Composed for the 60th birthday of Luciano Berio's friend and comrade-in-arms Pierre Boulez, Ricorrenze was inspired by Terre Chaleureuse, a work by French artist Jean Dubuffet. Berio’s music is playful and virtuosic, based on the reiteration of pitches at various tempi and in various octaves.
Arnold Quintet
Renato Rivolta, flute
Francesco Pomarico, oboe
Maurizio Longoni, clarinet
Sebastiano Panebianco, horn
Leonardo Dosso, bassoon