Konzert in der Kirche Sent | VERSPIELTES BALLETT – FEURIGER TANGO

Trio Battida:
Claudia Dischl – piano
Matthias Roth – piano
Luca Staffelbach – percussion

Matthias Roth and Luca Staffelbach have arranged virtuoso orchestral works from the East and three tangos by Astor Piazzolla for their trio. The pieces are characterized by passion, virtuosity, tonal diversity and wit.

PROGRAM:

Igor Stravinsky

1882–1971


Danse infernale (1910)

from the ballet The Firebird

Béla Bartók

1881–1945


Romanian Folk Dances (1915)

1. Jocul cu bâta (stick dance). Allegro moderato

2. Brâul (round dance). Allegro

3. Pe Loc (Stomping Dance). Moderato

4. Buciumeana (Chain Dance). Moderato

5. «Poarga» româneasca (Romanian «Polka»)

6. Manuntelul (Two Speed Dances). Allegro – Allegro vivace



Sergei Prokofiev

1891–1953

From the ballet Romeo and Juliet op. 64 (1935)

Montagues & Capulets

Masks

Julia, the young girl

Tybalt's Death



Sergei Rachmaninoff

1873–1943



Vocalise op. 15 (1934)

Dmitri Shostakovich

1906–1975

from the Suite for Variety Orchestra (ca. 1956)

March

Waltz No. 2

Dance No. 1



Astor Piazzolla

1921–1992



Invierno porteño (1970)

Oblivion (1982)

Aram Khachaturian

1903–1978



Sabre Dance

from the ballet Gayaneh (1942)



Astor Piazzolla



Libertango (1974)



Trio Battida

It all started with the idea of combining the grand piano with percussion to add an exciting rhythmic and tonal component to the sound of the piano. Almost three years ago, the three musicians founded the Trio Battida. The name comes from Rhaeto-Romanic and means something like "beat", in reference to the many wooden plates of the marimba and keys on the grand piano that are struck.


To the concert program

All works performed are own arrangements by Matthias Roth and Luca Staffelbach. The search for suitable literature for this instrumentation led the trio again and again to ballet music from the East: they are fascinated by the complexity of these orchestral works, by their tonal and rhythmic facets. Thus, ballet music forms the center of the program. However, there are also works that are out of line in terms of style and era. However, all arrangements have one thing in common: they are characterized by passion, virtuosity, tonal diversity and wit.

After the virtuoso opening with Danse infernale by Igor Stravinsky and the poetic Hungarian Dances by Bartók, 4 numbers from Prokofiev's ballet Romeo and Juliet will be heard as the centre of the programme. With three movements from the Suite for Variety Orchestra by Dmitri Shostakovich, the audience is whisked away to the colourful variety theatre. As a supplement to the virtuoso orchestral works from the East, the Trio Battida plays three tangos by Astor Piazzolla. The pieces, which are world-famous as Tango nuevo, combine traditional Argentine tango with elements from classical music and jazz.


About the musician

Concert pianist, piano teacher and répétiteur Claudia Dischl studied piano at the Zurich University of the Arts and at the "Ecole Normale de Musique Alfred Cortot" in Paris. She obtained a concert diploma and teaching diploma with distinction. Claudia Dischl works as a piano teacher, répétiteur and project manager at the Wattwil Cantonal School. In addition to her pedagogical work, she is passionately dedicated to chamber music, is a sought-after répétiteur and soloist. Claudia Dischl lives in Winterthur. When she is not sitting at the piano, Claudia Dischl likes to move in nature and on the dance floor, creating a new recipe or writing lyrics.

Luca Staffelbach completed his master's degree in education at the Zurich University of the Arts with distinction. He is an experienced soloist, chamber, orchestra and band musician and has played in concert halls such as the Berlin Philharmonie, the KKL Lucerne and the Tonhalle Zurich. He is a founding member of the award-winning TrioColores, which convinces with exceptionally conceived programs, its own arrangements and gripping musicality at home and abroad. Last year, he made his solo debuts with the Orchestra Wellington, the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, the City Light Orchestra Lucerne and the Chamber Orchestra Arpeggione Hohenems. Luca Staffelbach wrote the sextet "Hexomino" as a commissioned composition for the Lugano Percussion Ensemble, which the ensemble performed in the USA, Latin America, Sicily and Finland.

The concert pianist and composer Matthias Roth lives with his family of four in Zurich. His place of inspiration and relaxation is the mountains, his second passion besides music. Matthias Roth studied piano at the Zurich University of the Arts and completed his teaching diploma and concert diploma "with distinction". While he was mainly active as a concert pianist for a long time, he has turned more and more to his compositional work in recent years. Matthias Roth's most recent work is the piano trio "remembers". The work was premiered by the Swiss Piano Trio as part of the Swiss Chamber Concerts and has since been performed at various festivals in Europe and Canada.


www.triobattida.com

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