Riccardo Zandonai (1883-1944)
Riccardo Zandonai was a well-known musical figure in Italy in the mid-eighteenth century, principally for his melodramatic operas. Not many people know that he also composed some very good instrumental music, which indeed enjoyed a certain success in his own time. After his death, however, these compositions were written off as merely unimportant exercises. These instrumental compositions signified different things to Zandonai himself in different periods of his life. When he was young, his instrumental music gave him occasion to develop his talent beyond the academic learning of his school days and offered him the cachet of a well-rounded musician. When he was older, it provided a hedge against the crisis in the opera world which had ruined the fortunes of other musicians. It also afforded him a creative outlet. Zandonai always preferred to write music for large orchestras. As a conductor he contributed to the popularity of his own many and varied orchestral pieces. These included symphonic poems, concert pieces, and pieces from his operas re-worked for concert performances, which became very popular and circulated widely. mHis chamber music was quite different. Here the small size of the chamber orchestra allowed him to concentrate on the minute niceties of theme and phrasing, to control tone-colour, and to assume a confessional intimacy.
Tracklist
1. Sinfonietta settecentesca per piccola orchestra RZ 231 7:12
2. Berceuse per archi RZ 207 3:03
3. Serenata medioevale per auto e piccola orchestra RZ 219 9:57
4. Spleen - canto per violoncello solista e piccola orchestra RZ 228 6:15
5. Il auto notturno - poemetto per auto e piccola orchestra RZ 226 10:21
Concerto andaluso per violoncello solista e piccola orchestra RZ 227
6. Seguidillas (Allegretto) 4:42
7. Malaguenas (Allegretto) 5:35
8. Finale (Allegro non troppo, ma brillante) 9:23
CD2
Quartetto per archi in sol maggiore RZ 210
1. Allegro moderato 10:03 2. Scherzo (Presto-Trio) 4:31 3. Adagio 13:35 4. Allegro 5:45
Trio - Serenata in tre tempi per violino, violoncello e pianoforte RZ 217
5. Moderato calmo 8:28 6. Tempo di Valzer piuttosto lento 8:10 7. Lento, grave e angoscioso - Allegro agitato - Lento e grave 10:07 8. Scena degli uccellini - Canzone 5:07
CD3
Opere per pianoforte
1. Sera RZ 211 4:09 2. Tempo di valzer RZ 212 2:29 3. Telefunken RZ 21 5:09
Liriche da camera: 4. Ninna nanna RZ 18 3:59 5. Ariette RZ 93 3:07 6. Notti d’agosto RZ 96 3:59 7. Dormi, mia bella, dormi RZ 113 2:50 8. Vocalizzo 2:48 Primavera in Val di Sole RZ 220
Pianoforte a quattro mani
9. Alba triste (Lento ma non troppo) 10:38 10. Il ruscello (Un poco mosso ma calmo) 6:36
11. L’eco (Allegro deciso) 7:50 12. Nel bosco (Allegretto) 10:29 13. Sciame di farfalle (Veloce e leggero) 6:43
- Composer: Riccardo Zandonai (1883-1944)
- Performers: Trio Guarino
Orchestra da Camera di Trento «Ensemble Zandonai»Jessica Dalsant, flute · Andrea Ferroni, violin · Luca Martini, viola · Margherita Guarino, soprano and cello · Stefano Guarino, cello and piano · Giancarlo Guarino, piano, violin and conductor
- Musicological Text: Diego Cescotti
- Historical Period: Romanticism
- Code: TC 882480
- Edition: October 2013
- Barcode: 8007194300062
- Set: 1
- Total tracks: 29
- Total duration: 03:12:54
- Notes: 3 CD · World Premiere Recording
- Texts: Chamber Music and Works for small Orchestra
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