MAXIMILIANO GUERRA
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Mine are the words of someone who has been revealed the
glorious creativity of a first-rate composer like Enrique
Roel.
Working with Roel has been a pleasure, not only because
of the sensitivity and strength of a man entirely committed
to his life and arts, but also because of his unequaled
ability to play with notes and melodies and his profound
regard for the beauties and powers of musical language,
which gave him a clear understanding of my thoughts and
reasons why Dr. René Favaloro deserved to be honored.
All his abilities enhanced a creation that kept growing
through our many ideas and the unique music and choreography
that has turned this into one of those works that will long
be talked about.
By-Pass is the result of a
joint effort at the distance - Roel in Buenos Aires and
me in Stuttgart, Germany – that grew day by day with
a fluent communication of ideas, times, rhythms and mainly,
the deepest love for our singular way of creating.
Roel was able to understand the first words that came out
of my mouth, totally from my imagination, and pass them
to melodies that meant and symbolized all my feelings.
Is there anything else I can say about this talented artist
that hasn’t already been said? Roel’s works
embrace more universality and significance than its own
tangible essence, as is the case of every great composer.
I dare say his work will be everlasting, and will timely
earn its place in history.
It has been a great pleasure for me to have the possibility
of working with this excelled composer, and also to share
part of his life as a friend.
In my opinion, he is the best composer of contemporary music
in Argentina as well as a great person. Let us then feel
his humanity in the essence of his music.
Maximiliano Guerra.
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Buenos aires, March 6 2006
It is since our first encounter in 2000 for the creation
of the “by-pass” ballet —whose music was
written by maestro enrique roel— that i haven’t
been able to find the right words to express my admiration
for roel’s compositions and the human kindness reflected
in his work.
Soon after our families met, and knowing the greatness
of this composer, i found out that he is a great orchestra
conductor endowed with solid perseverance, finesse in conducting,
and a great sense of interpretation within an ample range
of different styles.
Undoubtedly, we are in presence of a musician who cannot
only move audiences’ with his creative touch but also
motivate the performers of the orchestras under his conduction
with his masterful baton, and it is through this sensitivity
that he makes music be perfect but not any less uninspired.
Maximiliano Guerra.
