Riflessi
companion pieces (2007-200_)

'Riflesso' is the Italian word for sheen. In German one would say 'Abglanz', in French 'reflet', and in Dutch 'weerschijn'. 'Riflesso' is cognate with the more familiar word 'riflessione' (reflection), yet its meaning has additional subtlety: reflective light of a tone different from that of its source.

The Riflessi series consists exclusively of companion pieces. In other words: each Riflesso explores the same exceptional scoring of an existing "classic" by a composer from the past.

Riflesso sul tasto
for 3 players (2007)
companion piece to
Refrain by Karlheinz Stockhausen

Riflesso sull'acqua
for English horn and orchestra (2007)
companion piece to
The Swan of Tuonela by Jean Sibelius