Enrico Bronzi: Cilea Collection (Italian Romantics Series) - COMPACT DISCS
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Artist: Enrico Bronzi
Label: Brilliant Classics
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 5028421971971
Genre: Classical Artists
Release Date: 2025-04-04
Number of Discs: 5
The most complete set ever issued of the non-operatic music by the composer best known for verismo masterpieces such as L'arlesiana and Adriana Lecouvreur.Born in Palmi (in the Calabrian province of Italy) in 1866, at the tender age of seven Cilea was sent to Naples to study law. He found the idea of becoming a musician far more attractive, however, having been entranced by a performance of Bellini's Norma at the age of four. Against his parents' wishes he enrolled at the city's conservatoire in Naples to study piano, harmony and counterpoint. There he proceeded to excel, and he soon came to the notice of the influential publishers Sonzogno. The scores by which we know Cilea were written within a relatively short period of 15 years either side of the turn of the last century. The failure of his last opera Gloria in 1907 (despite the presence of Toscanini on the podium) hit Cilea's confidence badly. He effectively retired from writing for the stage, but he continued to compose in other genres, resulting in most of the music featured here. The orchestral suites, chamber music and songs share with his better-known operas a cultivated gift for melody, but the Suite for Violin and the Piccola Suite for Orchestra (CD1) reveal Cilea's careful attention to counterpoint and scoring as well as an approach to tonal harmony that reflects his awareness of innovation, especially among French composers of the period.The Cello Sonata and Piano Trio on CD2 predate his operatic career, being written in the late 1880s in a more Brahmsian vein. He composed the piano works on CD3-4 through the course of his career, but around 1900 he began to alternate more conventional pieces (aimed at middleclass Italian audiences steeped in opera) with more novel experiments in timbre, such as Au village Op.34, which features a witty interplay of echoes and interwoven voices. Many of the piano pieces are also essentially neoclassical in spirit, like the concertante suites on CD1, whereas the songs on CD6 belong to the salon, while embodying Cilea's lifelong love of the human voice: 'The true instrument of expression of the passions is the divine human voice, with which no instrument can ever rival'. All the recordings in this set were made in Italy by native musicians, steeped in Cilea's idiom, within the last 10 years, and received critical praise when first issued.- A new issue in the attractive and innovative series "Italian Romantics", featuring Italian composers from the turn of the 19/20th century in instrumental music.- Francesco Cilea (1866-1950) is best known for his operas, particularly "Adriana Lecouvreur." However, his contributions to instrumental music are equally valuable. Though less renowned than his operatic output, Cilea's instrumental works exhibit a melodic richness and emotional depth characteristic of the Romantic era. The orchestral works show his mastery of lyrical themes and dramatic expression. His works are imbued with a sense of Italianate warmth and passion, reflecting the composer's deep connection to his native land.- This collection presents orchestral and concertante works, a cello sonata and piano trio, and the complete piano music. - Artists include I Virtuosi della Scala (Filippo Arlia, conductor), Enrico Bronzi and Pier Paolo Vincenzi.
