747313327270

Giovanni Sgambati: Piano Concerto In G Minor; Sinfonia Festiva

Massimiliano Damerini; Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma; Francesco La Vecchia

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Format: CD

Cat No: 8573272

Release Date:  01 December 2023

Label:  Naxos - Nxp / Naxos Classics

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  747313327270

Genres:  Classical  Orchestral  

Composer/Series:  Giovanni Sgambati

  • Description

    Giovanni Sgambati led the revival of Italian orchestral music during the late 19th century. He was a favourite student of Liszt, admired by Wagner, and a pivotal figure in the emancipation of his country's music from the dominance of bel canto opera. The Piano Concerto in G minor is a stirring and inventive work signalling a new beginning for Italian piano music on the international stage. It offers a synthesis of the possibilities of the genre, evoking Liszt, Brahms and Tchaikovsky, as Sgambati constantly transforms his thematic material to heroic effect. Sinfonia festiva is a short, confidently written work inspired by the dance-like character of Beethoven's Seventh Symphony.