Scodanibbio, Stefanno - Reinventions

The “Re-inventions” heard here comprise the last dream project of Stefano Scodanibbio (1956-2012), new arrangements for string quartet of three Contrapunctus from Bach’s Art of the Fugue, plus popular Mexican songs and Spanish guitar music, brought into a compelling unity. “What is intriguing about these arrangements is that they are indeed ‘Re-inventions’ as Stefano manages to impinge his own personal style of writing, in harmonics, so that they are unmistakably the work of his hand” (Irvine Arditti in the liner notes). Scodanibbio’s writing for strings was informed by his extraordinary prowess as a player, a virtuoso bassist, interpreter, improviser and a composer whose own work was beyond the “traditional” avant-garde.