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Italian Cello Sonatas
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Italian Cello Sonatas

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Composer
Alfredo Casella, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Francesco Cilea, Giuseppe Martucci, Alfredo Piatti, Mari
Artist
Amadeo Cicchese, Costantino Catena, Jacopo Di Tonno, Domenico Codespoti, Barbara Panzarella, Roberto
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Jun 14, 2024
Catalog #
BRI97278
UPC
5028421972787

About

By the time of the ‘Ottocento’ (19th century), opera was the dominant force in Italian musical culture, with bel canto composers such as Rossini and Donizetti creating a public appetite for opera that eclipsed achievements by Italy’s musical sons in other genres. Some of these composers who focused their energies instead on instrumental music, swimming against the operatic tide, remained in their native land, while others found a home (or were forced to find one) abroad.

Giuseppe Martucci (1856-1909) is one who stayed. A gifted pianist, he bypassed the operatic path and wrote music with a kind of fluent synthesis of Italian lyricism and German, dialectic approach to form that reached an early peak in his Cello Sonata of 1880. Yet Martucci, as a teacher of composition in Bologna and then Naples, urged the teenaged Alfredo Casella (1883-1947) to study abroad.

Ildebrando Pizzetti (1880-1968) is among the few composers in this set whose entire career centered in Italy, and he wrote a substantial body of instrumental music.

Before the war and eventual exile, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968) succeeded in reinventing an essentially Romantic model (of both form and harmony) for his own time with his Cello Sonata Op. 50 of 1928.

From seven years earlier, Ildebrando Pizzetti’s Sonata of 1921 is a more gloomy, even tortured affair. The Cello Sonata of Francesco Cilea (1866-1950), while unmistakably cast as an ‘operatic’ work from its opening solo, features a protagonist scarcely burdened by the existential angst to be found in comparable works from northern Europe.

Like Cilea, Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari (1876–1948) is known for his operas but unlike Cilea’s cello sonata, Wolf-Ferrari’s Op. 30 dates from the final three years of his life and belongs to a mature output of instrumental music.

Virtuoso cellists Alfredo Piatti (1822-1901) produced many trifles and showpieces to display his artistry to his adoring public in London. He was most proud of the set of six sonatas included in this set. In 1844 he made his first appearance in the English capital and soon settled there, playing both as a soloist and in one of the first celebrity string quartets.

The Cello Sonata by Mario Pilati (1903-1938) is another product of the fast-moving 1920s, formed in a Romantic tradition but inflected – like the music of Casella, Pizzetti, and Castelnuovo-Tedesco – by contemporary trends in impressionism and futurism.

From the next generation of composers, the Cello Sonata composed in 1948 by Eliodoro Sollim (1926-2000) fluently incorporates the kind of modal harmonies and cross-rhythms adopted by the likes of Bartók and Janáček from the folk traditions of their own cultures.

