Como una ola de fuerza y luz per soprano, pianoforte, orchestra e nastro magnetico (1971-1972) - Nono, Luigi 1924-1990 (Milan Ricordi, 1972)
Luigi Nono began Como una ola de fuerza y luz (Like a wave of strength and light) as a piece for piano and orchestra in 1971, at the instigation of Maurizio Pollini. While the composition was in progress, Nono learned of the death of a young Chilean revolutionary and recast the work in his memory, with added parts for soprano soloist and tape. The resulting half hour work is clearly a lament, encompassing various expressions of grief, from stunned sorrow to anguish to the fiercest rage. As a kind of requiem, the work is deeply expressive and deeply moving.
First performance in Milan, Teatro alla Scala, 28 June 1972 by the Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, conductor Claudio Abbado, soprano Slavka Taskova Paoletti, piano Maurizio Pollini, tape made by the RAI phonology studio in Milan, sound technician Maurizio Zuccheri, sound director Luigi Nono
Keywords: 20th Century (1901-2000); Piano; Soprano; Orchestra; Electronic music