Ezio Bosso

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Ezio Bosso
Wiener Musikakademie
Occupations
  • Composer
  • Double Bassist
  • Pianist
  • Conductor
Organizations
  • Statuto
Awards
Green Room Award
Websitewww.eziobosso.com/en/biography/

Ezio Bosso (Italian:

Io non ho paura, and ballets which were performed by The Royal Ballet and the San Francisco Ballet
, among others. As a pianist, he released a solo album which entered the Italian charts.

Life

Born in

In 2011, after undergoing surgery to remove a

neurodegenerative syndrome.[2][3] At first, the disease did not prevent him from playing, composing, and conducting music.[4] He wrote ballet music, music for theatre, operas, film scores, five symphonies, concertos, and chamber music including string quartets, piano trios, and sonatas.[1] He collaborated with soloists such as Mario Brunello and Sergei Krylov,[1] and conducted orchestras including the London Symphony Orchestra.[5] His compositions were featured in various performance art events, and theatrical productions.[6][7][8][9] He also collaborated with theatre directors such as James Thiérrée and choreographers such as Rafael Bonachela.[1]

On 30 October 2015, Bosso released his first solo studio album,

FIMI albums chart, along with Adele and Coldplay.[3][11] Some of Bosso's music for piano was compared to the work of Philip Glass.[3]

In 2016, Bosso's music was used by the

Royal Ballet for Christopher Wheeldon's Within the Golden Hour, which was first performed by the San Francisco Ballet.[1] He also worked for La Scala in Milan and La Fenice in Venice,[5] and received commissions from the Vienna State Opera, New York City Ballet and Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow.[2]

In 2017, he started focusing more on conducting and composing.[4] In September 2019, Bosso announced that due to his neurodegenerative illness, he was losing control of two fingers and was therefore no longer able to play the piano.[4]

«Io li conosco I domani che non arrivano mai

Conosco la stanza stretta
E la luce che manca da cercare dentro

Io li conosco i giorni che passano uguali
Fatti di sonno e dolore e sonno

per dimenticare il dolore»

— Ezio Bosso, 14 March 2020


Bosso died in his home in Bologna on 14 May 2020 at the age of 48 after a long struggle with his illness.[12][13][14][5]

Awards

Bosso won several awards for his compositions, including the Australian

David di Donatello Awards.[1]

Compositions

Symphonies

  • Symphony No.1: "Oceans"
  • Symphony No.2: "Under the Trees" Voices
  • Symphony No.3: "Four Letters" for string quartet and orchestra
  • Symphony No.4: "Alma Mater"
  • Little Symphony for a Pair of Glasses for orchestra

Compositions for orchestra

  • Violin Concerto No.1 "ESOCONCERTO"
  • Violin Concerto 1a for Violin, Strings and Timpani
  • Violin Concerto No.2
  • "Oceans" for Solo Cello and Orchestra (I Version, Only strings)
  • Triplo Concerto For Piano, Violin, Cello and Orchestra
  • Fantasia for Violin and Orchestra
  • Adagio for cello and orchestra
  • Divertimento concertante: fl, ob, cl, bsn, orchestra and piano
  • Domes Of Freedom for Children Choir, orchestra and Mandolins orchestra
  • Angeli 2 for orchestra
  • Sea Song 2 Sea Prayer for cello and strings
  • Sea Song 3 Waves and Hope for violin, cello and string orchestra
  • Sea Song 6 Isles for string orchestra
  • Sea Song 8 Fishes speech for 2 violins and strings
  • Sea Song 9 sea rain for piano (or violin) and string orchestra
  • Before the sea for cello orchestra
  • African skies for double bass and strings
  • Road Signs Variations for 11 instruments
  • Entrance for solo viola, organ trumpet trombone and cello and orchestra
  • The Cathedral in the Desert for and sax soprano and strings
  • Speed limit, a night ride for string quartet and piano
  • All directions for sax, trumpet, trombone, piano, el bass el guit, and strings
  • Merge, one harm hug for strings
  • Stop never stop the residence for sax, trumpet, trombone, piano, el bass el guitar, and string quartet
  • Exit, Run 44 part 2 or sax, trumpet, trombone, piano, el. bass, el. guit, and string quartet
  • The way of 1000 and 1 comet (orchestral version)
  • African nights for solo bass (Viola or Cello) and String quartet (Also Orchestra)
  • African skies for double bass and strings
  • Angeli 3 for 2 oboes and strings
  • Will and the chance for voice and ensemble
  • Andante for piano orchestra choir and live electronic "postcards"
  • Indian railway for double bass and winds
  • My Thay for string orchestra

