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I Pomeriggi Musicali Lorenzo Ferrero a LIFE in WAVES klanglogo Lorenzo Ferrero A LIFE IN WAVES I Pomeriggi Musicali A LIFE IN WAVES LorENZO FErrEro MUsiC for CHamBER ORCHESTra Lorenzo Ferrero (1951) Four Modern Dances (1990) für Orchester • for orchestra 1 Allegro moderato 4:46 2 Allegretto 5:48 3 Andante 5:09 4 Allegro 5:48 5 Intermezzo Notturno 4:56 aus • from „Mare Nostro“ (1985) für Orchester • for orchestra Igor Riva, Solovioline • solo violin 6 Parodia (1990) 9:52 für Orchester • for orchestra 7 Paesaggio con Figura (1994) 13:41 für Orchester • for orchestra 8 My Blues (1982) 7:17 für Streicher • for strings Gesamtspielzeit • total time 57:17 Memphis (2014) I Pomeriggi Musicali Carlo Boccadoro, Dirigent • conductor Garten Spielfeld und Gedanken-Raum, in dem Ide- wartungen kommen zusammen aus dem einzigen Künstler im Publikum erleben oder sogar persönlich Semantik, Kraft und en gesät, sprießen und Wurzeln schlagen können. Grund, gemeinsam Musik zu machen – und zwar kennenlernen, die für ihn später prägend werden Und dann kommt ein typischer Lorenzo-Satz, dem unter der Prämisse einer über die Jahrhunderte ver- sollten. Massimo Bruni ermutigte ihn, Musik zu stu- die Schönheit der Form das ironische Augenblitzen schon eingeprägt ist: feinerten Kunst des Musizierens, einer ganz eige- dieren. Der Philosoph Gianni Vattimo – Spezialist für Lorenzo Ferreros Musik „Ist es nicht eine zutiefst befriedigende Erfahrung, nen Semantik und Artikulation, wenn man so will: Nietzsche und Heidegger sowie Mitbegründer des buchstäblich die Familie zu ernähren?“ „Nicht immer geschieht das Wunder, aber wenn, „Schwachen Denkens“ – wurde zur zentralen Figur für Kammerorchester Der Garten illustriert Lorenzo Ferreros Persön- dann staune ich immer wieder aufs Neue: Wie ma- während des Studiums. Und Enore Zaffiri schließ- lichkeit ziemlich genau. Als Kunstwerk ist er in sei- chen die das nur? Wie können diese Menschen mei- lich, der Lehrer für elektronische Musik am Turiner Von Clemens Prokop ner organisierten Vielfalt ganz und gar auf Genuss ne Idee von Klang so gut verstehen und umsetzen?“ Konservatorium, ermöglichte ihm den ersten inter- ausgelegt, und die zugrunde liegende methodische Lorenzo Ferrero, geboren 1951, gehört zu jener nationalen Erfolg. Man nähert sich dem Komponisten Lorenzo Fer- Präzision gilt genauso auch für all die anderen, breit Nachkriegs-Generation von Intellektuellen und Dabei galt Ferreros Interesse zunächst, geprägt rero am besten durch die Küche. Sie ist ein auf den gestreuten Interessen. Es sind Philosophie, Psycho- Künstlern, die, stark politisiert, gesellschaftliche durch die Mutter, der Malerei und Architektur. Als ersten Blick unspektakulärer Ort, aber sobald ihn logie, Soziologie, Architektur… Es sind Mechanik Strukturen neu dachte. „Marx, Hegel, Marcuse oder er abstrakte Kunst entdeckt, wird ihm Musik zur In- Ferrero betritt, verwandelt sie sich in einen Raum und Strukturen des Denkens und Handelns, des Adorno zu lesen, war ja keine Beschäftigung für spirationsquelle. Von diesem Punkt war es nur ein der Konzentration aufs Wesentliche, wird zum Ge- Bauens und nicht zuletzt der Kommunikation. Sechs Nerds, sondern sexy und machte einen für die