mdi ensemble

The Ancient and the New coexist naturally, side by side, within the “home” of the string quartet. Under the auspices of mdi ensemble, the quartet’s “sixteen strings” engage with both a late nineteenth-century masterpiece such as Debussy’s String Quartet, Op. 10—composed under the strong influence of César Franck and his concept of “cyclical form”—and a brand-new work by Daniela Terranova, a student of Azio Corghi and Beat Furrer.

What unites them is a shared inclination toward a highly expressive sound gesture: implicit in Debussy, explicit—leaning towards the “creation of a choreography of sound”—in the style of the Italian composer, whose String Trio, written in 2018 and dedicated to the ensemble, is also featured in the programme.

PROGRAMME

Sixteen Strings

Daniela Terranova
Rainbow Dust in the Sky
for string trio

Daniela Terranova
A Slash of Blue, a Sweep of Gray, Some Scarlet Patches on the Way
for string quartet
world premiere – commissioned by Bologna Festival and Ferrara Musica

Claude Debussy
String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10