Nona si Fonia

While big bands seemed to be fading fast during the late '50s and early '60s, bandleader Si Zentner was one of the few to front a successful big band – enjoying both critical and commercial acclaim…

While big bands seemed to be fading fast during the late '50s and early '60s, bandleader Si Zentner was one of the few to front a successful big band - enjoying both critical and commercial acclaim.

While big bands seemed to be fading fast during the late '50s and early '60s, bandleader Si Zentner was one of the few to front a successful big band - enjoying both critical and commercial acclaim.

Take a floor-filling London soul man. Add a golden-voiced Southern States storyteller. Throw in a fast-rising Philadelphia based singer/saxophonist. Then hold on to your hats. Recorded at the 14th February 2017 in the Hirsch Club in Nuernberg, the most varied Blues Caravan comes back to life.

A landing is both a movement and a state of being. It can be the final part of a journey from one place to another, but also finding your feet and creating balance in a new situation.

Nel “Flauto magico”, nella “Creazione”, nel “Fidelio”, nella “Quinta” e nella “Nona Sinfonia” si esprimono i valori illuministi per eccellenza: la libertà, la fratellanza, l’uguaglianza. Valori che vanno conquistati passo dopo passo, che devono essere raggiunti attraverso un percorso graduale; e il processo musicale rispecchia questo percorso di conoscenza e di consapevolezza. Molte composizioni dei tre musicisti, e in particolare le cinque prese in esame in questo libro, sono articolate come una grande realizzazione musicale della metafora illuminista più nota, quella che ha dato il nome all’intera corrente di pensiero settecentesca: il passaggio dal buio alla luce, dall’oscurità dell’ignoranza e dell’oppressione alla luce del sapere e della libertà..