Video: Ronen Nissan, Sonata no.1, 1st Movement
This beautiful project was realized in an incredibly interesting location, the 1899 water tower built in Vienna, in the midst of the artworks of the Viennese artist and physician Franz Mayrhofer.
guitar: Ronen Nissan, Exhibition by Franz Mayrhofer, Audio Recording: Jesus Leon, Video: Alexander Uhl
Carlos Guastavino
The Argentine composer (1912-2000), With his romantic musical language, he had a great influence on Argentine folklore and pop music, especially in the 1960s. His work includes more than 150 Lieder, also on texts such as those by Pablo Neruda, Gabriela Mistral or Jorge Luis Borges, numerous piano works, Choral music, Orchestral works and also three compositions for guitar.
Die Sonata no.1 (1967) should actually have been dedicated to the Argentine guitarist Roberto Lara, after the tragic death of his brother José Amadeo, just as he finished the first part, the sonata was dedicated to him.
Exactly this first part “Allegro Deciso” The guitarist Ronen Nissan has now achieved this.
The water tower
The 1899 completed 67 meters high, striking building, Built in industrial historicism, was part of a larger complex and served to supply water to the higher districts of Vienna. After the commissioning of the II. Vienna high spring water pipeline in 1910 The tower was only in operation occasionally. After the general renovation 1988 The water tower serves as an event location, mostly on topic “Water”.
Ronen Nissan
Israeli-born Ronen Nissan is a versatile conductor and arranger and guitarist, whose repertoire ranges from symphonic and sacred music to works by composers persecuted by the Nazis and crossovers, Film music and tango projects are enough.
Further information on the website:
www.ronennissan.com
Franz Mayrhofer
The doctor, who lives in Vienna and Mondsee, has been working since 25 years with experimental and non-objective painting.
In addition to high demands on the aesthetic quality of the images and objects, the focus of the work is the examination of the ability to convey content through a, beyond the representation of the objective, Imagery.
