Abstract
Scottish Premiere of Luciano Berio's Sequenza for Guitar performed by Peter Argondizza.
"Berio's Sequenza XI for Guitar is considered the most difficult and virtuosic avant-garde work for the instrument. Berio combines several pitch classes to pit the idiomatic harmony of the guitar-perfect fourths-in conflict with the tension of the tritone in a structure that resembles Bach’s Ciaconna from the second violin partita in d minor. The performance presents a variety of guitar techniques including rasqueado (from flamenco), tremolo, glissando, harmonics and tambour (percussive effects). The dramatic work reaches a calm resolution through the final reiteration of the tritone."
"Berio's Sequenza XI for Guitar is considered the most difficult and virtuosic avant-garde work for the instrument. Berio combines several pitch classes to pit the idiomatic harmony of the guitar-perfect fourths-in conflict with the tension of the tritone in a structure that resembles Bach’s Ciaconna from the second violin partita in d minor. The performance presents a variety of guitar techniques including rasqueado (from flamenco), tremolo, glissando, harmonics and tambour (percussive effects). The dramatic work reaches a calm resolution through the final reiteration of the tritone."
Original language | English |
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Publication status | Published - 7 Jun 2011 |
Event | Peter Argondizza University Music Society Lunchtime Concert - Glasgow, United Kingdom Duration: 7 Jun 2011 → 7 Jun 2011 |
Keywords
- avante-garde
- guitar
- atonal
- modern
- berio
- premiere