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Martucci: Complete Orchestral Music Vol 1 / La Vecchia, Rome SO

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Details

Composer
MARTUCCI, GIUSEPPE
Artist
Noferini, La Vecchia
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Mar 31, 2009
Catalog #
8570929
UPC
747313092970

About

Slowly but surely Giuseppe Martucci's orchestral music is making headway on CD. In 2007 Brilliant Classics reissued ASV's complete cycle, while my colleague Victor Carr Jr enthused over Symphonies 1 and 2 played by Kees Bakels and the Malaysian Philharmonic on BIS, and described the music succinctly and vividly. Naxos now enters the field with the first volume in a projected survey of the orchestral works.

On the plus side, Francesco La Vecchia elicits more incisive string playing and more penetrating woodwind articulation in the neo-Wagnerian First symphony than Bakels, aided by Naxos' rich, dazzlingly detailed engineering. On the minus side, the Rome musicians do not quite match their Malaysian colleagues' impeccable intonation and seamless ensemble blend. However, the shorter works delight without qualification.

The Andante Op. 69 No. 2 clocks in nearly three minutes faster than the weightier Francesco D'Avalos/Philharmonia Orchestra recording, and benefits from cellist Andrea Noferini's warm tone and fluid phrasing. By contrast, La Vecchia takes two minutes more than D'Avalos over the Op. 70 No. 1 Notturno, yet generates plenty of sustaining power and chamber-like textural diversity. A fine start to a promising cycle, warmly recommended. [4/13/2009]

--Jed Distler, ClassicsToday.com

Tracklist 8 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro 11:48
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    11:48
    Composer
    Giuseppe Martucci
    Ensemble
    Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma
    Conductor
    Francesco La Vecchia
  2. 2 II. Andante 08:36
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    08:36
    Composer
    Giuseppe Martucci
    Ensemble
    Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma
    Conductor
    Francesco La Vecchia
  3. 3 III. Allegretto 05:22
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegretto
    Duration
    05:22
    Composer
    Giuseppe Martucci
    Ensemble
    Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma
    Conductor
    Francesco La Vecchia
  4. 4 IV. Mosso - Allegro risoluto 14:24
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Mosso - Allegro risoluto
    Duration
    14:24
    Composer
    Giuseppe Martucci
    Ensemble
    Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma
    Conductor
    Francesco La Vecchia
  5. 5 Giga, Op. 61, No. 3 (arr. for orchestra) 04:09
    Track
    5
    Title
    Giga, Op. 61, No. 3 (arr. for orchestra)
    Duration
    04:09
    Composer
    Giuseppe Martucci
    Ensemble
    Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma
    Conductor
    Francesco La Vecchia
  6. 6 Canzonetta, Op. 65, No. 2 (arr. for orchestra) 03:30
    Track
    6
    Title
    Canzonetta, Op. 65, No. 2 (arr. for orchestra)
    Duration
    03:30
    Composer
    Giuseppe Martucci
    Ensemble
    Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma
    Conductor
    Francesco La Vecchia
  7. 7 Andante, Op. 69, No. 2 (arr. for cello and orchestra) 12:22
    Track
    7
    Title
    Andante, Op. 69, No. 2 (arr. for cello and orchestra)
    Duration
    12:22
    Composer
    Giuseppe Martucci
    Performer
    Andrea Noferini
    Ensemble
    Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma
    Conductor
    Francesco La Vecchia
  8. 8 Nocturne, Op. 70, No. 1 (arr. for orchestra) 09:29
    Track
    8
    Title
    Nocturne, Op. 70, No. 1 (arr. for orchestra)
    Duration
    09:29
    Composer
    Giuseppe Martucci
    Ensemble
    Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma
    Conductor
    Francesco La Vecchia