Paolo Russo's video: GOCCE di MUSICA 2020 EPISODE 03 Paolo Russo bandoneon piano composition arrangement

(ENG) "GOCCE di MUSICA" (Music drops) • a column by Paolo Russo (from an idea of Raffaello Barbieri, director of the Italian Institute of Culture in Copenhagen - Denmark, from 2019) Hi! Welcome to this weekly column entitled "Music Drops", in which I will lead you through my musical universe, sharing with you some moments of my creative journey. In these first 12 episodes, in addition to the musical proposal, I will try to give you some brief basic indications and perhaps even reveal some small background story. EPISODE 03 • Bandoneon Concerto N. 1 The bandoneon is a fairly complete instrument: it can play melodies, like a violin, full chords like an organ, accompaniment, like a cello, or contrabass. Nevertheless, it is also well appreciated in combination with other instruments. Think of the great tradition of Argentine tango, which has seen the "fuelle" (as it is called in Buenos Aires) combine admirably in duo with the guitar, or accompanying the voice, or in trio with piano and contrabass, or – adding violin and guitar – in the “quinteto típico”, or wider combos, up to the symphony orchestra. The immense literature and discography produced by the great masters offers us significant ideas for research, study and inspiration. Of course, in manifesting your musical world, you must then try to put aside external influences, in order to allow your voice to emerge and your history to reveal itself, in a direct and authentic way. My first concerto for bandoneon and orchestra is in 3 movements and I composed it in a rather delicate period in terms of family affections. As often happens in such situations, music inevitably tends to reflect the intense and fluctuating feelings experienced during the time of the creative process. The first one is determined, martial, as if to want to arm yourself with courage and hope to face imminent adversities. The second one presents a more meditative, reflective character – in the form of a slow bolero – in an attempt of researching inner strength and calmness. The third and last movement (in 3/4), wants to express the overcoming of the difficulties and the celebration of the joy of living. Enjoy the video and the music and goodbye to the next episode! (ITA) GOCCE di MUSICA • una rubrica a cura di Paolo Russo (da un'idea di Raffaello Barbieri, direttore dell'Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Copenaghen - Danimarca, dal 2019) PUNTATA 03 • Bandoneon Concerto N. 1 Il bandoneon, è uno strumento abbastanza completo: può suonare melodie, come un violino; o degli accordi pieni, come un organo; o un accompagnamento, come un violoncello, o un contrabbasso. Cionondimeno, si fa apprezzare anche in combinazione con altri strumenti. Si pensi alla grande tradizione del tango argentino, che ha visto il “fuelle” (com’è chiamato a Buenos Aires) coniugarsi mirabilmente in duo con la chitarra, o accompagnando la voce, o in trio con pianoforte e contrabbasso, nel quintetto tipico, o a formazioni più ampie, fino all’orchestra sinfonica. L’immensa letteratura e discografia prodotta dai grandi maestri ci offre notevoli spunti di ricerca, approfondimento e ispirazione. Certo, nel manifestare il proprio mondo musicale, bisogna mettere poi da parte le influenze esterne, per permettere alla propria voce di esprimersi e alla propria storia di rivelarsi, in maniera diretta e autentica. Il mio primo concerto per bandoneon e Orchestra da Camera è in 3 movimenti e l’ho composto in un periodo alquanto delicato sotto l’aspetto degli affetti famigliari. Come spesso accade in simili situazioni, la musica tende inevitabilmente a riflettere la serie di sentimenti intensi e altalenanti vissuti: 1. Movimento deciso, marziale, quasi a volersi armare di coraggio e speranza per fronteggiare le avversità imminenti. 2. Carattere meditativo, riflessivo, alla ricerca della propria forza interiore. 3. Tempo ternario, giocoso, vuole esprimere la pulsazione vitale, in una sorta di accorata celebrazione della gioia di vivere. BUONA VISIONE E BUON ASCOLTO E ARRIVEDERCI ALLA PROSSIMA PUNTATA! COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER: • All the original music presented in this video is artistic property of the author, who is also composer, arranger and copyright holder. • Occasionally, some videos display original recordings by the author of ancient classical music pieces, which are of public domain. • The music present in Episode 5 is composed by Nino Rota and arranged by Paolo Russo. • All the video material is either property of the author, or the author has got permission to use it. • These videos are intended to be used for educational purposes only. • No copyright infringement is intended of any additional photos used occasionally in the videos. https://www.paolorusso.com https://www.youtube.com/paolorussocom https://www.facebook.com/paolorussocom https://www.instagram.com/paolorussocom https://zinazinettimusic.bandcamp.com/ https://www.odradek-records.com