Tracklist 62 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro tranquillo 07:28
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro tranquillo
    Duration
    07:28
    Composer
    Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari
    Performer
    Amedeo Cicchese, Constantino Catena
    Ensemble
    Quartetto Guadagnini
  2. 2 II. Largo 03:39
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Largo
    Duration
    03:39
    Composer
    Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari
    Performer
    Amedeo Cicchese, Constantino Catena
    Ensemble
    Quartetto Guadagnini
  3. 3 III. Allegro 03:41
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    03:41
    Composer
    Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari
    Performer
    Amedeo Cicchese, Constantino Catena
    Ensemble
    Quartetto Guadagnini
  4. 4 I. Allegro moderato 06:10
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    06:10
    Composer
    Francesco Cilea
    Performer
    Jacopo Di Tonno, Domenico Codispoti
  5. 5 II. Alla romanza 05:26
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Alla romanza
    Duration
    05:26
    Composer
    Francesco Cilea
    Performer
    Jacopo Di Tonno, Domenico Codispoti
  6. 6 III. Allegro animato 05:34
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Allegro animato
    Duration
    05:34
    Composer
    Francesco Cilea
    Performer
    Jacopo Di Tonno, Domenico Codispoti
  7. 7 I. Largo 12:49
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Largo
    Duration
    12:49
    Composer
    Ildebrando Pizzetti
    Performer
    Amedeo Cicchese, Barbara Panzarella
  8. 8 II. Molto concitato e angoscioso 10:00
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Molto concitato e angoscioso
    Duration
    10:00
    Composer
    Ildebrando Pizzetti
    Performer
    Amedeo Cicchese, Barbara Panzarella
  9. 9 III. Stanco e triste: Largo 08:57
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Stanco e triste: Largo
    Duration
    08:57
    Composer
    Ildebrando Pizzetti
    Performer
    Amedeo Cicchese, Barbara Panzarella
  10. 10 I. Allegro giusto 13:12
    Track
    10
    Title
    I. Allegro giusto
    Duration
    13:12
    Composer
    Giuseppe Martucci
    Performer
    Roberto Trainini, Massimiliano Ferrati
  11. 11 II. Scherzo: Allegro molto 06:19
    Track
    11
    Title
    II. Scherzo: Allegro molto
    Duration
    06:19
    Composer
    Giuseppe Martucci
    Performer
    Roberto Trainini, Massimiliano Ferrati
  12. 12 III. Intermezzo: Andantino flebile 03:52
    Track
    12
    Title
    III. Intermezzo: Andantino flebile
    Duration
    03:52
    Composer
    Giuseppe Martucci
    Performer
    Roberto Trainini, Massimiliano Ferrati
  13. 13 IV. Finale: Allegro 09:04
    Track
    13
    Title
    IV. Finale: Allegro
    Duration
    09:04
    Composer
    Giuseppe Martucci
    Performer
    Roberto Trainini, Massimiliano Ferrati
  14. 14 No. 1 in E Minor: Moderato 09:25
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 1 in E Minor: Moderato
    Duration
    09:25
    Composer
    Giuseppe Martucci
    Performer
    Roberto Trainini, Massimiliano Ferrati
  15. 15 No. 2 in B-Flat Major: Andante 09:30
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 2 in B-Flat Major: Andante
    Duration
    09:30
    Composer
    Giuseppe Martucci
    Performer
    Roberto Trainini, Massimiliano Ferrati
  16. 16 No. 3 in A Minor: Allegro 08:55
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 3 in A Minor: Allegro
    Duration
    08:55
    Composer
    Giuseppe Martucci
    Performer
    Roberto Trainini, Massimiliano Ferrati
  17. 17 No. 1. Andantino con moto 02:52
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 1. Andantino con moto
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Giuseppe Martucci
    Performer
    Roberto Trainini, Massimiliano Ferrati
  18. 18 No. 2. Moderato 04:03
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 2. Moderato
    Duration
    04:03
    Composer
    Giuseppe Martucci
    Performer
    Roberto Trainini, Massimiliano Ferrati
  19. 19 Melodia (version for cello and piano) 03:21
    Track
    19
    Title
    Melodia (version for cello and piano)
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Giuseppe Martucci
    Performer
    Roberto Trainini, Massimiliano Ferrati
  20. 20 I. Moderato mosso 08:48
    Track
    20
    Title
    I. Moderato mosso
    Duration
    08:48
