Raffaello de Banfield (1922-2008) · Vito Levi (1899-2002)
The soprano Daniela Mazzucato and the pianist Elia Macrì are the interpreters of the chamber lyrics and piano preludes of two composers who both lived in Trieste in the twentieth century, Vito Levi and Raffaello de Banfield. Coming from different social backgrounds but closely connected in their existence: esteemedmusician, essayist andmusic critic, Levi will introduce the student de Banfield – of noble lineage and son of a legendary Austro-Hungarian military aviation pilot – to the study of music, thanks to which he came in contact with some eminent exponents of the world cultural heritage of the twentieth century, such asMaria Callas, Herbert von Karajan, Igor Strawinsky, Greta Garbo,Winston Churchill, just to name a few. Persecuted by the racial laws [“Musica Degenerata” Tactus TC900005] Levi had to flee and hide until the end of the war, returning to occupy those teaching chairs that the regime had stolen from him in Trieste, where in the 70s de Banfield would also return, to direct the city”s Opera Theatre and the prestigious Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto.
Tracklist
Raffaello De Banfield
Liriche per canto e pianoforte
1 - La ninna nanna della cicala (1:42)
2 - Speranze... Memorie... (2:10)
3 - La rosa del commiato (2:51)
4 - Sogno (2:16)
5 - Notte d'inverno (2:21)
6 - Es verdad (1:47)
7 - Coquette (1:47)
8 - Love (1:31)
Vito Levi
Quattro anacreontiche [1920]
9 - I primi fior son questi... (1:25)
10 - Guarda che bianca luna... (2:11)
11 - Clori mi disse un giorno... (1:44)
12 - Seppi che al dubbio lume... (2:16)
Dieci preludi per pianoforte [1933]
13 - i - Allegro sostenuto (2:27)
14 - ii - Lento - Allegro vivace (2:18)
15 - iii - Allegretto mosso (2:18)
16 - iv - Lento (1:54)
17 - v - Allegro vivace (3:08)
18 - vi - Andante assai (2:47)
19 - vii - Molto vivace (2:27)
20 - viii - Allegro (1:25)
21 - ix - Impetuoso (2:04)
22 - x - Moderato (1:07)
23 - Ninna Nanna [per pianoforte] (1:12)
- Compositore: Raffaello de Banfield (1922-2008) · Vito Levi (1899-2002)
- Esecutori: Daniela Mazzuccato, soprano; Elia Macrì, pianoforte
- Testo musicologico: Gianni Gori
- Periodo storico: Novecento storico
- Codice: TC 910003
- Edizione: Gennaio 2021
- Barcode: 8007194107272
- Set: 1
- Numero tracce: 12
- Durata totale: 48:49