The Four Seasons by Rino Trasi
Urban Cluster, Danelon, Torri

Urban Cluster

Francesco Esposito, clarinet
Emanuela Ferrari, piano
Rino Trasi, electric bass
Paolo Ragni, percussion and electronics

With the participation of

Francesca Torri, flute
Valentina Danelon, violin

35’ | Admission with museum ticket

Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons is certainly one of the most celebrated compositions of all time. If one decides to write a symphonic poem — for that is what it is — about the seasons, regardless of one’s era or style, comparison with Vivaldi becomes inevitable. Astor Piazzolla did so by composing “his own” seasons, which in no way paraphrase Vivaldi’s work, but instead transport us into his unmistakable South American style, deeply aware of the musical culture of Western Europe. In this occasion, Rino Trasi takes up the challenge through his group Urban Cluster together with violinist Valentina Danelon and flautist Francesca Torri.

The approach of this performance is completely different. The descriptive nature of each musical tableau draws upon all the stylistic possibilities of our time, employing a musical language that ranges from twentieth-century classical traditions to contemporary music, from minimalism to subtle jazz influences, enhanced through the use of live electronics. The final synthesis is a “cluster” of possibilities, employed according to their expressive potential in a great kaleidoscope of colors, sounds, and rhythms. Yet the nature of the symphonic poem remains intact, and the intention — much like in film music — is to immerse oneself in the atmosphere of the different moments of the year, closing one’s eyes to feel nature changing, and changing us from within.

Text by Rino Trasi