Stefano Scodanibbio: contrabass / Fabrizio Ottaviucci: piano / Mike Svoboda: trombone / Manuel Zurria: flute / Aldo Campanari: violin / Giorgio Casati: violoncello / Dario Calderone: contrabass / Nextime Ensemble (Biagio Zoli, Paolo Pasqualin, Paolo Murena): percussion / Fausto Bongelli / Manuel Zurria / Giovanni Damiani / conductor: Stefano Scodanibbio

John Cage (1912–1992) had a particular predilection for poetry. “[Poetry],” he wrote, “is not poetry by reason of its content or ambiguity, but by reason of its allowing musical elements (time, sound) to be introduced into the world of words.” And about Stefano Scodanibbio who transcribed the "Freeman Etudes" and "Dream" for contrabass and in this recording also serves as the conductor of "Concert for Piano and Orchestra" and "Radio Music": “Scodanibbio. I thought he played beautifully. He played 'Ryoanji' absolutely better, than anyone I ever heard. – I haven’t heard better double bass playing than Scodanibbio’s. He’s really extraordinary. His performance was absolutely magic.”
Content:
Concert for Piano and Orchestra
Freeman Etudes Nos. 1–5, transcribed from the original for violin by Stefano Scodanibbio
Dream. Version for piano and contrabass by Stefano Scodanibbio
Ryoanji for contrabass and tape
Radio Music for 5 radio performers