Riccardo Perugini (1996)
Written to commemorate the centenary of Giacomo Matteotti’s death, Il pellegrino del nulla does not focus on historical events. Instead of depicting the tragic events of the political assassination, it abstracts them to convey a everlasting message, detached from cultural contingencies. Antonio Gramsci described Matteotti as a “pellegrino del nulla” (pilgrim of nothingness), rebelling and sacrificing for an idea, a value that can symbolically transcends the limitations of his time. Perugini and De Santis exalt the notion that every uncorrupted ideal of freedom is destined to prevail over oppression. The strength of a pure idea allows to overcome the impositions of a prevailing power, causing pain and threatening death. Contrarily, the murder legitimises the censored ideal and a means to eternalises the value of his sacrifice.
Tracklist
1. Prologo – Deposizione [2:36]
2. Scena i – Accensione [4:32]
3. Scena ii – Segnalazione [2:30]
4. Scena iii – Diserzione [5:06]
5. Scena iv – Reazione [3:29]
6. Intermezzo – Investigazione [2:51]
7. Scena v – Eliminazione I [6:39]
8. Scena vi – Agitazione [4:05]
9. Scena vii – Eliminazione II [4:47]
10. Scena viii – Involuzione [6:21]
11. Congedo [1:18]
- Composer: Riccardo Perugini (1996)
- Performers: Laura Zecchini (soprano); Giacomo Pieracci (basso vocal); Coro Giovanile dell’Emilia-Romagna (Choir); Ensemble Coraux; Ensemble Forma Libera; Daniele Sconosciuto (choir director); Carlo Emilio Tortarolo (conductor)
- Musicological Text: Antonio Belfiore
- Historical Period: Contemporary
- Code: TC991602
- Edition: November 2024
- Barcode: 8007194108293
- Set: 1
- Total tracks: 11
- Total duration: 44:22
- Texts: Il pellegrino del nulla
Opera da camera su testo di Leonardo de Santis
