Britten & Shostakovich: Music based on texts by Michelangelo

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Label
Brilliant Classics
Release Date
April 18, 2025
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Benjamin Britten, Dmitri Shostakovich
    • PERFORMER
      Mark Milhofer, Mirco Palazzi, Marco Scolastra
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      April 18, 2025
    • UPC
      5028421970127
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      BRI97012
    • LABEL
      Brilliant Classics
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. No. 1. Sonetto XVI: Si come nella penna e nell'inchiostro

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Performer: Mark Milhofer, Marco Scolastra

    2. No. 2. Sonetto XXXI: A che più debb'io mai l'intensa voglia

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Performer: Mark Milhofer, Marco Scolastra

    3. No. 3. Sonetto XXX: Veggio co' bei vostri occhi un dolce lume

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Performer: Mark Milhofer, Marco Scolastra

    4. No. 4. Sonetto LV: Tu sa' ch'io so, signior mie, che tu sai

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Performer: Mark Milhofer, Marco Scolastra

    5. No. 5. Sonetto XXXVIII: Rendete a gli occhi miei, o fonte o fiume

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Performer: Mark Milhofer, Marco Scolastra

    6. No. 6. Sonetto XXXII: S'un casto amor, s'una pieta superna

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Performer: Mark Milhofer, Marco Scolastra

    7. No. 7. Sonetto XXIV: Spirto ben nato, in cui si specchia e vede

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Performer: Mark Milhofer, Marco Scolastra

    8. I. Verità

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Mirco Palazzi, Marco Scolastra

    9. II. Mattino

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Mirco Palazzi, Marco Scolastra

    10. III. Amore

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Mirco Palazzi, Marco Scolastra

    11. IV. Separazione

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Mirco Palazzi, Marco Scolastra

    12. V. Rabbia

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Mirco Palazzi, Marco Scolastra

    13. VI. Dante

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Mirco Palazzi, Marco Scolastra

    14. VII. All'esiliato

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Mirco Palazzi, Marco Scolastra

    15. VIII. Creazione

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Mirco Palazzi, Marco Scolastra

    16. IX. Notte

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Mirco Palazzi, Marco Scolastra

    17. X. Morte

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Mirco Palazzi, Marco Scolastra

    18. XI. Immortalità

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Mirco Palazzi, Marco Scolastra


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.