    Composer
    Mario Pilati
    Performer
    Luca Signorini, Dario Candela
  21. 21 II. Tema con variazioni 10:02
    Track
    21
    Title
    II. Tema con variazioni
    Duration
    10:02
    Composer
    Mario Pilati
    Performer
    Luca Signorini, Dario Candela
  22. 22 III. Animato 07:56
    Track
    22
    Title
    III. Animato
    Duration
    07:56
    Composer
    Mario Pilati
    Performer
    Luca Signorini, Dario Candela
  23. 23 I. Lento (recitativo) - Allegro viva 07:20
    Track
    23
    Title
    I. Lento (recitativo) - Allegro viva
    Duration
    07:20
    Composer
    Eliodoro Sollima
    Performer
    Gianluca Pirisi, Flavia Salemme
  24. 24 II. Andante molto espressivo 03:55
    Track
    24
    Title
    II. Andante molto espressivo
    Duration
    03:55
    Composer
    Eliodoro Sollima
    Performer
    Gianluca Pirisi, Flavia Salemme
  25. 25 III. Perpetuum mobile - Allegro con spirito 01:57
    Track
    25
    Title
    III. Perpetuum mobile - Allegro con spirito
    Duration
    01:57
    Composer
    Eliodoro Sollima
    Performer
    Gianluca Pirisi, Flavia Salemme
  26. 26 I. Arioso e sereno 08:43
    Track
    26
    Title
    I. Arioso e sereno
    Duration
    08:43
    Composer
    Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
    Performer
    Amedeo Cicchese, Barbara Panzarella
  27. 27 II. Arietta con variazioni 01:13
    Track
    27
    Title
    II. Arietta con variazioni
    Duration
    01:13
    Composer
    Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
    Performer
    Amedeo Cicchese, Barbara Panzarella
  28. 28 III. Vivacemente 00:44
    Track
    28
    Title
    III. Vivacemente
    Duration
    00:44
    Composer
    Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
    Performer
    Amedeo Cicchese, Barbara Panzarella
  29. 29 IV. Dolente ma con fierezza 01:20
    Track
    29
    Title
    IV. Dolente ma con fierezza
    Duration
    01:20
    Composer
    Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
    Performer
    Amedeo Cicchese, Barbara Panzarella
  30. 30 V. Rustico 01:26
    Track
    30
    Title
    V. Rustico
    Duration
    01:26
    Composer
    Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
    Performer
    Amedeo Cicchese, Barbara Panzarella
  31. 31 VI. Largo e pomposo 01:33
    Track
    31
    Title
    VI. Largo e pomposo
    Duration
    01:33
    Composer
    Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
    Performer
    Amedeo Cicchese, Barbara Panzarella
  32. 32 VII. Energico e ben ritmato 03:15
    Track
    32
    Title
    VII. Energico e ben ritmato
    Duration
    03:15
    Composer
    Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
    Performer
    Amedeo Cicchese, Barbara Panzarella
  33. 33 I. Allegro assai 08:21
    Track
    33
    Title
    I. Allegro assai
    Duration
    08:21
    Composer
    Alfredo Casella
    Performer
    Andrea Favalessa, Maria Semeraro
  34. 34 II. Adagio 09:16
    Track
    34
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    09:16
    Composer
    Alfredo Casella
    Performer
    Andrea Favalessa, Maria Semeraro
  35. 35 III. Allegro ma non troppo 07:49
    Track
    35
    Title
    III. Allegro ma non troppo
    Duration
    07:49
    Composer
    Alfredo Casella
    Performer
    Andrea Favalessa, Maria Semeraro
  36. 36 I. Preludio: Largo molto e sostenuto - 10:05
    Track
    36
    Title
    I. Preludio: Largo molto e sostenuto -
    Duration
    10:05
    Composer
    Alfredo Casella
    Performer
    Andrea Favalessa, Maria Semeraro
  37. 37 I. Bourree: Allegro molto vivace e scherzando 03:54
    Track
    37
    Title
    I. Bourree: Allegro molto vivace e scherzando
    Duration
    03:54
    Composer
    Alfredo Casella
    Performer
    Andrea Favalessa, Maria Semeraro
  38. 38 II. Largo - 08:06
    Track
    38
    Title
    II. Largo -
    Duration
    08:06
    Composer
    Alfredo Casella
    Performer
    Andrea Favalessa, Maria Semeraro
  39. 39 II. Rondo: Allegro molto vivace, quasi giga 03:56
    Track
    39
    Title
    II. Rondo: Allegro molto vivace, quasi giga
    Duration
    03:56
    Composer
    Alfredo Casella
    Performer
    Andrea Favalessa, Maria Semeraro
  40. 40 Notturno 05:17
    Track
    40
    Title
    Notturno
    Duration
    05:17
    Composer
    Alfredo Casella
    Performer
    Andrea Favalessa, Maria Semeraro
  41. 41 Tarantella 01:49
    Track
    41
    Title
    Tarantella
