An introspective journey that travels from the roots of Neapolitan music and, balancing between rigour imposed by tradition and the love for classical, jazz and ethnic music, leads to a refined sound, free from stylistic prejudices and capable of expressing emotions even through silence.
Melodies, harmonies and rhythms that have crossed more than two centuries, become a constitutive element of our everyday lives, merging in a sea of colours, passions and sensations, giving birth to a language detached from the melancholic streak with which the Neapolitan classical repertoire is often represented.
The work of relentless stripping often digs into very distant worlds, creating a kaleidoscope of ideas that, freed from clichés, give life to a new, fresh dialogue—sometimes complex, other times simple and disarming.
In a kind of dreamlike narrative, the Catalan tradition explored by Miguel Llobet mixes with the dramatic and joyful lyricism of Salvatore Di Giacomo; the literate and popular Brazil of Heitor Villa-Lobos intertwines with the golden Naples of Ferdinando Russo; and again, out of time and space, through a sort of esperanto, Gabriel Fauré and Libero Bovio, Ralph Towner and Giovanni Ermete Gaeta (E.A. Mario), Roland Dyens and Eduardo Di Capua converse amicably.
The notes flow on the path traced by many authors and composers who, between the end of the 18th century and the mid-20th century, turned their gaze to popular tradition, revisiting simple elements and managing to create works that keep the essence of an immediate and accessible narrative while concealing multifaceted and intricate structures.
The ensemble, in its essential formation, allows for broad landscapes without sacrificing the smallest expressive nuances.