A world premiere recording of three works by the Italian composer Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco. The Italian violin and piano duo Francesca Dego and Francesca Leonardi will release a new album on Deutsche Grammophon this October, featuring Stravinsky’s Suite Italienne, Respighi’s Violin Sonata in B minor for violin and piano and the world premiere recording of three works by the Italian composer Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco.
In addition to violin paraphrases of operas by Rossini and Verdi, the album includes Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s “Ballade” Op. 107 for violin and piano, which was written for and premiered by Tossy Spivakovsky in 1940. It was left to gather dust until February 2018, when it was recovered by Dego with the assistance of the composer’s granddaughter, Diana Castelnuovo-Tedesco. It is now available internationally in print thanks to Edizioni Curci.
Tracklist:
01. Respighi: Sonata for Violin and Piano in B Minor-1. Moderato
02. Respighi: Sonata for Violin and Piano in B Minor-2. Andante espressivo
03. Respighi: Sonata for Violin and Piano in B Minor-3. Passacaglia-Allegro moderato ma energico
04. Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Ballade Op. 107 for Violin and Piano
05. Stravinsky: Suite Italienne from “Pulcinella”-Arr. by Stravinsky & Dushkin-1. Introduzione
06. Stravinsky: Suite Italienne from “Pulcinella”-Arr. by Stravinsky & Dushkin-2. Serenata
07. Stravinsky: Suite Italienne from “Pulcinella”-Arr. by Stravinsky & Dushkin-3. Tarantella
08. Stravinsky: Suite Italienne from “Pulcinella”-Arr. by Stravinsky & Dushkin-4. Gavotta con due variazioni
09. Stravinsky: Suite Italienne from “Pulcinella”-Arr. by Stravinsky & Dushkin-5. Scherzino
10. Stravinsky: Suite Italienne from “Pulcinella”-Arr. by Stravinsky & Dushkin-6. Minuetto e finale
11. Castelnuovo-Tedesco: ‘Rosina’, Fantasia for Violin and Piano from ‘Il Barbiere di Siviglia’
12. Castelnuovo-Tedesco: ‘Figaro’, Fantasia for Violin and Piano from ‘Il Barbiere di Siviglia’
13. Castelnuovo-Tedesco: ‘Violetta’, Fantasia for Violin and Piano from ‘La Traviata’
Personnel:
Francesca Dego, violin
Francesca Leonardi, piano
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