Du aber bist der Baum | for solo cello (2022) by Gaia Aloisi published on 2022-05-20T16:00:12Z Premiered by Giorgio Casati in Milan (Italy) February 2022 Edited, restored and mixed by Giuliano Cau ***** "Du aber bist der Baum" by Gaia Aloisi was written in 2022 and represents a turning point in the composer's artistic journey. The piece pays homage to poet Rainer Maria Rilke's Annunciation, and, in particular, to the idea of roots: just as Rilke investigates the concept of motherhood, the cello explores different sound images across the three sections. In fact, each of them recalls the concept of vocality in different ways: from the glissandi dampened by the metal mute to the "faraway chorus" of natural harmonics, to arrive at the conclusion full of rough and serious sounds, "Du aber bist der Baum" exploits the incredible potential of the cello in an emotional and imaginative journey. Genre Contemporary classical Comment by Gaia Aloisi Edited, restored and mixed by @giulkau 2022-05-20T16:56:23Z