Carlo Rossaro (1827-1878)

This, previously unpublished, opus of Carlo Rossaro’s work has been deposited with the Library of the Conservatory of Music in Torino Italy. Elena Ballario, pianist, composer and teacher at the Conservatory has re-evaluated the work and is promoting it with the aim of honoring this great Piemontese composer and bringing his repertoire of chamber and piano music to lovers of classical music in concert halls everywhere.
Rossaro was a fervent admirer of Wagner and was fundamental in bringing meaning to the turmoil of an expanding cultural world in the Torino of his time. This double CD is including the premiere recording of the complete chamber music opera (both, vocal and instrumental) by Carlo Rossaro, talented musician born in a poor family from the Turin provence, that in year 1848 was nominated “honorary pianist of the King” Vittorio Emanuele.
He was published by Ricordi till 1863, and also by Giudici and Strada of Torino, Bock&Bote of Berlin and Seuff of Leipzig. It was Giovannina Lucca of Milan, considered at that time the reference point for the forward-looking artists (unlike Ricordi), who published Rossaro’s compositions. Even if some of those included in this double CD are written by composers of uncertain origin, their mature style suggests the work of Rossaro in his later years.

Tracklist

CD 1
1. Dramma Artistico - Fantasia per Pianoforte e Violino 9:51
[Opera postuma / All’Illustre Signora Virginia Teia Ferni]
2. Fantasia per Pianoforte e Contrabbasso 10:44
[Opera postuma / All’Amico Gioachino Allara]
Sonata per Pianoforte e Violoncello [Opera postuma / All’Amico Carlo Casella]
3. I Allegro tranquillo. Più mosso. Lento. Tempo I. Più lento. Moderato sostenuto.
I Tempo. Più mosso. Più presto. 7:16
4. II Lento sostenuto e molto espressivo. 5:34
5. III Presto. Meno mosso. I Tempo. Meno mosso. Vivo assai. 5:45
6. IV Vivace non troppo. Un poco meno. Meno mosso. Più lento. I Tempo. Più lento. I Tempo. Lento. 8:10

CD 2
15 Romanze e Contemplazioni in chiave di Sol con accompagnamento di Pianoforte
[Opere postume / All’illustre signora Virginia Boccabadati-Carignani]
1. Espero [Idillio di Teocrito Mosco tradotto da Giacomo Leopardi] 5:14
2. Contemplations [Versi di Victor Hugo] 3:49
3. Contemplations [Versi di Victor Hugo] 3:43
4. Contemplations [Versi di Victor Hugo] 4:01
5. A sé stesso [Canto di Giacomo Leopardi] 4:03
6. Contemplations [En frappant a une porte di Victor Hugo] 5:24
7. Notturno primo [Versi di Giovanni Camerana] 3:09
8. Notturno secondo [Versi di Giovanni Camerana] 2:14
9. Notturno terzo [Versi di Giovanni Camerana] 2:37
10. Pax [Canto di Giovanni Camerana] 11:09
11. Amore arante [Idillio di Mosco tradotto da Giacomo Leopardi] 1:26
12. Frammento [Versi di Giacomo Leopardi] 3:50
13. Ad sepultam [Canto di Giovanni Camerana] 7:25
14. Romanza [Versi di Giovanni Camerana] 2:16
15. Romanza [Versi di Emilio Praga] 3:10
  • Composer: Carlo Rossaro (1827-1878)
  • Performers: Alessandro Milani, violin · Sergio Patria, cello
    Davide Botto, double bass · Anna Chierichetti, soprano
    Riccardo Botta, tenor · Elena Ballario, piano
  • Musicological Text: Mario Ogliaro, Gigliola Bianchini, Elena Ballario
    Anna Chierichetti, Riccardo Botta.
  • Historical Period: Romanticism
  • Code: TC 821890
  • Edition: February 2019
  • Barcode: 8007194200447
  • Set: 1
  • Total tracks: 21
  • Total duration: 01:22:21
  • Notes: World Premiere Recording
    2 cd Box set
  • Texts: The vocal and instrumental chamber music

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