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Medina Pasoma
- April 7, 2022 21:19 am
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The "ReNew" concert, as an expression of the country's new scene, testified to the potential of young musicians. Guitarist Lorik Pylla brought sounds of modern music through foreign works, as the musical picture expanded when violinist Rron Bakalli and bass-baritone Shaban Behramaj appeared on stage in the performance of the premiere work "Experior" by Ersan Januz.
Melancholy, rhythmic softness, minimalistic creations and sometimes even drama brought the concert, which was long applauded by the audience, on the second night of the 21st edition of the international festival of Pristina, "ReMusica". Guitarist Lorik Pylla has brought English, Spanish, Italian and Argentinian works to life, showing delicacy in performance. The musical tableau was further enhanced when the sounds of Rron Bakalli's violin and the voice of bass-baritone Shaban Behramaj were heard alongside him.
The "ReNew" concert, as an expression of the country's new scene, testified to the potential of young musicians. And this also extended to the links of the composition. In addition to the work "Twenty-five braids" by Rafet Rudi as an elaboration of popular music, the concert also brought the premiere of the new composer, Ersan Januzi. "Experior" as a work commissioned exclusively for this edition, came in accordance with this year's motto, being gratitude and positive change for earth, water, air and fire.
With the play of the fingers in the work of the Slovenian composer, Urosh Rojko, "Chiton" has brought this minimalist work that captures tonalities that sometimes intensify and sometimes remain almost silent. It continued with "Cielo", "Luminous Hills", "In the Meadows", "Squalls" from "12 Impressionistic Sketches" by Allan Willcocks and Tilman Hoppstock, the rhythmic softness of "Danza Espanola no.5" by Enrique Grando in the combination between violin and guitar, the melancholy of "Homenaje a debussy" and the liveliness of sounds with flamenco motifs of "Danza del Molinero" by Manuel De Falla. In the repertoire there was also "Tranquillo", which comes more calmly and with the rhythmic playing of "Agiato" from "Due Canzoni Lidie" by Nuccio D'angelo. The depth of the "Esordio", the melodic changes of the "Scherzo" and "Canto" and the drama of the guitar playing of the "Finale" within the framework of the "Guitar Sonata op.47" by Alberto Ginastera gave the concert a modern spirit.
The cream of the debut were the Albanian works, which only added to the applause of the public.
For the guitarist, the solo concert was also a "premiere" for his debut at "ReMusica".
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"A festival that has been held for years and is very respected", said the graduate of the Academy of Music in Darmstadt, Germany. "It is always a pleasure to play for the public in Kosovo, the program has been quite experimental, which has challenged me more".
Pylla brought all his experience of studying abroad in one night to Kosovo, from his journey through European halls.
The works came into harmony even when Lorik Pylla was joined on stage by violinist Rron Bakalli and bass baritone Shaban Behramaj (Photo: Rrahman Osmani)
"I think that the guitar is an instrument of the future, I believe and hope that young composers will write as much as possible about it", he said with great passion for the instrument which he pretty much owns. "Even though it is soft, it offers many opportunities to be as expressive as possible and express the compositional techniques to the maximum. I believe that modern music sounds good for the guitar."
From the debuts with choir and quartet in "ReMusica", bass baritone Shaban Behramaj came to the public as a vocalist for the first time.
"We are talking about modern music, especially tonight's music, which is vocal, guitar and violin. It's not common. For me, it's the first time I've sung in such a formation, and it seemed pretty cool to me," he said to KOĖN.
He became the first voice to bring to life the premiere "Experior" by Ersan Januzi, which he says is a special feeling.
"It was created a few days ago and it seems this work will remain in the repertoire of Albanian music for a long time and all those who will sing it will remember my name", said Januzi with humor. "I think its uniqueness is that the work was composed in accordance with the theme of this year's edition of the Festival: climate change."
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Guitarist Pylla has said that he has never played a premiere work until now. "I would say that it is very possible to give it to play the premiere", he said.
Written in a record time of four days, the interpretation of the work fulfilled the expectations of the composer Ersan Januzi.
"It was a very good feeling, with a very special and rare formation", he said immediately after the debut of Pylla, Behramaj and Bakalli. "I have tried to adapt it to the four elements that the directors have assigned in this edition".
"Experior" has its roots as a name from the Latin language, and in Albanian beyond the meaning "try", it means an attempt to acknowledge and change nature.
"It was written and composed extra for the performers and I knew their levels and I tried to go in that direction. The interpretation was at the level, it was a pleasure to listen to my colleagues", said Januzi.
In addition to the applause of the public, the concert was also appreciated by connoisseurs of the field. Pianist Agron Shujaku has appreciated it as freshness for the Albanian music scene.
"Loriku is seen as a young artist who is showing professionalism. It can be seen that the work he has done in universities abroad is being rewarded. It has great stability and performance on the guitar. He gave us a varied night in terms of the program", he said.
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He also praised the interpretation of "Experior".
"It was a premiere piece, which was executed very well, as I was in discussion with the composer. We have seen the score, it was an excellent performance by the trio. I think it has brought a proper and missing freshness not only to the Festival, but to our music scene", said Shujaku.
