A MUSICAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE WORLD WATER DAY
[MARCH 22]
H2O
JACOPO GIOVANNINI & YI LIN JIANG
ANCLEF 20240322
A MUSICAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE WORLD WATER DAY
[MARCH 22]
ORIGINAL TRANSCRIPTIONS & WORKS FOR PIANO FOUR-HANDS
OTTORINO RESPIGHI (1879–1936)
Fontane di Roma P. 106 (1916)
(I) La fontana di Valle Giulia all’alba
(II) La fontana del Tritone al mattino
(III) La fontana di Trevi al meriggio
(IV) La fontana di Villa Medici al tramonto
[Primo: Giovannini | Secondo & Piatto: Jiang]
NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV (1844–1908)
Shéhérazade op. 35 (1888)
(I) La mer et le vaisseau de Simbad
(II) Le récit du prince Kalender
(III) Le jeune prince et la jeune princesse
(IV) Fête à Bagdad. La mer. Le vaisseau se brise sur un rocher surmonté d’un guerrier d’airain
[Primo: Jiang | Secondo: Giovannini]
MAURICE RAVEL (1875–1937)
Rapsodie espagnole M. 54 (1907)
(I) Prélude à la nuit
(II) Malagueña
(III) Habanera
(IV) Feria
[Primo: Giovannini | Secondo: Jiang]
H2O is the chemical formula for water – the most essential source of any existing life. Its endless shapes are not only anchored within the tremendous force of nature, but also reflected in human art, literature, and music. Preceded by the accompanying digital single Fontane di Roma, the following three symphonic works by Ottorino Respighi, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, and Maurice Ravel, all written or transcribed as an original piano four-hands version, evoke the water element through a picturesque narrative of fountains, folktales, and dances; each spoken in an individual language, yet all connected through the natural breathing and profound sense of aliveness. Sharing this same crucial mentality among other ideals, the two opposite yet brotherly soloists Jacopo Giovannini and Yi Lin Jiang intertwine again as a polarising four-hands piano duo to recreate the massive orchestral colours on solely one instrument, ultimately turning their different artistries into one unique emulsion as a musical contribution to the World Water Day.
KLASSIK ALBUM VUN DER WOCH: H2O
“De Yi Lin Jiang an de Jacopo Giovannini spillen net op zwee verschiddene Pianoen, mee op engem eenzegen. Dat léisst d’Musek iwwert d’Waasser nëmmen nach méi fléissend a natierlech klengen. Déi zwee Pianiste schwammen definitiv op der selwechter Wellelängt. E Bonusinstrument ass och dobäi – eng kleng Cymbale steet um Piano, soudass de Yi Lin Jiang bei verschiddene Stécker dat gewëssent Extra dobäigëtt.”
Opus and Radio 100,7 (01/2024)
Full broadcast
“Jiang and Giovannini approach this score with great esprit and are thus able to more than replace the orchestra with a fascinating sound research and an imaginative narrative style. In the last movement, their playing is ravishingly virtuosic.”
Remy Franck, Pizzicato (12/2023)
Full review
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