Alfano: Suite romantica; Una danza / Grazioli, Milan Symphony
Details
- Composer
- Franco Alfano
- Artist
- Vittorio Rabagliati, Davide Vendramin, Giuseppe Grazioli
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Naxos
- Released
- Apr 12, 2024
- Catalog #
- 8574533
- UPC
- 747313453375
About
Franco Alfano possessed an innate melodic facility combined with a talent for unexpected timbres. From the neo-Classical Divertimento to the noirish post-war Nenia, the lightness of touch of Amour… Amour… to the impressionistic Una danza and luxuriously orchestrated Suite romantica, each work reveals a different aspect of this multifaceted composer. This release of world premiere recordings features the Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano conducted by Giuseppe Grazioli who makes his Naxos début.
REVIEW:
Franco Alfano (1875–1954) remains a marginal figure in musical life despite a fair degree of coverage in record catalogs. Yet he is a thoroughly original composer, one who possessed an innate melodic gift combined with a talent for unexpected timbres, as can be heard in the lavishly orchestrated Suite romantica. The half-hour work is heard on this album in a very colorful and expressive, excellently performed interpretation.
With Una danza, completely different colors are expressed and one may hear an influence of Debussy. This is followed by Nenia, a somewhat melancholy solo piece for accordion, sensitively played by Davide Vendramin, which finds its counterpart in the Aria of the Divertimento, even if the outer movements are very lively and playful.
The program, pleasing and excellently played, ends with the Waltz Amour… Amour…, originally composed for piano in 1901 and orchestrated in 1928.
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Tracklist 10 tracks
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1 Part I: Notte adriatica - 09:14
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Part I: Notte adriatica -
- Duration
- 09:14
- Composer
- Franco Alfano
- Ensemble
- Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano
- Conductor
- Giuseppe Grazioli
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2 Part II: Echi dell'Appennino - 06:40
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Part II: Echi dell'Appennino -
- Duration
- 06:40
- Composer
- Franco Alfano
- Ensemble
- Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano
- Conductor
- Giuseppe Grazioli
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3 Part III: Al chiostro abbandonato - 08:25
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Part III: Al chiostro abbandonato -
- Duration
- 08:25
- Composer
- Franco Alfano
- Ensemble
- Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano
- Conductor
- Giuseppe Grazioli
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4 Part IV: Natale campàno 08:28
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Part IV: Natale campàno
- Duration
- 08:28
- Composer
- Franco Alfano
- Ensemble
- Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano
- Conductor
- Giuseppe Grazioli
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5 Una danza 14:02
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Una danza
- Duration
- 14:02
- Composer
- Franco Alfano
- Ensemble
- Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano
- Conductor
- Giuseppe Grazioli
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6 Nenia 05:32
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Nenia
- Duration
- 05:32
- Composer
- Franco Alfano
- Performer
- Davide Vendramin
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7 I. Introduzione - 03:26
- Track
- 7
- Title
- I. Introduzione -
- Duration
- 03:26
- Composer
- Franco Alfano
- Performer
- Vittorio Rabagliati
- Ensemble
- Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano
- Conductor
- Giuseppe Grazioli
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8 II. Aria 07:32
- Track
- 8
- Title
- II. Aria
- Duration
- 07:32
- Composer
- Franco Alfano
- Performer
- Vittorio Rabagliati
- Ensemble
- Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano
- Conductor
- Giuseppe Grazioli
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9 III. Recitativo e Rondò 05:39
- Track
- 9
- Title
- III. Recitativo e Rondò
- Duration
- 05:39
- Composer
- Franco Alfano
- Performer
- Vittorio Rabagliati
- Ensemble
- Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano
- Conductor
- Giuseppe Grazioli
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10 Amour… Amour… (version for orchestra) 05:52
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Amour… Amour… (version for orchestra)
- Duration
- 05:52
- Composer
- Franco Alfano
- Ensemble
- Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano
- Conductor
- Giuseppe Grazioli