Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma, Francesco La Vecchia - Sgambati: Symphony No. 2 in E-Flat Major & Nupital Symphony (2022) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Symphony No. 2 in E-Flat Major (Reconstr. R. Trübger): I. Andante sostenuto - Agitato
02. Symphony No. 2 in E-Flat Major (Reconstr. R. Trübger): II. Allegro vivace assai
03. Symphony No. 2 in E-Flat Major (Reconstr. R. Trübger): III. Andante con moto
04. Symphony No. 2 in E-Flat Major (Reconstr. R. Trübger): IV. Allegro
05. Nuptial Symphony, Pt. 1, In Church: Prelude and Canticle
06. Nuptial Symphony, Pt. 2, In the Garden: I. Popular Festivities and Nocturne
07. Nuptial Symphony, Pt. 2, In the Garden: II. Reprise and Children’s Dance
08. Nuptial Symphony, Pt. 3, At Court: I. Minuet
09. Nuptial Symphony, Pt. 3, At Court: II. Procession



Giovanni Sgambati, a composer admired by Wagner, was the man Busoni predicted would take Italian music "towards a bright new future". Sgambati’s Symphony No. 2 is a compendium of Austro-Germanic devices whose mix of chromaticism and melodic invention is invigorating. Lost for decades, it was reconstructed by Rosalind Trübger whose performing edition is recorded here. Sinfonia epitalamio was commissioned to celebrate a royal wedding. Loosely programmatic, this beautiful work embraces the pastoral and celebratory framed in the form of a symphonic poem.

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