Mäd- kleiner Schritt, auch Musik zu komponieren. Die Im- burtsort für traditionelle Gerichte aus besten Zuta- Sprachen beherrscht Lorenzo Ferrero fließend, und chen interessant“ – wieder so ein Ferrero-Satz, ein provisationen am Klavier waren wohl nicht schlecht ten. Wenn Ferrero kocht, dann ist sie schnell Quelle Linguistik darf deshalb in der Liste seiner Interessen kleines ironischer Störfeuer, um von der akribischen und beeindruckten den Freundeskreis. Auch in die- eines unglaublichen Spiels der Düfte und Aromen. nicht fehlen. Die Feinheiten der Sprach-Strukturen Ernsthaftigkeit seiner Unternehmung abzulenken. ser Hinsicht hatte die neue Vaterfigur in der Familie Auf seinem Flügel, kaum verwunderlich, liegen fesseln ihn, ihre Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschie- Nicht zufällig fesseln ihn jene Denk-Disziplinen, die offenbar wertvolle Impulse gegeben. Noten, doch das dickste Buch ist eine Partitur für de. Mittlerweile ist er bei slawischen Sprachen und sich mit Gesellschaftssystemen beschäftigen. Denn Aber es waren dann doch Nebenwege, die Lo- Eingeweihte: der Katalog der Fratelli Ingegnoli – chinesischer Schrift angelangt. zu verstehen, welche Rolle Menschen und gerade renzo Ferrero in den Kulturbetrieb führten. „Meine jener berühmten Mailänder Gärtnerei, die bereits Es ist, natürlich!, kein Zufall, dass sich der Autor Künstler in diesem Konstrukt übernehmen, führt wichtigste Freundin jener Zeit war die Turiner Mu- für Giuseppe Verdi Saatgut lieferte, und deren Lorenzo Ferrero ebenfalls mit Schrift beschäftigt. zwangsläufig auch zur Frage nach der gesellschaft- sikbibliothek“, meint er, ein weiterer Satz getaucht Repertoire auch heute noch das Herz eines jeden Sein „Manuale di scrittura musicale“ ist ein Stan- lichen Relevanz von Musik. Welche Rolle spielt in sein Ironie-Timbre. „In der Turiner Musikwelt galt Gärtners schneller schlagen lässt. Allein die unter- dardwerk für die Kunst des nicht allein korrekten, sie, kann sie spielen, muss sie spielen? Sich diesen ich immer ein wenig als Aussenseiter, und vermut- schiedlichen Tomaten-Sorten... Zehn Seiten! sondern auch eleganten Musiksatzes aus grafischer Fragen immer wieder neu zu stellen, gehört für Lo- lich bin ich das noch heute.“ Ein Gärtner ist Lorenzo Ferrero aus Leidenschaft. und orthografischer Sicht. Und für Samuel Adlers renzo Ferrero ganz selbstverständlich zur Grundauf- Der Weg zur eigenen musikalischen Sprache Das Anwesen ist weitläufig, mit eigenem Wald, großes Werk „The Study of Orchestration“ hätte es gabe eines jeden Komponisten. war ein langer Prozess, ausgehend von der Avant- und die Gärten sind in einem so ausgeklügelten keinen geeigneteren Übersetzer und Bearbeiter ge- Der Vater verließ die Familie, als Lorenzo noch garde der 1960-er Jahre. Er führte über Stationen System bepflanzt, dass bis auf wenige Wochen ben können als Ferrero, der mit der vielstimmigen ein Baby war. Die Mutter investierte viel in die Aus- am IRCAM in Paris und mit Josef Anton Riedl in im Jahr durchgängig geerntet werden kann. Wie Sprache des Orchesters als Komponist, Lehrer und bildung des Sohnes, schickte ihn zur Schule in die München, nach New York und Los Angeles. Eine mit allen seinen Leidenschaften überlässt Lorenzo Theoretiker, als