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Brilliant Classics

Britten & Shostakovich: Music based on texts by Michelangelo

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Details

Composer
Benjamin Britten, Dmitri Shostakovich
Artist
Mark Milhofer, Mirco Palazzi, Marco Scolastra
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Apr 18, 2025
Catalog #
BRI97012
UPC
5028421970127

About

Transcending the barriers of time, two 20-th century composers dialogue with a genius who lived centuries earlier. An immense painter, sculptor, architect, Michelangelo (1475-1564) wrote poetry expressing turmoil, restlessness, personal and professional anger, written in an energetic and passionate language. Both Dimitri Shostakovich and Benjamin Britten found inspiration in his texts, and by setting them to music they show their own feelings in a highly personal and characteristic way. - This new recording presents the "7 Sonnets Op. 22" by Benjamin Britten, and the Michelangelo Suite Op. 145 by Dimitri Shostakovich, both intensely expressive and dramatic, each in his own unique musical language. - Sung by Mark Milhofer and Mirco Palazzi, Marco Scolastra is their piano partner. Mark Milhofer's recording of the Folk Songs by Britten for Brilliant Classics received many excellent reviews, including a "Recommended Recording of the Month" on Musicweb.

Tracklist 18 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1. Sonetto XVI: Si come nella penna e nell'inchiostro 02:06
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. Sonetto XVI: Si come nella penna e nell'inchiostro
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Mark Milhofer, Marco Scolastra
  2. 2 No. 2. Sonetto XXXI: A che più debb'io mai l'intensa voglia 01:33
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. Sonetto XXXI: A che più debb'io mai l'intensa voglia
    Duration
    01:33
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Mark Milhofer, Marco Scolastra
  3. 3 No. 3. Sonetto XXX: Veggio co' bei vostri occhi un dolce lume 04:23
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. Sonetto XXX: Veggio co' bei vostri occhi un dolce lume
    Duration
    04:23
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Mark Milhofer, Marco Scolastra
  4. 4 No. 4. Sonetto LV: Tu sa' ch'io so, signior mie, che tu sai 01:54
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 4. Sonetto LV: Tu sa' ch'io so, signior mie, che tu sai
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Mark Milhofer, Marco Scolastra
  5. 5 No. 5. Sonetto XXXVIII: Rendete a gli occhi miei, o fonte o fiume 01:54
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 5. Sonetto XXXVIII: Rendete a gli occhi miei, o fonte o fiume
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Mark Milhofer, Marco Scolastra
  6. 6 No. 6. Sonetto XXXII: S'un casto amor, s'una pieta superna 01:35
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 6. Sonetto XXXII: S'un casto amor, s'una pieta superna
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Mark Milhofer, Marco Scolastra
  7. 7 No. 7. Sonetto XXIV: Spirto ben nato, in cui si specchia e vede 04:44
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 7. Sonetto XXIV: Spirto ben nato, in cui si specchia e vede
    Duration
    04:44
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Mark Milhofer, Marco Scolastra
  8. 8 I. Verità 03:50
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Verità
    Duration
    03:50
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Mirco Palazzi, Marco Scolastra
  9. 9 II. Mattino 02:49
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Mattino
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Mirco Palazzi, Marco Scolastra
  10. 10 III. Amore 03:57
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Amore
    Duration
    03:57
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Mirco Palazzi, Marco Scolastra
  11. 11 IV. Separazione 01:57
    Track
    11
    Title
    IV. Separazione
    Duration
    01:57
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Mirco Palazzi, Marco Scolastra
  12. 12 V. Rabbia 01:37
    Track
    12
    Title
    V. Rabbia
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Mirco Palazzi, Marco Scolastra
  13. 13 VI. Dante 03:03
    Track
    13
    Title
    VI. Dante
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Mirco Palazzi, Marco Scolastra
  14. 14 VII. All'esiliato 04:17
    Track
    14
    Title
    VII. All'esiliato
    Duration
    04:17
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Mirco Palazzi, Marco Scolastra
  15. 15 VIII. Creazione 03:00
    Track
    15
    Title
    VIII. Creazione
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Mirco Palazzi, Marco Scolastra
  16. 16 IX. Notte 03:15
    Track
    16
    Title
    IX. Notte
    Duration
    03:15
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Mirco Palazzi, Marco Scolastra
  17. 17 X. Morte 03:55
    Track
    17
    Title
    X. Morte
    Duration
    03:55
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Mirco Palazzi, Marco Scolastra
  18. 18 XI. Immortalità 03:44
    Track
    18
    Title
    XI. Immortalità
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Mirco Palazzi, Marco Scolastra