034571178691

Pizzetti & Castelnuovo-tedesco: Violin Sonatas

Hagai Shaham, Arnon Erez

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Format: CD

Cat No: CDA67869

Release Date:  01 May 2014

Label:  Hyperion Records Ltd

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  034571178691

Genres:  Classical  Chamber Music  

  • Description

    Hagai Shaham and Arnon Erez continue their exploration of the early twentieth-century violin repertoire, turning this time to Italy. These musicians are noted for their full-blooded performances: here they revel exuberantly in the music’s operatic passion.

    Pizzetti was at the height of his fame at a time when Italian music was all the rage; his pupil Castelnuovo-Tedesco eventually fled Italian anti-semitism to embark on a successful career in Hollywood.
    Pizzetti’s Violin Sonata in A major was described by the late John C G Waterhouse, Britain’s leading authority on twentieth-century Italian music, as ‘much the most impressive sonata for violin and piano that has ever been written by an Italian’. His Tre canti were written in 1924, originally for cello and piano, then transcribed by the composer for violin.
    Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s Sonata quasi una fantasia, Op 56, was composed in 1929, with a dedication to the Hungarian violinist Adila Fachiri (also the dedicatee of Bartok’s two violin sonatas). The Tre vocalizzi were originally written in 1928 as vocalises for wordless voice and piano. They were subsequently arranged for violin and piano by Mario Corti, who saw the potential in these pieces for transcriptions that used violin techniques to imaginative effect, with extensive use of double-stopping and harmonics, as well as a greatly expanded compass, using octave transpositions to exploit the instrument’s entire range.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. <b>ILDEBRANDO PIZZETTI | Violin Sonata in A major | </b> Tempestoso [11'21]
      • 2. <b>ILDEBRANDO PIZZETTI | Violin Sonata in A major | </b> Preghiera per glinnocenti | Mol
      • 3. <b>ILDEBRANDO PIZZETTI | Violin Sonata in A major | </b> Vivo e fresco [9'07]
      • 4. <b>ILDEBRANDO PIZZETTI | Tre canti |</b> Affettuoso [4'12]
      • 5. <b>ILDEBRANDO PIZZETTI | Tre canti |</b> Quasi grave e commosso [3'52]
      • 6. <b>ILDEBRANDO PIZZETTI | Tre canti |</b> Appassionato [4'04]
      • 7. <b>MARIO CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO | Sonata quasi una fantasia Op 56 |</b>Prologo | Moderato e
      • 8. <b>MARIO CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO | Sonata quasi una fantasia Op 56 |</b>Intermezzo | Vivace
      • 9. <b>MARIO CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO | Sonata quasi una fantasia Op 56 |</b>Epilogo | Calmo [7'0
      • 10. b>MARIO CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO | Tre vocalizzi Op 55 |</b>Andantino (Pan ed Eco) [3'10]
      • 11. b>MARIO CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO | Tre vocalizzi Op 55 |</b>Molto calmo e malinconico (Come una
      • 12. b>MARIO CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO | Tre vocalizzi Op 55 |</b>Tempo di Fox Trot | Ironico e taglie