Musikmanager und erfahrener Fes- Schweiz und später in die kleine protestantische Richtung gebende Konstante gab es allerdings: Ferrero nichts dem Zufall. Als Anfänger hatte er tivalleiter gleichermaßen zutiefst vertraut ist. Enklave Torre Pellice: immer darauf bedacht, dem Die Liebe zum Musiktheater war ungebrochen sich beschäftigt mit dem Bau verschiedener Ge- Gerade das klassische Orchester ist für ihn keine Jungen den Horizont zu weiten. und nährte die Gewissheit, dass die musikalische wächshäuser, mit Bodenqualitäten und allem, was emotionale Klang-Maschine, sondern eine soziale Die internationale Provinzstadt Turin bot künst- Sprache so anpassungsfähig und integrations- es eben zur Meisterschaft braucht. Für ihn, der Errungenschaft vor allem anderen. Menschen mit lerisch alles, was von Bedeutung war. Hier konnte stark wie nur möglich sein müsse. Wie für viele entschieden jede Form von Sport ablehnt, ist der unterschiedlichsten Geschichten, Sorgen und Er- Lorenzo Ferrero viele, wenn nicht die meisten andere Intellektuelle war das Theater des Pub- likumsschrecks Carmelo Bene auch für Lorenzo Studenten sind wie ein Spiegel.“ Die Arbeit mit auf die Situation der Urheber. Er verblüffte Ecua- um alles könne jemand Musik komponieren, die Ferrero faszinierend. Zweimal kam es später zu einer jüngeren Generation zwingt immer zur Ge- dors Kulturministerin mit der Offenbarung, dass das nicht einmal dem eigenen Freundeskreis gefällt? einer Zusammenarbeit. wissensfrage, ob man sich selbst noch auf dem Urheberrecht eine revolutionär linke Idee war und Wie nicht anders zu erwarten, hat er sich mit diesem Der Wunsch, auszubrechen aus den Konventi- richtigen Weg befindet. „Wenn ich zum Beispiel ist. Und schließlich unterstützte er die Volksrepublik pragmatischen Ansatz in der klassischen Musikwelt onen des Marktes, gepaart mit einer Unzufrieden- den Lehrer Luciano Berio mit Pierre Boulez verglei- China bei der Schaffung eines Urheberrechts – und eine Menge Kontroversen eingehandelt. Manche heit über über die selbstreferenzielle Eitelkeit der che, dann werde ich den Eindruck nicht los, dass ist noch immer verblüfft von der Komplexität der Kritiker meinten, nur „derivative“ Musik zu erken- klassischen Avantgarde, führte bei Ferrero Anfang sich Komponisten, die wenigstens zeitweise un- chinesischen Legislative. nen und nichts Eigenständiges. Aber selbst Vollblut- der 1980-er Jahre zu einer Beschäftigung mit Rock terrichten, viel leichter selbst erneuern.“ Wer Lorenzo Ferrero erlebt, der ahnt, wie er Poli- Profis sollten sich von der Lässigkeit, mit der Fer- als der eigentlich zeitgenössischen Musik. Was ihn Dazu kommen Erfahrungen aus dem Unter- tik macht: mit weltläufig italienischem Charme, der reros Musik manchmal auftritt, nicht täuschen las- bis heute besonders fasziniert, ist die Möglichkeit, richten ausserhalb Europas, die Augen öffnen immer und wie selbstverständlich auf den gesun- sen. Je einfacher sie aussieht, desto schwerer ist es, unterschiedliche Stile, Einflüsse und ethnische An- und den Blick weiten. Ferrero erwähnt dann jenen den Menschenverstand seines Gegenüber vertraut. sie gut und richtig zu spielen. Die wichtigste Regel, klänge zu etwas Neuem
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