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27th of August 2024 7:40pm GMT+1

Su Carta

DESCRIPTION

Known for his work as a curator, radio host, and co-founder of 19'40", Francesco Fusaro here appears in a more discreet but deeply personal role: the composer. Su Carta gathers seven pieces entirely conceived on paper yet alive with the surprise of sound, written for violin, clarinet, vibraphone, double bass, human voice – and even a TB-303 clone. Together, they trace a path through reflections on the environment, memory, animals, and the very act of composition.

It is a portrait of Fusaro’s distinctive voice – patient, inquisitive, quietly playful, and attentive to the spaces between sounds. Performed by close collaborators and long-standing companions of the 19'40" universe, this album completes the founders’ “triangle” after Sebastiano De Gennaro’s Musica Razionale and Enrico Gabrielli’s Der Maurer Vol. 2, celebrating a shared journey at the borders between research, intimacy, and listening.

CREDITS

Music composed by Francesco Fusaro

1-9-4-0 - Violin Etude
Performed and recorded by Alessandro Trabace at his home studio in Bologna, 2025

Two Short Pieces for Clarinet (after Anthony Etherin)
Performed and recorded by Enrico Garielli at his home studio in Milan, 2025

for bell hooks
Performed and recorded by Sebastiano De Gennaro at Black Bear Studio, Lissolo, 2025

(B)AC(H)ID
Performed, recorded and produced by Francesco Fusaro at his home studio in Cesano Maderno, 2025

Criptomaggio
Violin and viola performed and recorded by Alessandro Trabace at his home studio in Bologna. Cello performed by Lorenzo Saini, recorded by Matteo D’Angelo. Double bass performed by Roberto Benatti, recorded by Sebastiano De Gennaro at Black Bear Studio, Lissolo, 2025

Voci di Bestie del Cielo
Performed by participants in the Voci di Bestie del Cielo workshop. Recorded live near the Canale Mortizza, Mezzano Passone di Sopra, by Luca Boffi, Piergiorgio Caserini and Camilla Romeo, 2025

Cover Art by Francesco Fusaro

Photos and Graphic Design by Marco Mornata

Texts by Francesco Fusaro

Score Editing and Layout by Dario Gatto

Mixed and Mastered at Lo Studio Spaziale (Bologna) by Roberto Rettura

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