Malipiero: Il Finto Arlecchino, Etc / Peter Maag, Veneto Po

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Label
Naxos
Release Date
April 1, 2001
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      MALIPIERO
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Orchestra Filarmonia Veneta
    • PERFORMER
      Peter, Maag
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      April 01, 2001
    • UPC
      747313551521
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8555515
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. Non troppo mosso

      Composer: Gian Francesco Malipiero

      Ensemble: Orchestra Filarmonia Veneta

      Conductor: Peter Maag

    2. Mosso

      Composer: Gian Francesco Malipiero

      Ensemble: Orchestra Filarmonia Veneta

      Conductor: Peter Maag

    3. Non mosso ma allegro

      Composer: Gian Francesco Malipiero

      Ensemble: Orchestra Filarmonia Veneta

      Conductor: Peter Maag

    4. Lento ma non troppo

      Composer: Gian Francesco Malipiero

      Ensemble: Orchestra Filarmonia Veneta

      Conductor: Peter Maag

    5. Allegro agitato

      Composer: Gian Francesco Malipiero

      Ensemble: Orchestra Filarmonia Veneta

      Conductor: Peter Maag

    6. Lento ma non troppo

      Composer: Gian Francesco Malipiero

      Ensemble: Orchestra Filarmonia Veneta

      Conductor: Peter Maag

    7. Allegro

      Composer: Gian Francesco Malipiero

      Ensemble: Orchestra Filarmonia Veneta

      Conductor: Peter Maag

    8. Allegro grazioso - Leggero

      Composer: Gian Francesco Malipiero

      Ensemble: Orchestra Filarmonia Veneta

      Conductor: Peter Maag

    9. Allegro - Grazioso

      Composer: Gian Francesco Malipiero

      Ensemble: Orchestra Filarmonia Veneta

      Conductor: Peter Maag

    10. Andante - In due

      Composer: Gian Francesco Malipiero

      Ensemble: Orchestra Filarmonia Veneta

      Conductor: Peter Maag

    11. Allegro - Festoso

      Composer: Gian Francesco Malipiero

      Ensemble: Orchestra Filarmonia Veneta

      Conductor: Peter Maag

    12. Allegro

      Composer: Gian Francesco Malipiero

      Ensemble: Orchestra Filarmonia Veneta

      Conductor: Peter Maag

    13. Largo

      Composer: Gian Francesco Malipiero

      Ensemble: Orchestra Filarmonia Veneta

      Conductor: Peter Maag

    14. Allegro gaio assai

      Composer: Gian Francesco Malipiero

      Ensemble: Orchestra Filarmonia Veneta

      Conductor: Peter Maag

    15. Andante non ritenuto

      Composer: Gian Francesco Malipiero

      Ensemble: Orchestra Filarmonia Veneta

      Conductor: Peter Maag

    16. Adagio - Allegro

      Composer: Gian Francesco Malipiero

      Ensemble: Orchestra Filarmonia Veneta

      Conductor: Peter Maag

    17. Andante più lento un poco

      Composer: Gian Francesco Malipiero

      Ensemble: Orchestra Filarmonia Veneta

      Conductor: Peter Maag

    18. Allegro - Allegro molto

      Composer: Gian Francesco Malipiero

      Ensemble: Orchestra Filarmonia Veneta

      Conductor: Peter Maag


Gian Francesco Malipiero (1882-1973) originally composed his Seven Inventions and Four Inventions as a score for the 1932 Italian film Acciaio (Steel). The music's intended function as an accompaniment to visual storytelling perhaps explains its consistent use of a basic melodic idea, which sounds deceptively like a novice at the piano playing up and down the white keys. That Malipiero creates interesting and beautiful musical moments from this raw and unadorned device is most impressive, as is the ever-captivating orchestration, which at times reminds us of the colorful works of Respighi (especially in the dramatic opening and concluding movements).


The Four Inventions, though slightly more tuneful, follow the same melodic principle as the Seven, which can lead to an impression of sameness if played in succession. Malipiero's 1925 opera Il finto Arlecchino evoked the world of 18th-century Venice, and the music ranges from neo-classical to near parody of the period. For some of today's "authenic performance"-trained ears this will seem quite anachronistic, as will Malipiero's Vivaldiana (1952), a loving tribute that is true to the text of Vivaldi's concerto movements while imbuing them with newly vivid and vibrant orchestral colors. Peter Maag's insightful and committed conducting makes the most of these elements, which are wonderfully realized in brilliant performances by the Veneto Philharmonic Orchestra, recorded in clear, full sound by Naxos. Do give this a try.
--Victor Carr Jr, ClassicsToday.com