher and Rapsodie (1904) conductor, loved the saxophone, his sinuous and ! its softness. ! Charles KOECHLIN (1867-1950) ! Sonatine Op. 194b No. 2 (1943) Contrary to Erik Satie and "Les Six", Koechlin had no interest in the Jazz music; he used the ! saxophone solely for his distinctive and flexible André CAPLET (1878-1925) voice, in same manner as any other woodwind of Impression d’Automne (1905) the symphony orchestra,. ! ! ! Charles KOECHLIN (1867-1950) The figure of the Alsatian composer is flanked by from 7 Pièces Op. 180 (1942) other distinctive composers of his time such as by Debussy, Caplet and Schmitt who wrote immortal -III- Andante presque adagio pages for alto saxophone and piano. -VII- Andante !-XV- Très doux, presque adagio Florent SCHMITT (1870-1958) !Légende op. 66 (1918) Charles KOECHLIN (1867-1950) from 15 Etudes Op. 188 (1943) -I- Pour les traits rapides -II- Pour les sons liés -III- Pour les arpèges SHAPES/FRAMES

MICHAEL NYMAN (*1944) Shaping the curve (1990) !for soprano saxophone and piano Miserere Paraphrase (1989) for soprano saxophone and piano ! ! PHILIP GLASS (*1937) Facades - from Glassworks (2010) for soprano saxophone and piano ! ! GAVIN BRYARS (*1943) Allegrasco !for soprano saxophone and piano ! ! GRAHAM FITKIN (*1963) Gate (2001) for soprano saxophone and piano ! ! ! MARK-ANTHONY TURNAGE (*1960) Two Elegies framing a Shout (1997) !for soprano saxophone and piano ! ! ARVO PART (*1935) Spiegel im Spiegel for soprano saxophone and piano …around opera

PAUL-AGRICOL GENIN (1832-1904) Variations sur le Malborough op. 15 n. 3 (1875) !for alto saxophone and piano JULES DEMERSSEMAN (1833-1866) Fantaisie sur un thème original (1860) !for alto saxophone and piano FRANCOIS BORNE (1840-1920) Fantaisie brillante sur thèmes de Carmen !for alto saxophone and piano JEROME SAVARI (1819-1870) Fantaisie sur “Le Freyschutz” op. 24 (1855) !for alto saxophone and piano JEAN-BAPTISTE SINGELÉE (1812-1875) Fantaisie sur “La Somnambule” op. 49 !for soprano saxophone and piano ROSSINI, Gioachino (1792-1868) Introduzione, tema e variazioni !for soprano saxophone and piano JULES DEMERSSEMAN (1833-1866) Introduction et Variations sur “Le Carnaval de Venise” (1866) for alto saxophone and piano Performances, highlights: ! • August 8, 2014, Civitanova, I Concerti del Chiostro 2014, music by, Schulhoff, Debussy, Swerts, Poulenc, Milhaud

• June 26, 2014, Rivera, Aula Gallega de Saxofon, music by Denisov, Koechlin, Schmitt

• July 28, 2013, Gubbio, XXIV Gubbio Summer Festival, music by Momi, Schulhoff, Dressel, Von Knorr

• March 22, 2013, Palma de Mallorca, V Mallorca Saxophone Festival music by, Von Knorr, Denisov, Fedele, Koechlin, Momi

• February 14, 2013 Perugia, Auditorium “Conservatorio Morlacchi”, music by Charles Koechlin

• November 9, 2009, Chatellerault, Automne Musical Chatellerault, music by, Schulhoff, Zappa, Williams, Fitkin, Swerts

• October 3, 2008, Cagliari, Festival Spaziomusica, music by Carter, Swerts, Denisov, Momi, Athinodorou, Zappa, Fitkin

• March 14, 2008, Prato, Società dei Concerti “Roberto Fioravanti”, music by, Heath, Swerts, Zappa, Schulhoff, Porro, Williams, Fitkin

• January 29, 2008, Pistoia, Amici della Lirica, music by Schulhoff, Zappa, Fitkin, Williams, Swerts

• December 16, 2007, Modena, Amici della Musica 2007/08, music by Scarlatti, Swerts, Fitkin, Hosokawa, Zappa

• June 18, 2007, Florence, Italia Wave, music by Zappa, Swerts, Porro, Jolivet, Milhaud

• May 22, 2007, Amsterdam, Muziekgebouw aan T’IJ, music by Porro, Swerts, Fitkin

• September 23, 2006, Lucca, VI Festival di Musica da Camera, music by Debussy, Caplet, D’Indy

• July 29, 2006, Massa Marittima (Grosseto), Amici della Musica XXXIV season, music by Heath, Swerts, Zappa, Fitkin, Françaix

• July 29, 2006, Lubljana, World Saxophone Congress, music by Momi, Swerts, Cifariello-Ciardi

• February 12, 2006, Capo d’Orlando, Amici della Musica XXVII season, music by, Genin, Schmitt, Caplet, Debussy, Ibert

