Leila Rásonyi, László, Alpaslan Ertüngealp - Pizzetti: Piano Trio, Violin Sonata & Tre Canti (2010)

Tracklist

01. Piano Trio in A Major: I. Mosso e arioso
02. Piano Trio in A Major: II. Largo
03. Piano Trio in A Major: III. Rapsodia di settembre: Vivace (non presto)
04. Violin Sonata in A Major: I. Tempestoso
05. Violin Sonata in A Major: II. Preghiera per gl'innocenti: Largo
06. Violin Sonata in A Major: III. Vivo e fresco
07. 3 Canti: I. Affettuoso
08. 3 Canti: II. Quasi grave e commosso
09. 3 Canti: III. Appassionato

Ildebrando Pizzetti was hailed in 1921 by The Musical Times as ‘doubtless the greatest musician in Italy today’. Composed in 1918–19, the powerful Violin Sonata opens with a turbulent evocation of war and continues with a prayer for the innocent before concluding in a hopeful mood. The radiant Piano Trio (1925) was inspired by Pizzetti’s experience of meeting and courting his second wife, Irene, known as Rirì. Tre Canti (Three Songs, 1924), originally for cello and piano and arranged by the composer for violin, are relatively unadorned, touching miniatures dedicated to his daughter, Maria Teresa.

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