Gabriela Imreh, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Spalding - Giannini: Piano Concerto & Symphony No. 4 (2009)

Tracklist

01. Piano Concerto: I. Sostenuto - Allegro Moderato
02. Piano Concerto: II. Adagio
03. Piano Concerto: III. Burlesca: Allegro Vigoroso
04. Symphony No. 4: I. Allegro Con Passione
05. Symphony No. 4: II. Sostenuto e Calmo
06. Symphony No. 4: III. Allegro

Motivated by a ‘quest for the beautiful, with the humble hope that I may be privileged to achieve this goal, if only for one precious moment and share this moment with my listeners’, Vittorio Giannini was an impeccable craftsman and masterful orchestrator with a gift for arching, expressive melodies that reflect his abiding love of European musical culture. His Piano Concerto is redolent of Rachmaninov, while the passionate Symphony No 4 , with its heartfelt central movement, places Giannini among America’s finest Neo-Romantic composers. Both works appear not to have been performed since their premières in 1937 and 1960.

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