Duo

  • Sonata No. 1 For violin and Piano "Unconditioned"
  • Sonata for Piano and Cello "The Roots"
  • Sonata for Violin and Piano "The Roots"
  • Cadenza for violin and bass
  • Clouds for violin and piano
  • Duet for cello and bass
  • Hermanos for guitar and bass
  • Sonata (Angels 1) for contralto sax and double bass
  • Sonatina for bass and piano
  • Grains for cello (viola) and piano
  • Sea Song 1 Before the Sea for cello and piano
  • Sea Song 4 Anamì for violin and piano
  • Introduction a la Patagonie pour contrebasse et percussions
  • Following (a Bird) for Violin or cello and Piano
  • Sweet and sour for Violin and Piano

Trio

  • Split, postcards from far away for piano trio and live electronics
  • Rain, In your Black eyes
  • Diversion for piano trio
  • The Things That Remain for Piano Trio
  • Trio N. 4, Three drawing about missed steps
  • The life that i like for double bass, accordeon and piano
  • ZeNo for cello, flute and vibraphon
  • Round about for viola cello and double bass
  • Piano Trio No. 1 "No Man's Land"
  • Sunrise on a clear day
  • Thunders and lightnings

String Quartets

  • Quartet No. 1 (Medoro's death)
  • Quartet No. 2 Quattordici danze per bambini intorno a un buco for string quartet
  • Quartet No. 3 "The way of 1000 and 1 comet" String quartet (AKA Wine Trances)
  • Quartet No. 4 "The four letters"
  • Quartet No. 5 " Music For The Lodger"
  • The sky seen from the moon String quartet
  • The last black String quartet
  • The Gibigianna String quartet
  • Gagarin String quartet
  • One way for string quartet
  • I was born child... String quartet
  • Who cares about the Bluebird tunes, For string quartet
  • Merge, one harm hug for string quartet
  • New York Suite for saxophone quartet
  • Mmm! For double basse, piano, clarinet and percussions
  • The woman photographer's game, for string quartet

Compositions for one instrument

  • Sonata No. 1 in G minor (The 12th Room)
  • Missing a Part (The Waiting Room G)
  • Snow for solo piano
  • Smiles for Y for Solo Piano
  • Following (a bird) for Solo Piano
  • Split, Postcards From Faraway For solo Piano
  • Sweet and Bitter for Solo Piano
  • Concerto for solo bass
  • Mmdu (Humans) for solo bass
  • Suite in B minor for solo cello
  • Cadenza for solo cello
  • Forgotten smiles for solo violin
  • Colloqui con se stesso (solo Doublebass)
  • AmOx For Solo Bass
  • Introduction à la Patagonie for Solo Bass

Vocal music

  • Cross, an Allelujah for voice and piano quintet
  • Laudate for 4 sopranos
  • A Lullaby from Shakespeare for choir
  • Introduction à la Patagonie pour contrebasse et percussions
  • Nine 9 stories about humans and love for voices, 6 cellos and keyboards (lyrics by Pete Smith and E. Bosso)
  • Set a place for voice and piano quintet
  • Sleep reconciliation for voice and string quartet
  • You'll never be lee marvin for voice and string quartet
  • Our multiple selves survive for voice and piano quintet
  • Sleep reconciliation for voice and string quartet
  • I'm not a swan for voice, cello and piano
  • Off the handle for voice, violin and piano
  • Emily real #15 for actress 2 keyboards and strings and electric guitar (from 15 poems by Emily Dickinson)
  • Cappotto di legno (From a text by Roberto Saviano) for rapper, strings and El. bass
  • Suite del Regreso for voice Solo
  • Air on the first star of the night for soprano and piano trio
  • Hommage a Demetrio for double bass and voice
  • The Perfect Mood Maker - The Stage London

Other compositions

  • 6 breaths for 6 (12) cellos and piano
  • Sea Song 7 Deep seas for 3 viola 3 cello 2 double basses (8 cellos)
  • Scherzo for 4 accordeons
  • Fuga for percussions
  • Mozart Human Variation for voices and tape
  • Bach 855a for Piano, Choir and Strings

