Alison Stephens & Steven Devine - Calace: Mandolin Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 / Rhapsodia Napoletana (2007)

Tracklist

01. Mandolin Concerto No. 1, Op. 113: I. Marziale
02. Mandolin Concerto No. 1, Op. 113: II. Largo tranquillo
03. Mandolin Concerto No. 1, Op. 113: III. Rondo
04. Mandolin Concerto No. 2, Op. 144: I. Maestoso
05. Mandolin Concerto No. 2, Op. 144: II. Largo mesto
06. Mandolin Concerto No. 2, Op. 144: III. Allegro non troppo
07. Rhapsodia napoletana, Op. 66
08. Polonese, Op. 36
09. Danza dei Nani, Op. 43



The son of a mandolin-maker, Raffaele Calace became a distinguished virtuoso of the instrument, creating new possibilities by technical modifications of the instrument. His Concertos, originally written for mandolin and piano, are substantial three-movement works which contrast, in both cases, a profound and striking first movement, a reflective and emotionally charged slow movement, and a skittish, virtuosic third movement. If a single musical example could demonstrate the range, emotion and expressiveness of the mandolin, it is the slow movement of Concerto No. 1.

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