• August 19, 2005, Imola, Festival “Da Bach a Bartok”, music by Schulhoff, Milhaud, Heath, Swerts, Tcherepnine, Gould

• July 25, 2005, XXIII Preggio Music Festival (Perugia), music by Schulhoff, Zappa, Von Knorr, Barber, Tcherepnine

• June 26, 2005, Pavia, Ultrapadum Festival 2005, music by Carter, Zappa, Debussy, Denisov, Schulhoff

• December 3, 2004, Fermo, Festival Internazionale del Sassofono, music by, Momi, Trevisi, Marinoni, Cifariello-Ciardi

• November 27, 2004, Trapani, Teatro Ariston, music by D’Indy, Caplet, Debussy

• October 25, 2004, Reggio Emilia, Compositori a Confronto music by Cifariello-Ciardi, Momi, Trevisi, Marinoni

• February 26, 2004, Catanzaro, Amici della Musica, music by Debussy, Denisov, Carter, Zappa, Schulhoff

• November 15, 2003, Ancona, Teatro Sperimentale, music by Schulhoff, Denisov, Carter

• June 6, 2003, Istituto Universitario Europeo, Firenze, Badia Fiesolana, music by Hartley, Carter, Bernstein, Copland

• December 29, 2002, RadioTreSuite, Rai Radio 3, music by Momi, Cifariello-Ciardi, Grisey

• November 29, 2002, Accademia Musicale Valdarnese, music by Denisov, Baioni, Creston

• July 7, 2002, La spezia, XXI Festival di Musica “Cinque Terre”, music by Schmitt, Denisov, Creston Competitions (selection): !

• III Concorso Nazionale di Esecuzione Musicale “Francesco Feroci” Città di San Giovanni Valdarno - 2002 - 1st prize

• VII Concorso Nazionale “Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa” Città di Potenza - 2002 - 2nd prize

• I Competizione Musicale Europea MusicAtri - 2003 - 1st prize

• XXVII Concorso di Esecuzione Musicale “F. Cilea” Città di Palmi - 2003 - 1st prize

• XI Concorso Internazionale “Riviera del Conero” Città di Ancona - 2003 - 2nd prize

• XVIII Concorso Internazionale di Musica da Camera “Provincia di Caltanissetta” (member of the WFIMC - World Federation of International Music Competition) - 2003 - 2nd prize

• XXI Concorso Internazionale di Musica da Camera “Città di Trapani” (member of the WFIMC) - 2003 - 3rd prize and critics award

• IV Concorso Nazionale “Nuovi Orizzonti” Città di Arezzo - 2005 - 1st prize

• XV Concorso Nazionale “Dino Caravita” Città di Fusignano - 2006 - 1st prize

• VIII Concorso Internazionale Premio Città di Roma (member of the WFIMC) - 2006 - 2nd prize

• XIII Concorso Nazionale di Esecuzione Musicale “Giulio Rospigliosi“ - 2007 - 1st prize

• Gaudeamus Interpreters Competition - 2007 - 2nd prize

• XIII Concorso Internazionale di Musica da Camera “Luigi Nono” - 2009 - 2nd prize and critics award for contemporary music Repertoire (selection):