Ballets

  • LandForms 2011 (Bonachela, Sydney Dance Company)
  • 6 Breaths 2010 (Bonachela, Sydney Dance Company)
  • We unfold 2009 (Bonachela, Sydney Dance Company)
  • The Land Of Yes and The Land of No (Bonachela, BDC, Southbank)
  • Within the Golden Hour 2008 (C. Wheeldon San Francisco Ballet)
  • AmOx 2008 (R. Bonachela, Saddlers Wells)
  • Riapertura 2007 (C. Wheeldon, Ballet Boyz, Royal Festival Hall)
  • Tenderhook 2007 (L. Lorent - Scottish Dance theater)
  • Moments 2006 (Ballet Boyz, Saddlers Wells)
  • The body and the bass (T. Yap, Art council Melbourne) 1998
  • The breath of the thramp (R. Castello, Danse scenen Copenaghen) 1997
  • Traveller 1995 (T. M. Rotella, Teatro di Dioniso)
  • 6 november 1994 (P. Bianchi Agar)
  • Flautus 1994 (P. Bianchi Agar)
  • Friendship Is a Root

Opera

  • Alcina 1994
  • Orlando 2002
  • Simone e il mago 2000
  • Mercuzio 1997
  • Ezio Bosso's The Venice Concert, La Fenice Theatre

Theater

  • Io non ho paura, quattordici danze per bambini, Salvatores - Bosso 2003
  • Aspettiamo quello simpatico, R. Papaleo 2001
  • Moi je s'addresse, C. Galland 2000
  • Qoeleth e il cantico dei cantici, D. Riondino 1999
  • La confessione biologica, A. Catania 1998
  • Studio su amleto, V. Malosti 1997
  • Sogno di una notte di mezza estate, V. Malosti 1996
  • A score for Amleth, V. Malosti 1995
  • Cuori, V. Malosti 1994
  • La stanza di Emily V. Malosti 1994
  • Agamemnon, R.Cuocolo 1995
  • Nina, V. Malosti 1996
  • Percorsi, V. Malosti 1992
  • Genio buono vs Genio Cattivo, V. Malosti 1992
  • Il mio Giudice, text by Maria Pia Daniele, director V Malosti 1993
  • Studio per contrabbasso e ombre, E. Bosso 1995
  • Amleth machine, E. Bosso 1992
  • Watershakespear, V. Malosti 1991

Soundtracks

Movies

  • Un amore, conducted by Gianluca Maria Tavarelli (1999)
  • Qui non è il paradiso, conducted by Gianluca Maria Tavarelli (2000)
  • Ribelli per caso, conducted by Vincenzo Terracciano (2001)
  • Io non ho paura, conducted by Gabriele Salvatores (2003)
  • Quo vadis, baby?, conducted by Gabriele Salvatores (2005)
  • Rosso come il cielo, conducted by Cristiano Bortone (2005)
  • Il dolce e l'amaro, conducted by Andrea Porporati (2007)
  • Il ragazzo invisibile, conducted by Gabriele Salvatores (2014)

Short movies

  • Tre vite perfette 2002
  • L'ospite 2002
  • Cecchi Gori Cecchi Gori 2001
  • Svelarsi al silenzio 1989
  • Will and Chance 1998
  • Una casa poco solida 1995

Silent movies

  • Voyage au Soleil 1995
  • Voyage en Italie 1995
  • 62 short movies of Méliès 1995
  • Die tolle Lola 1996
  • Le voyage dans la lune 1996
  • The Man with the Camera 1996
  • Ecrin du marajah 2004
  • Il diavolo zoppo 2004
  • Marriage dans la Lune 2004
  • Tango Tangeles 2004
  • Voyage sur Jupiter 2004
  • The Lodger (1926 Alfred Hitchcock) 2006

Discography

  • Seasong 1 to 4 and other little stories (2011)
  • Six breaths (2013)
  • The 12th Room (2015)
  • ...And The Things That Remain (2016)
  • The Venice Concert (2016)
  • Ezio Bosso Stradivarifestival Chamber Orchestra (2017)
  • The Venice Concert (2017)
  • The Roots (A Tale Sonata) (2018)
  • A Life in Music (2020)

References

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  4. ^ a b c Giuffrida, Angela (16 September 2019). "Italian composer Ezio Bosso tells fans: stop asking me to play piano". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
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  11. ^ "Ezio Bosso FIMI". Ezio Bosso. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  12. ^ "L'Ultimo saluto a Ezio Bosso un anno dopo la morte causa Covid". 13 May 2021.
  13. ^ Bosso, Ezio (14 May 2020). "Biografia Ezio Bosso".
  14. ^ "È morto Ezio Bosso, il pianista che non ha mai smesso di sorridere". La Repubblica. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.

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