for | Treble recorder |
Musical Editions | |
Item no. | 113298 |
Author / Composer | Luciano Berio |
Publisher / Producer | Universal Edition |
Producer No. | UE 15627 |
ISBN | 9783702447564 |
ISMN | 9790008007194 |
UPC | 0803452039532 |
Berio could have called “Gesti” a “Sequenza”; the approach is the same. The work calls for (almost literally) breathtaking virtuosity – fingers, tongue and respiration must be skilfully coordinated. The instrumental sounds, combined over and over with the flutist’s voice, occasionally have a humorous effect, such as when the flute suggests a bird gone mad; in the final section, we hear that the instrument can sing, as well.