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MILANO DISCHI MILANO DISCHI Via Sormani, 18 - 20093 Cologno Monzese (MI) - Italy Tel. +39.02.25396575 e-mail: [email protected] - www.stradivarius.it Worldwide distribution: MILANO DISCHI s.r.l. - Via Sormani,18 - 20093 Cologno Monzese (MI) - Italy Tel. (+39) 02 - 25396575/566 e-mail: [email protected] - http://www.stradivarius.it STR 37109 Made in Italy T.T. 56’43” © 2019 Roberto Lupi (1908-1971) 1-7 Sette favole e allegorie Ildebrando Pizzetti (1880-1968) 8 - Quel rosignuol che sì soave piagne Gian Francesco Malipiero (1882-1973) 9 - Cancheri e beccafichi Luigi Cortese (1889-1976) 10 - Passa la nave mia colma d’oblio 11 - Chiare acque, io sento il vostro mormorio… Alfredo Casella (1883-1947) 12-15 Quattro favole romanesche di Trilussa Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968) 16-19 Quattro sonetti da “La Vita Nova” Virgilio Mortari (1902-1993) 20-25 Giro giro tondo Arturo Buzzi-Peccia (1854-1943) 26 - Colombetta (Serenatella Veneziana) Stacey Mastrian soprano Scott Crowne piano Sonetti e favole STACEY MASTRIAN soprano SCOTT CROWNE piano Sonetti e favole POST-PUCCINI PART I: Sonnets and Fables New Releases STR 37109 [8011570371096] jewel SONETTI E FAVOLE Post-Puccini part 1 Was there an Italian art song tradition? What happened after Puccini? These questions started me on a journey of exploration eighteen years ago. The answer is that there is a wealth of worthwhile but relatively unknown music written by Italian composers from the past century. These twentieth- century composers were the generation born in the 1880s (Generazione dell'ottanta) and their pupils. Despite the fact that they were extremely influential figures in Italian music, a variety of socio-political and economic is- sues, including the overwhelming popularity of opera, nationalistic hurdles, two world wars, conservatism, and financial problems of publishers, have contributed to the relative obscurity of much of their output. Their compo- sitions for voice and piano have been particularly neglected. These are works that deserve to be heard. The songs for voice and piano that were written by twentieth-century Italian composers were called liriche, which means “lyrics” (singular lirica or lirica da camera). The name itself emphasizes the central importance of the text in these pieces. As with art songs from other countries, such as German Lieder or French mélodies, liriche are a sophisticated form in which the voice and piano work together to present the poem. The piano parts are elaborate, and the music is rhythmically and harmonically complex, often incorporating an increased use of dissonances, nonfunctional harmonies, shifting and mixed meters, and polyrhythms—the aim of all of these elements being to fully express the text. Stacey Mastrian Roberto Lupi (1908-1971) 1-7 Sette favole e allegorie Ildebrando Pizzetti (1880-1968) 8 - Quel rosignuol che sì soave piagne Gian Francesco Malipiero (1882-1973) 9 - Cancheri e beccafichi Luigi Cortese (1889-1976) 10 - Passa la nave mia colma d’oblio 11 - Chiare acque, io sento il vostro mormorio… Stacey Mastrian soprano Scott Crowne piano Alfredo Casella (1883-1947) 12-15 Quattro favole romanesche di Trilussa Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968) 16-19 Quattro sonetti da “La Vita Nova” Virgilio Mortari (1902-1993) 20-25 Giro giro tondo Arturo Buzzi-Peccia (1854-1943) 26 - Colombetta (Serenatella Veneziana)
