Alessandro Bosetti

Locations series: "Here", 2017

For this piece, Alexandre Bosetti asked people to say "here" in their own mother tongue, just once, except in cases of perfect bi- or trilingualism. The whole was edited in the exact order of the recordings, made between August 12 and October 30, 2017 in Vicobarone (IT), Milan, Marseille, Porto, Marseille, Taipei, Bologna and Lyon. "By scanning the territory," he sums up, "I experienced how linguistic and geographical landscapes intersect in complex ways and how each territory is constantly traversed in multiple directions by so many living beings."

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Carnival 2, 2020

The piece is dedicated to pianist Reinier van Houdt, who performs itAlexandre Bosetti here proposes a radical rewriting of Carnaval, a piece composed by Robert Schumann between 1834 and 1835, each of whose 21 episodes was dedicated to a commedia dell'arte mask or a hidden portrait of the musician's friends and colleagues. His version preserves the structure but introduces new, enigmatic masks, interspersed with electro-acoustic paraventi, sound curtains that allow the pianist to adopt a new identity each time. Alexandre Bosetti wrote each part without knowing, at least initially, who was behind the mask, and anyone who listens may or may not identify a person of their own.Carnaval 2 is released on vinyl on three:four records to coincide with the concert at the Biennale Son.

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Alessandro Bosetti

Born in 1973
Based in Marseille

A trained saxophonist, Alessandro Bosetti has turned his attention to exploring the musicality of spoken language. His compositions, often conceived for radio or stage, question the boundaries between music, speech, and communication. They often use recordings of human voices, taken from conversations, interviews, or readings, which he processes to highlight their rhythm, melody, and sonic texture. He is interested in how the meaning of words can be altered or enriched by their sonic context. His performances may include the use of electronic instruments, real-time sound processing software, and sometimes improvisation with other musicians.