{"id":1807,"date":"2021-03-20T10:57:58","date_gmt":"2021-03-20T09:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.emavinci.it\/lec\/?p=1807"},"modified":"2021-03-20T21:50:00","modified_gmt":"2021-03-20T20:50:00","slug":"3-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.emavinci.it\/lec\/archives\/1807","title":{"rendered":"Renzo Massarani – 3 Songs – Claudia Hasslinger, Gregorio Nardi"},"content":{"rendered":"

Azul\u00e3o \u2013 A saudade dos provincianos \u2013 Occhi
<\/strong>by Renzo Massarani <\/strong><\/p>\n

Claudia Marie-Th\u00e9r\u00e8se Hasslinger mezzo-soprano<\/em>
Gregorio Nardi piano<\/em><\/p>\n

In collaboration with
ICAMus – The International Center for American Music
www.icamus.org<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Italian-Brazilian Jewish composer Renzo Massarani (Mantova 1898 \u2013 Rio de Janeiro 1975) studied with Franz Schalk in Vienna and with Ottorino Respighi in Rome. His works had been highly appreciated until the promulgation of the fascist racial laws in 1938 marked the end of his musical career in Italy.<\/p>\n

In 1939 he took refuge with his family in Rio de Janeiro where he was granted the Brazilian citizenship in 1945. After emigrating to the Americas, Massarani continued composing, but published only a few sparse pieces and even denied access to his own music manuscripts. Modern research and performance are currently dealing with the challenge of assessing the continuity of his work and retrieving rare, forgotten pieces. Gifted with a truly unique style compared with the other Italian and international composers of his generation, Massarani shows a constantly strong rhythmic interest and a highly emotional approach. The three songs included in this recording were composed after his expatriation.<\/p>\n

Azul\u00e3o<\/strong><\/span> Bluebird<\/em> (1942)<\/p>\n

This song, setting a popular poem by Manuel Bandeira (1886-1968), conveys the magical atmosphere and the poignant sense of loneliness of the Sert<\/em>\u00e3o, an <\/em>arid and isolated area in northeastern Brazil. The only companion to whom it is possible to confide the pains of one\u2019s heart is the Azul\u00e3o, <\/em>the little blue bird.<\/p>\n

 <\/em>A saudade dos provincianos <\/strong><\/span>The nostalgia of the provincials<\/em>  (1942)<\/p>\n

The poem by Cle\u00f3menes Campos (1895-1968) tells the story of a couple from the province hanging out linen at their window at the hour of evening prayer. As they remember their village and their past, they are moved to tears.<\/p>\n

Massarani set to music this little scene in the style of a playful yet nostalgic Modinha<\/em>, the old genre of Portuguese-Brazilian song. <\/em>Massarani was deeply interest in Brazilian folklore, which he also personally transcribed and arranged in other vocal pieces.<\/p>\n

Occhi<\/strong><\/span> Eyes<\/em> (Composed in 1945; published by Ricordi Americana, Buenos Aires, in 1954)<\/p>\n

Massarani composed this unique song to the enigmatic poem Occhi<\/em> by the Italian writer and poet Giuseppe Valentini (Turin 1925-Florence 2015), whose poetry other composers also set to music in the same years, and who gained popularity as a young nearly-hermetic poet in the 1940s and 1950s.<\/p>\n

The almost hypnotic beginning leads to the unquiet and tormented central part, (\u201cOcchi sprecati a troppi fatti\u2026\u201d Eyes wasted on too many things\u2026<\/em>), with its relentless piano accompaniment.<\/p>\n

The dramatic recitativo-like third section, (\u201cOcchi neri come ciechi\u2026\u201d Eyes as black as blind\u2026<\/em>), ends pianissimo, almost spoken: \u201cSeppelliti occhi neri.\u201d Buried black eyes.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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<\/em>In the cover\u2019s image collage: Renzo Massarani in the 1930s. Used by permission. Thanks to Daniela Massarani.<\/p>\n\n\n

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    Azul\u00e3o
    <\/strong>Text by Manuel Bandeira<\/em><\/p>\n

    Vai vai azu\u00e3o, companheiro, vai ver minha ingrata.
    Diz que sem \u00e9la o sert\u00e3o n\u00e3o \u00e8 mais sert\u00e3o.
    Vai! Voa azul\u00e3o!
    Vai contar, companheiro, vai \u2026 vai\u2026.<\/p>\n

    A saudade dos provincianos
    <\/strong>Text by Cle\u00f3menes Campos<\/em><\/p>\n

    Conversam na janela,
    olhando para o poente,
    os dois jovens recem casados,
    que chegaram da provincia.
    A torcer um len\u00e7o vagamente,
    recordam com ternura
    o tempo em que se amaram.
    Longo tempo!
    A principio ele, triste e descrente,
    duvidou muito.
    Ela tambem.
    Mas so esperaram.
    Um dia, ele voltou:
    viramse novamente;
    voltou anos ap\u00f3s:
    foi quando se casaram.
    Que saudade lhes vem da provincia, nessa hora!….
    Um sino tange, e os dois,
    rezando concentrados,
    atraem a aten\u00e7\u00e3o dos que passam l\u00e1 f\u00f3ra.
    Ela fica suspensa,
    ele fica suspenso:
    que saudade lhes v\u00eam!
    E aos olhos j\u00e1 molhados
    Levam no mesmo instante, a ansiar, o mesmo len\u00e7o.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Occhi
    <\/strong>Text by Giuseppe Valentini<\/em><\/p>\n

    L\u2019azzurro chiama stelle
    innamorate dell\u2019acqua distesa…
    Le ciglia sono lente; sono scure.
    Felice l\u2019onda se marea la chiama.
    Donde viene suo grido a questa luce
    che tanto \u00e8 ansiosa di farsi rubare?
    Occhi turchini a tutto preparati,
    vivi solo domani.
    Occhi sprecati a troppi fatti,
    fiamme a covare sotto la cenere,
    cielo all\u2019ombra di mezzo settembre.
    Quell\u2019orma spessa di dove ti viene?
    Chi te l\u2019ha tanto a lungo raccontata?
    Occhi grigi… Un romanzo.
    Occhi neri come ciechi
    a lamentarsi di Ifigenia,
    densi ancora del sangue d\u2019Edipo.
    S\u2019azzuffano rauchi, s\u2019azzuffano rari
    con una sorte precisa e dura;
    non s\u2019ascolta un grido troppo alto.
    Seppelliti occhi neri.<\/p>\n\n\n

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