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This musically diverse representation of 20th-century piano music by Italian composers is a model of intelligent programming, scrupulous pianism, and committed musicianship. The dark impressionistic
Laura Newell (1900-1981) first came to prominence in the 1930s and ’40s as the Cleveland Orchestra’s principal harpist. She also was a major player on
As time goes on, it becomes increasingly clear that Malipiero was a very inconsistent composer. Most of the works here are recording premieres, and with
It’s always difficult to speak authoritatively about performances of unfamiliar music, but these works are so strange, so beautiful, and so remarkable that criticism is
The Moscow Symphony Orchestra in 1993 was basically a pick-up band, and not the world’s greatest by a long shot, but these nevertheless are appealing
These are good performances of music by a wildly inconsistent composer. Stylistically, Malipiero (1882-1973) was all over the place. Gabrieliana, obviously, is an arrangement of
Malipiero’s six piano concertos span a good bit of his long life (he died in 1973, aged 91) and they are all of a piece.
What a lovely bit of buried treasure this disc turns out to be! It’s always nice to hear André Gertler, a fine violinist with a
Venetian-born Gian Francesca Malipiero (1882-1973) produced a huge, uneven output and swam against the tides of his times–both prescriptions for long-term obscurity. He did enjoy
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
