Così, lasso, talor vo cercand'io

This reflection on the gravity of time spent in solitude oscillates between the outline of a song and the limits of exhaustion. From unpitched breath in limping steps, alternating with fragments of melodic babbling - tiresome obstinate search for a face in the crowd, as in the Petrarca verse that gives the piece its name - more precise singing is gradually reached: a vague memento of an aria (in turn, originally inspired by Ossian), in which hopelessness in love no longer leads to tired wandering, but to refusal to awaken.
Comissioned by the Associazione Gli Amici di Musica/Realtà.