Quartetto d'Archi Dionisio

STRING QUARTET DIONISIO born in 2000 family includes the strings (2 violins, viola and cello) is made up of musicians who have trained at the Liceo Musicale "V. Bellini "of Catania, graduated from the Conservatory of Music and with an extensive concert experience, which saw them protagonists in the various roles both as soloists and in various chamber groups and / or orchestra, as well as teachers of musical instrument role in the average public school specializing in music. The quartet stands out for its stylistic and interpretive flexibility that makes it unique in its kind, it has the ability to deal with unfamiliar different musical genres (classical, baroque, contemporary, light, jazz standards, swing and bossa nova, tango and Viennese waltzes, pop and music from movies with the most beautiful scores, etc ...).

The ensemble has a particular interest in the classical program, JS Bach, A. Vivaldi, A. Corelli, L. Boccherini, WA Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, and for composers of the twentieth century, such as A. Piazzolla, K . Jenkins, J. Williams, L. Bacalov, E. Morricone, N. Piovani, F. Lai, B. Bacharach, Reverberi, L. Lovland also preferring the authors of "light music" as, AC Jobim, J. Lennon, S. Wonder, in order to win a wide range of audience. The quartet sounds are enhanced, in some performances, the drum and / or electric violins, giving a touch of modernity and innovation to traditional classical training.

The change and the ductility between genders, diversifies the music, in order to cover our listeners, the discovery of new musical horizons and new harmonies. The quartet for several years has enriched its repertoire, with the classic nineteenth-century drawing-room program: "arias of opera and operetta" fascinating and intriguing at the same time (joined by the soprano); are revisited the most famous arias of the operetta in a mix of emotions, F. Lehar - The Merry Widow, V. Ranzato - Cin there there, J. Kalman - The pricipessa dela Czardas, and the works of G. Verdi - Traviata, P. Mascagni - Cavalleria Rusticana, J. Bizet - Carmen are there to prove it.

In some performances or concerts string quartet becomes a quintet with the addition of the bass chamber, completing the harmonic writing and the sounds of the string family. Over one hundred arrangements published, edited and maintained by M ° Danilo Mascali, which creates a blend of classical and contemporary music, including the classic-baroque and modern sounds and swing. The Quartet performs for concerts, very enthusiastic crowds from the public and critics.