Sgambati: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2

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Release Date: 27th Jul 2018
Catalogue No: 555195-2
Label: CPO
Length: 79 minutes

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Sgambati: Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 16

Work length38:42

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Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
Ola Rudner
Recorded: 22-24 July 2017
Recording Venue: Studio der Württembergischen Philharmonie Reutlingen, Germany

I. Allegro vivace, non troppo

Track length9:30

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II. Andante mesto

Track length9:55

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III. Scherzo. Presto

Track length5:24

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IV. Serenata. Andante

Track length6:42

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V. Finale. Allegro con fuoco

Track length7:11

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Sgambati: Symphony No. 2 in E-Flat Major

Work length40:59

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Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
Ola Rudner
Recorded: 22-24 September 2015
Recording Venue: Studio der Württembergischen Philharmonie Reutlingen, Germany

I. Andante sostenuto - Agitato

Track length12:00

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II. Allegro vivace assai

Track length7:46

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III. Andante con moto

Track length11:04

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IV. Allegro

Track length10:09

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The composition of magnificent symphonies was not exactly the domain of Italian composers of the nineteenth century. However, this became the calling of Giovanni Sgambati, a Liszt pupil very much qualifying as the most important composer of symphonic music in Italy during this century. He contributed more to the renaissance of Italian instrumental music than any other composer, paving the way for its new popularity during the second half of the nineteenth century. Liszt described Sgambati as an "extraordinary and genuine artist", Richard Wagner recommended his works, and European heads of state decorated him with medals. Although the dates of this Rome native lay rather precisely between those of Verdi and Puccini, he did not compose a single opera and as a composer endeavoured to develop a style that would blend the 'cantability' of his fatherland into the structural landscapes of the German romanticists. The harmonic language of his symphonies is tonal but also nuanced with many chromatic means and dissonances. His second symphony was rediscovered only a few years ago and now is celebrating its world recording premiere on cpo.

Sgambati: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2

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