Campogrande: Preludi da viaggio

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The Travel Preludes are three short pieces ideally conceived for opening a concert. The first, Urgent Call , is like a bell calling the audience and stressing the importance ­— and at times the urgency — of making music. The second prelude, The Art of Taking a Seat , has to do with that carefulness, kindness and attention the attendance of a concert requires from the audience. Because to take a seat, to concentrate and to open heart and mind to the music is an art everybody should practice. The third piece, In Praise of Discretion , is an homage to all those musicians, who enter the stage without pretensions or theatrics, being able to concentrate on nothing but the music itself.

(Nicola Campogrande, July 2021)