ALBRIGHT, William (*1944) GLASS, Philip (*1937) PIAZZOLLA, Astor (1921-1992) Sonata (1984) Facades Histoire du Tango (arr. Sugawa) ! ! Tango études (1990) BACH, Carl Philipp E. (1714-1788) GROVLEZ,Gabriel (1879-1944) ! Sonate BWV 1020 Sarabande et allegro POUSSEUR, Henri (*1929) ! ! Duel de Capricares (1996) BABBITT, Milton (*1916) HEATH, Dave (*1956) ! Whirled Series (1987) Out of the Cool (1978) PROKOFIEV, Sergei (1891-1953) ! ! Visions fugitives Op. 22 (1915-1917) BARTÓK, Béla (1881-1945) HEIDEN, Bernard (1910-2000) ! Roumanian Dances (1917) Sonate (1937) RAVEL, Maurice (1875-1937) ! ! Sonatine (1903-1905) BERNSTEIN, Leonard (1918-1991) HINDEMITH, Paul (1895-1963) ! Sonata (1941-42) Sonata (1943) ROSSINI, Gioachino (1792-1868) Insect pieces (1935) ! Introduzione, tema e variazioni ! IBERT, Jacques (1890-1962) ! BORNE, François (1840-1920) Concertino da camera (1935) SAUGUET, Henri (1901-1989) Fantasie Brilliante sur des airs des Aria (1930) Sonatine bucolique (1964) “Carmen” (1900) ! ! ! INDY, Vincent D’ (1851-1931) SCHMITT, Florent (1870-1958) BOZZA, Eugene (1905-1991) Choral Variée op. 55 (1903) Légende (1918) Aria (1936) JACOBI, Wolfgang (1894-1972) ! ! Sonata (1932) SCHULHOFF, Erwin (1894-1942) BRYARS, Gavin (*1943) ! Hot-Sonate (1930) Allegrasco JOLIVET, André (1905-1974) ! ! Fantasie-Impromptu (1953) SCHUMANN, Robert (1819-1856) CAPLET, André (1878-1925) ! Fantasiestücke op. 73 (1849) Impression d’Automne (1905) KNORR, E. L. von (1896-1973) 3 Romanzen Op. 94 (1849) Légende (1903) Sonate (1932) ! ! ! SWERTS, Piet (*1960) CARTER,Elliot (*1908) KOECHLIN, Charles (1867-1950) Klonos (1993) Pastorale (1940) Sonatine Op. 194 No. 1-2 (1942) ! ! 7 Pièces Op. 180 (1942) TANSMAN, Alexandre (1897-1986) CRESTON, Paul (1906-1985) 15 Etudes Op. 188 (1943) Sonatine (1952) Sonata op. 19 (1939) ! ! Suite op. 6 (1935) KOX, Hans (*1930) TURNAGE, Mark-Anthony (*1960) ! Through a Glass, Darkly (1989) Two Elegies framing a Shout (1997) DEBUSSY, Claude (1862-1918) ! ! Rapsodie (1904) MANTOVANI, Bruno (*1974) VILLA-LOBOS, Heitor (1887-1959) ! L’incandessence de la bruine (1997) Fantasia op. 630 (1948) DECRUCK, Fernande (1896-1954) ! ! Sonate en Ut# (1944) MARCELLO, Benedetto (1684-1750) WILLIAMS, John (*1932) ! Concerto in Do minore Escapades (2002) DEMERSSEMAN, Jules (1833-1866) ! ! Fantaisie sur en thème original (1860) MARTIN, Frank (1890-1974) ZAPPA, Frank (1940-1990) ! Ballade (1938) Be Bop Tango (1984) DENISOV, Edison (1929-1996) ! Uncle meat variations Sonate (1970) MILHAUD, Darius (1892-1974) ! Scaramouche (1937) DESENCLOS,Alfred (1912-1971) Danse (1954) Prélude, Cadence et Final (1956) ! ! MIHALOVICI, M. (1898-1985) DESSAU, Paul (1894-1979) Chant premier op. 103 (1973) Suite (1935) ! MOMI, Marco (*1976) ! Tre Aforismi (2002) FAURÉ, Gabriel (1845-1924) ! Fantaisie Op. 79 MONTI, Vittorio (1868-1922) ! Csardas (1904) FITKIN, Graham (*1963) ! Gate (2001) NODAIRA, Ichiro (*1953) ! Arabesque III (1980) FRANCAIX, Jean (*1912) NYMAN, Michael (*1944) !Cinq dances exotiques (1962) !Shaping the curve (1990) FRANCK, César (1822-1890) PART, Arvo (*1935) !Sonate !Spiegel im Spiegel Duo Disecheis Press:

As an old man Charles Koechlin wrote: "One of the most dreadful diseases of our day is the desire to be modern", but he was no starchy conservative. Far from it, in fact - Koechlin counted among his friends virtually all the leading French musicians of his day, old and young, adventurous and less so, and acknowledged and even assimilated all the trends. He was a big fan of the burgeoning Hollywood film industry - witness the many works or movements named after popular actresses - and became president of the Popular Music Federation in France. ! In any case, it is hard to imagine anyone not liking Koechlin's music, whether for saxophone or any other instruments: all of the late-period pieces heard here are immensely melodic and idiomatic, uncomplicated on the surface yet expressive of a considered intelligence that writes for listeners and performers as well as self. In this way he can be compared with Saint-Saëns, to whom he came to bear a physical likeness in later years - though with a much more impressive beard. ! There are many highlights, such as the 24 Duos, which combine SATB instruments in various pairings. These should be required study for all saxophonists, yet they are far superior to mere didactics. Ditto the 15 Etudes, which are a collection of beautiful cameos rather than studies in the more academic sense. The 7 Pieces are even more strikingly memorable, like Koechlin's most popular Epitaphe: nostalgic, sometimes haunting works that are however "full of the visionary hope that leads to optimism, energy and joy as vital antidotes to the problems of everyday life", as annotator Robert Orledge aptly sums up the composer's music. It is worth noting that, unlike some, nowhere in any of these works does Koechlin make use of the platitudes and clichés of the jazz instrument. ! As the CD cover implies, star of the show on these three discs is saxophonist David Brutti, who appears as soloist, as one half of the Duo Disecheis, a quarter of the Atem Saxophone Quartet and even in the ensemble of the Orchestra Città Aperta. His tonal colourings are lustrous and luxurious, his phrasing natural and gratifying. Running a close second is Filippo Farinelli, pianist or conductor on numerous tracks. The booklet notes are in English only, but informative and well written, supplemented by detailed biographies of all performers. ! Duo Disecheis Duo Disecheis Contact:

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