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VOCAL WORKS

Selection from the LIST OF WORKS of Luca Belcastro.

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SOLO VOICE / VOICES

15b luce grigia i tuoi occhi - (1997) ... 4' 00"

solo voice
(Rugginenti Editore - Milano - RE50759)

verses by Cesare Pavese - text

notes
24. la flor azul - (1998) ... 5' 00"

solo voice

verses by Pablo Neruda - text

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33. la voce delle creature - (2001) ... 10' 00"

vocal quartet

CD '... germinación y canto'

from "The confessions" by Saint Augustine - text

Based on a text drawn from "The Confessions" by Saint Augustine (354-430), the piece wins the First Prize at the International Composers' Competition "Biennale Neue Musik 2001" - Hannover (D) with first performance by the Hilliard Ensemble. The English vocal quartet performes again the piece in several other important festivals (Festival de mùsiques contemporànies - Barcelona, BBC Lunchtime Concert - London, Hilliard Summer School - Engers, Kaustinen Festival - Finland, etc.) and places (L'Auditori de Barcelona, Abbaye du Le Thoronet - France, Museo Puskin - Moscow, etc.) with broadcasting by several national radios.

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42. spotlights on "The Tempest" - (2002) ... 9' 15"

vocal quartet

CD '... germinación y canto'

from "The Tempest" by William Shakespeare

Based on a text drawn from "The Tempest" by William Shakespeare (1564-1616), the piece is performed the first time by the Neue Vocalsolisten of Stuttgart in Rom in occasion of the final of the competition "F. Evangelisti" 2002.

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R3. SONGS for VOICE/VOICES and PIANO

R3a 2 "liriche" - (1989) ... 9' 00"

voice and piano

01.a ....... Terra

01.b ....... Dalla rete dell'oro

verses by Salvatore Quasimodo - text

notes
R3b ORPHEUS - (1994-1997) ... 21' 30"

verses by Cesare Pavese

05.b ....... I gatti lo sapranno - (1994) ... 5' 00"

voice and piano

text

12.b ....... ... vento di marzo - (1997) ... 11' 00"

soprano, baritone and piano

text

15. ....... luce grigia i tuoi occhi - (1997) ... 5' 30"

voice and piano
Rugginenti Editore - Milano - RE50759

text

notes
R3c from 1896 - PHEIDIPPIDES... corri ancora!

... TO ATHENS - (2001-2002) ... 20' 40"

voice and piano

34a ....... Newspapers - (2001) ... 7' 00"

34b ....... Pheidippides - (2001) ... 7' 00"

from "Pheidippides" by Robert Browning - text

35. ....... o muses de l'Hélicon... - (2001) ... 3' 00"

40. ....... across the wide Atlantic - (2002) ... 3' 40"



VOICE / VOICES and INSTRUMENTS

04. The cats will know - (1994) ... 11' 00"

soprano and 11 players [ Fl., Ob., Cl., Fg., Cor., Perc. (1 esec.), 2 Vn., Vl., Vc., Cb. ]

verses by Cesare Pavese - text

notes
12. ... vento di marzo - (1997) ... 16' 00"

soprano, baritone and 13 players [ Fl./Ott., Ob., Cl./Cl.picc., Fg., Cor., Tb. Perc. (1 esec.), Pf., 2 Vn., Vl., Vc., Cb. ]

verses by Cesare Pavese - text

25. from la primavera escondida

caminando hacia el mar - (1998) ... 10' 00"

voice, flute, cello and piano

CD '... germinación y canto'

verses by Cesare Pavese - text

Based on the poem "Oda a la flor azul" by the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda (1904-1973), the central piece of the cycle "la primavera escondida" is awarded in the International Composers' Competition "Sommerliche Musiktage 1999" - Hitzacker (D) with the "Publikum Preis" too. First performance by the soprano Angelina Soller and the Oh Ton Ensemble conducted by Alain Franco.

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audio
36. ibis - (2001) ... 8' 00"

voice, flute, cello and piano

46. ... as in a dream - (2005) ... 11' 00"

voice, alto flute and 5 players (bass clarinet, violin, cello, percussion and piano)

from "The Tempest" by William Shakespeare



with ORCHESTRA

05. I gatti lo sapranno - (1995) ... 12' 00"

soprano and orchestra
[ 3 (I Ott.).3.3 (III Cl.b.).3 (III Cfg.). / 4.3.3.1. / Tp. Perc. (2 esec.) A. Pf. / Strings ]
( Fondazione Valentino Bucchi - Roma - anno XVII n° 3 - marzo 1997 )

verses by Cesare Pavese - text

notes
06. Martha - (1996) ... 17' 00"

solos, choir and orchestra
[ soprano (Marta), tenor (Storico), baritone (Cristo), basso (Servo)
3 (I Ott.).3.3 (III Cl.b.).3 (III Cfg.). / 4.3.3.1. / Tp. Perc. (2 esec.) A. Pf. / Strings ]

from the Gospel of St. John - text

07. You, wind of March - (1997) ... 16' 00"

soprano, baritone and orchestra
[ 2.2.2.2. / 2.2.-.-. / Tp. Perc. (2 esec.) Pf. / Strings ]

verses by Cesare Pavese - text

Based on the poem "You, wind of March" by the Italian poet Cesare Pavese (1908-1950), the piece wins the First Prize at the International Composers' Competition "Ciutat de Tarragona 2002" (E). The first performance in July 2003 in Tarragona by the Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya conducted by Vasili Petrenko.
31. o forse è il rumore? - (2000) ... 10' 00"

basso (or baritone) and choir

text by Raffaello Baldini

34. from 1896 - PHEIDIPPIDES... corri ancora!

pheidippides - (2001) ... 9' 00"

soprano, baritone, choir, spoken voices and orchestra
[ 2.1.2 (II Cl.b.).2 (II Cfg.). / 3.-.-.-. / Tp. Perc. / Strings ]

text from Robert Browning and Greek and Latin classics

34c from 1896 - PHEIDIPPIDES... corri ancora!

Dramatic Idyl - (2001) ... 9' 00"

vocal ensemble, percussions and piano
[ 4 Sopranos, Countertenor (or Alto), 2 Tenors, Baritone, 3 Basses
Percussions (3 players / Kettle drum, Bass drum, Marimba, Vibraphone) / Piano ]

text from Robert Browning and Greek and Latin classics


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luca belcastro

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