Tansman rediscovered: Soloduo premieres Alexandre Tansman’s “Sonatine” (1952) on Feb. 22, 2014
Lorenzo Micheli and Matteo Mela will give the world premiere of Alexande Tansman's newly discovered "Sonatine" at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in San Francisco CA, USA, on Saturday, February 22, 2014.
This four-movement work was written by Tansman upon request of Andres Segovia one year after the composer's most famous guitar piece, "Cavatina". The Sonatine was originally composed for one imaginary guitar with extended polyphonic and harmonic resources: the use of a second guitar seems therefore more suitable to render its thick musical texture
The Sonatine – edited by Angelo Gilardino, Luigi Biscaldi, and Frédéric… READ-MORE
New CD release: Alessandro Scarlatti’s “Clori, ninfa e amante”
Clori, ninfa e amante: a new recording of Alessandro Scarlatti's arias and cantatas
On Oct. 27, 2013, Stradivarius, one of Italy's leading classical music labels, released "Clori, ninfa e amante", a collection of vocal music by Alessandro Scarlatti. Matteo Mela (baroque guitar) and Lorenzo Micheli (theorbo and baroque guitar) are joined by Massimo Lonardi (archlute) and the amazing voice of Renata Fusco. More details here
Listen to a track ("Onde, ferro, fiamme e morte") here… READ-MORE
Couperin’s “Le tic-toc-choc” – Productions d’OZ DZ2114
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"Le tic-toc-choc": Les Production d'OZ just published François Couperin's little musical gem, in a new version for two guitars prepared by Lorenzo Micheli and Matteo Mela.
François Couperin
Le tic-toc-choc
Arr. Lorenzo Micheli et Matteo Mela
Les Productions d'OZ, DZ 2114 (Québec 2013)
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In the preface of his 3rd Book of harpsichord music (Paris, 1722), Francois Couperin includes some words about the "piéces croisées":
"On trouvera dans ce 3.me livre des pièces que je nomme Pièces… READ-MORE
SoloDuo back to NYC
6 years after their Carnegie Hall debut, SoloDuo will perform at the Baruch Performing Arts Center in New York City on June 6, 2014. See details here… READ-MORE
Summer 2013
Lorenzo Micheli will be leading workshops and performing at the following summer festivals in 2013:
July 1-10, 2013
Le Domaine Forget de Charlevoix, Québec, Canada
Le Domaine Forget - Académie Internationale de musique et danse
July 15-27, 2013
Lugano, Switzerland
Ticino Musica
August 11-14, 2013
Hamar, Norway
Norsk Gitarfestival
August 25-30, 2013
Brisighella (RA), Italia
Chitarra e altro...2013 - XXV edizione
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SoloDuo on Patrick Roux’s latest CD
"Comme un Tango": a new collection of music by Patrick Roux feat. SoloDuo, Fabio Zanon, CGQ, Jerome Ducharme, Patrick Kearney, Ensemble ContretempsGo, Duo ViceVersa, Trio Alla Grande et al.
CD Productions D'Oz DZ1899 (2013)
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Digital release: Morning in Iowa
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Incidental music by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco to a narrative poem by Robert Nathan
Now available on iTunes, Amazon and all major digital retailers
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SoloDuo+Assad Brothers at Le Domaine Forget, Canada, July 2012
Matteo Mela and Lorenzo Micheli will join for the third time the faculty of "Le Domaine Forget" in Saint-Irenée, Québec, on July 8-14, 2012. The opening concert at the Salle Françoys-Bernier, on July 7th, will feature SoloDuo and the Assad Brothers together for the first time.
For more info click here … READ-MORE
SoloDuo on dotguitar.it
An interview with SoloDuo in the latest issue of dotguitar.it (in Italian only)… READ-MORE
SoloDuo @ Twents Guitar Festival
SoloDuo at the Twents Guitar Festival
Enschede, Holland, May 19&20, 2012
Lorenzo Micheli and Matteo Mela will run a masterclass at the Twents Festival in Enschede, Holland, on May 19&20, 2012. SoloDuo will also be on stage for the closing recital (March 20th).… READ-MORE