Roberto Masini and Simona Costantino, who were born and then married in Massa (Tuscany-IT), studied and graduated classical guitar with Flavio Cucchi at the Istituto "P.Mascagni" in Livorno. They subsequently studied with Betho Davezac, Leo Brouwer and at the "Accademia Musicale Chigiana" in Siena with Oscar Ghiglia, gaining the Diploma di Merito as guitar duo. Although from 1990 they usually appear as a duo both in Italy and abroad, Masini and Costantino also performed as soloists and collaborated with various chamber groups. They appeared with the Satu Mare Orchestra (Romania) and the “F. Liszt Academy” Orchestra (Debrecen-Hungary) performing concertos for solo guitar and two guitars, including the performance of P.Petit's Concerto and the Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s Concerto for two guitars.
They have worked with Brouwer's guitar orchestra, the Ensemble Ricercare-guitar Symphonietta of Florence, taking part in television broadcasts for RAI 1, and with whom they have recorded a CD for the label “Giulia Records” (Milano) which has received favourable reviews in the music press (“CD Classica,”Il Fronimo” and others). For the label "Il Bagatto" they have recorded "Odi et amo", a collection of poems and music by the composer Claudio Vaira. The Duo Masini-Costantino often collaborate with composers in order to create new works for the guitar.
They have been also invited to perform for the “III World Guitar Festival” in Cagliari (Sardinia) and on august 2002 they gave in Massa the first performance of the Concert for guitar duo and orchestra written by the italian composer Oliviero Lacagnina.
Simona and Roberto played music of different historical ages (from Renaissance to Contemporary era) but in the last years they dedicated themselves with passion to the repertoire of the great composer and musician Astor Piazzolla and to the latin-american area.
They are the promoters of musical activities like the “Scuola Comunale di Musica”, the summer festival “Festival Sinfonico Estivo” and the “Festival of Guitar” that takes place in their town from the year 2001.
They teach at the Scuola Comunale di Musica and Master Classes di Musica Estive in Massa and at the “Istituto Musicale Citt.. di Carrara”.
They play two guitars of the Florentin lute-maker Andrea Tacchi.
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Ciao Duo Masini-Costantino (chitarra) - Una canzone è davvero bella quando le sue note giungono dritte al cuore! - A song is really beautiful when his notes come straight to the heart! - Una canción es realmente hermosa cuando sus notas vienen directamente al corazón!
Thanks for including me in your group of friends. When you have a moment, please come visit my main web site and download a catalogue of music I've written that includes classical guitar. Go to johnolivermusic.com and click on MUSIC, then SCORES_MP3s. You can also listen to MP3s and see scores by clicking on titles on that page. PAVANAS is a concert piece. MINIMUSICA studies extend the tradition of Villa-Lobos. A DREAM OF AFRICA and AFRICAN APPARITION are recent guitar duets; and there is also my 30-minute big guitar concerto, LA ABUELA.
We just wanted to let you know that we have a new video up on our profile and youtube page (www.youtube.com/nccosf) of the trailer for our special event on January 19th, 2008: REWIND! Pass the word on!
We also added new photographs - a few of our REWIND guest artists and a few of our guest concertmasters this season.
questa è l'edizione definitiva, conclusa da pochi minuti (ore 11,47).. e vi assicuro che è piena, questa volta...
:-)
aspetto che uno dei due del duo venga a ritirarla..
[fra le novità: nuovamente inciso ID con Manuela che è stata bravissima, remixata completamente Ave Maria Virgo Serena, con la voce di Susanna Menicucci, molto brava... e definito il commento *light* che caratterizza lo stile del CD...]
vi saluto caramente (con il coro animale in eco... :-) )
nostalghia, for string quartet, tape, and live el.
Si oscura la vista..
La mia forza sono due occulti dardi adamantini..
Si confonde l’udito per il tuono lontano
della casa paterna che respira..
dei duri muscoli i gambi si infiacchiscono
come bovi canuti alla radura
e non più quando è notte alle mie spalle splendono due ali…
nella festa, candela, mi sono consumato..
all’alba raccogliete la mia disciolta cera
e lì leggete chi piangere, di cosa andar superbi..
come, donando l’ultima porzione di letizia,
morire in levità,
e al riparo d’un tetto di fortuna
accendersi postumi,
come una parola..
Andrej Tarkovsky
The sight is growing dim…
My vigour are two concealed adamantine darts..
Hearing becomes confused for the far thunder
of father’s house that breathes..
hard’s muscles’ stalks become weak
like hoary oxen in the glade
and not further, when night comes, at my shoulders two wings shine..
in the festivity, like a candle, I burned out..
at dawn shelter my dissolved wax
and there read whom cry, whose be proud..
as, presenting the latest joy’s share
to die in lightness
and sheltered by an improvised roof
to catch fire posthumous
like a word…
Olá Caríssimos Masini e Costantino.
Muito Obrigado pelo convite. è uma Honra ter-vos como meus amigos aqui no Myspace. Ouvi as vossas gravações e Adorei. Continuação de excelente trabalho! Abraço de Portugal!
Thank you for finding me. You two are amazing performers ! Pleasure to hear your playing.
I am writing this duo for guitars and it would be my pleassure if you took a look at it !
Thank you , keep in touch
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