JOURNEYS

Milano / Friday 15 September 2023

Piccolo Teatro Studio Melato / at 08:00 PM

Concert programme

Milano Saxophone Quartet ph. Gianluca Platania

Sciarrino’s cheerful transcriptions – from Bach to Cole Porter, Gesualdo and George Gershwin – set out on an awe-inspiring trip with Philip Glass and four saxophones.

Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa Itene o miei sospiri Tu m'uccidi, o crudele Johann Sebastian Bach Fughetta BWV 679 Corale Kyrie, Gott Vater in Ewigkeit BWV 669 Domenico Scarlatti Sonata in E major K. 206 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Adagio from Serenata (Gran Partita) in B-flat major KV 361 Domenico Scarlatti Sonata in D minor K. 120 Cole Porter I’ve Got You Under My Skin George Gershwin Who Cares? Philip Glass Concert for Four Saxophones

Milano Saxophone Quartet

Livia Ferrara, baritone saxophone
Damiano Grandesso, soprano saxophone
Stefano Papa, alto saxophone
Massimiliano Girardi, tenor saxophone

The concert will be preceded by a brief introduction by Gaia Varon

Concert elaboration by Salvatore Sciarrino except for Glass' piece