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Alfredo Casella
    Performer
    Andrea Favalessa, Maria Semeraro
  42. 42 I. Allegro 07:55
    Track
    42
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    07:55
    Composer
    Alfredo Piatti
    Performer
    Lamberto Curtoni, Giovanni Doria Miglietta
  43. 43 II. Andantino 06:24
    Track
    43
    Title
    II. Andantino
    Duration
    06:24
    Composer
    Alfredo Piatti
    Performer
    Lamberto Curtoni, Giovanni Doria Miglietta
  44. 44 III. Presto 04:16
    Track
    44
    Title
    III. Presto
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Alfredo Piatti
    Performer
    Lamberto Curtoni, Giovanni Doria Miglietta
  45. 45 IV. Agitato vivace 04:08
    Track
    45
    Title
    IV. Agitato vivace
    Duration
    04:08
    Composer
    Alfredo Piatti
    Performer
    Lamberto Curtoni, Giovanni Doria Miglietta
  46. 46 I. Lento - Allegro spiritoso 07:07
    Track
    46
    Title
    I. Lento - Allegro spiritoso
    Duration
    07:07
    Composer
    Alfredo Piatti
    Performer
    Lamberto Curtoni, Giovanni Doria Miglietta
  47. 47 II. Adagio lento 06:02
    Track
    47
    Title
    II. Adagio lento
    Duration
    06:02
    Composer
    Alfredo Piatti
    Performer
    Lamberto Curtoni, Giovanni Doria Miglietta
  48. 48 III. Variazioni del tempo I 03:51
    Track
    48
    Title
    III. Variazioni del tempo I
    Duration
    03:51
    Composer
    Alfredo Piatti
    Performer
    Lamberto Curtoni, Giovanni Doria Miglietta
  49. 49 IV. Presto ma non troppo 01:52
    Track
    49
    Title
    IV. Presto ma non troppo
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Alfredo Piatti
    Performer
    Lamberto Curtoni, Giovanni Doria Miglietta
  50. 50 I. Allegro energico 09:59
    Track
    50
    Title
    I. Allegro energico
    Duration
    09:59
    Composer
    Alfredo Piatti
    Performer
    Lamberto Curtoni, Giovanni Doria Miglietta
  51. 51 II. Romanza: Lento 05:09
    Track
    51
    Title
    II. Romanza: Lento
    Duration
    05:09
    Composer
    Alfredo Piatti
    Performer
    Lamberto Curtoni, Giovanni Doria Miglietta
  52. 52 III. Finale: Allegro ma non troppo 07:54
    Track
    52
    Title
    III. Finale: Allegro ma non troppo
    Duration
    07:54
    Composer
    Alfredo Piatti
    Performer
    Lamberto Curtoni, Giovanni Doria Miglietta
  53. 53 I. Allegro assai moderato 04:34
    Track
    53
    Title
    I. Allegro assai moderato
    Duration
    04:34
    Composer
    Alfredo Piatti
    Performer
    Lamberto Curtoni, Giovanni Doria Miglietta
  54. 54 II. Intermezzo: Vivo ed agitato 01:54
    Track
    54
    Title
    II. Intermezzo: Vivo ed agitato
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Alfredo Piatti
    Performer
    Lamberto Curtoni, Giovanni Doria Miglietta
  55. 55 III. Allegro ma tranquillo 06:29
    Track
    55
    Title
    III. Allegro ma tranquillo
    Duration
    06:29
    Composer
    Alfredo Piatti
    Performer
    Lamberto Curtoni, Giovanni Doria Miglietta
  56. 56 I. Introduzione: Largo - Allegro 07:53
    Track
    56
    Title
    I. Introduzione: Largo - Allegro
    Duration
    07:53
    Composer
    Alfredo Piatti
    Performer
    Lamberto Curtoni, Giovanni Doria Miglietta
  57. 57 II. Intermezzo: Adagio 03:40
    Track
    57
    Title
    II. Intermezzo: Adagio
    Duration
    03:40
    Composer
    Alfredo Piatti
    Performer
    Lamberto Curtoni, Giovanni Doria Miglietta
  58. 58 III. Allegro vivo 05:00
    Track
    58
    Title
    III. Allegro vivo
    Duration
    05:00
    Composer
    Alfredo Piatti
    Performer
    Lamberto Curtoni, Giovanni Doria Miglietta
  59. 59 I. Allegro non troppo 05:34
    Track
    59
    Title
    I. Allegro non troppo
    Duration
    05:34
    Composer
    Alfredo Piatti
    Performer
    Lamberto Curtoni, Giovanni Doria Miglietta
  60. 60 II. Andante religioso 03:01
    Track
    60
    Title
    II. Andante religioso
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Alfredo Piatti
    Performer
    Lamberto Curtoni, Giovanni Doria Miglietta
  61. 61 III. Canone 01:33
    Track
    61
    Title
    III. Canone
    Duration
    01:33
    Composer
    Alfredo Piatti
    Performer
    Lamberto Curtoni, Giovanni Doria Miglietta
  62. 62 IV. Vivo 04:24
    Track
    62
    Title
    IV. Vivo
    Duration
    04:24
    Composer
    Alfredo Piatti
    Performer
    Lamberto Curtoni, Giovanni Doria Miglietta