Tracks:
1.1 Suite in E for violin ; orchestra~I. Andante Appassionato
1.2 Suite in E for violin ; orchestra~II. Tempo di Minuetto (Allegretto)
1.3 Suite in E for violin ; orchestra~III. Andante Sostenuto
1.4 Suite in E for violin ; orchestra~IV. Allegro
1.5 Canto dell’Amore for soloists and string orchestra
1.6 Concerto in D for cello ; string orchestra~I. Andante Sostenuto e Grazioso
1.7 Concerto in D for cello ; string orchestra~II. Larghetto
1.8 Concerto in D for cello ; string orchestra~III. Allegro con Bravura
1.9 Piccola Suite for cello ; orchestra~Introduzione alla Danza
1.10 Piccola Suite for cello ; orchestra~I. Danza Moderato
1.11 Piccola Suite for cello ; orchestra~II. Notturnino Andante Sostenuto
1.12 Piccola Suite for cello ; orchestra~III. Alla Marcia Allegro Giusto
2.1 Cello Sonata in D~I. Allegro moderato
2.2 Cello Sonata in D~II. Alla Romanza. Largo doloroso
2.3 Cello Sonata in D~III. Allegro animato
2.4 Piano Trio in D~I. Allegro sostenuto
2.5 Piano Trio in D~II. Scherzo. Presto
2.6 Piano Trio in D~III. Andante molto espressivo
2.7 Piano Trio in D~IV. Allegro con fuoco
2.8 Canto for violin and piano (No. 2 in D minor from vocalizzo da concerto): Lento doloroso
2.9 Theme and Variations for violin and piano (Andante sostenuto - Poco più mosso - Allegro - Andante - Moderato)
3.1 Tre piccoli pezzi~Melodia
3.2 Tre piccoli pezzi~Serenata
3.3 Tre piccoli pezzi~Danza
3.4 Chanson du rouet (L'arcolaio) Op. 4
3.5 Canto del mattino (Romanza) Op. 5
3.6 petite coquette - Air de danse Op. 9
3.7 C’est toi que j’aime - Impromptu à la Mazurka Op. 10
3.8 Aria campestre
3.9 Flatterie (Adulazione) Op. 11
3.10 Mazurka Op. 14
3.11 Badinage (Burlesca) Op. 15
3.12 Berceuse Op. 20
3.13 Notturno Op. 22
3.14 Seconda Danza Op. 26
3.15 Trois petits morceaux Op. 28~Loin dans la mer
3.16 Trois petits morceaux Op. 28~Feuille d’album
3.17 Trois petits morceaux Op. 28~Pensée espagnole
3.18 Tre pezzi Op. 29~Romanza
3.19 Tre pezzi Op. 29~Scherzino
3.20 Tre pezzi Op. 29~Barzelletta
3.21 Gocce di rugiada Op. 33
3.22 Au village Op. 34
3.23 A la Mazurke Op. 35
3.24 Valzer Op. 36
3.25 Foglio d’album Op. 41
3.26 Suite (Vecchio stile) Op. 42~Allegro
3.27 Suite (Vecchio stile) Op. 42~Sarabanda
3.28 Suite (Vecchio stile) Op. 42~Capriccio
3.29 Foglio d’album (1944, reworking of Op. 41)
3.30 Fuga reale
4.1 Tre pezzi Op. 43~Verrà?
4.2 Tre pezzi Op. 43~Acque correnti
4.3 Tre pezzi Op. 43~Valle fiorita
4.4 Due pezzi~Risonanze nostalgiche
4.5 Due pezzi~Festa silana
4.6 Scherzo
4.7 Scherzando
4.8 Danza calabrese
4.9 Impromptu
4.10 Mazurka
4.11 Preludio
4.12 Vespero (Melodia, 1887)
4.13 Foglio d’album
4.14 Invocazione (from Melodia for violin and piano)
4.15 Serenata a dispetto (from Canzonetta for violin and piano)
4.16 Danza (from Piccolo Suite for orchestra)
4.17 Untitled in A
4.18 Chansonnette Op. 31
4.19 Sentiment poétique
4.20 Amour joyeux Op. 37
4.21 Suite per orchestra~Idillio
4.22 Suite per orchestra~Alla Gavotta
5.1 Romanza
5.2 mio canto
5.3 Alba novella
5.4 Nel ridestarmi
5.5 Serenata
5.6 Romanza
5.7 Vita breve
5.8 Ninna nanna popolare savoiarda
5.9 Maria mare
5.10 Statuit di Dominus
5.11 Badinage
5.12 Au village
5.13 Ave Maria
5.14 Pensiero spagnolo
5.15 Bionda larva
5.16 Ave Maria da Tilda
5.17 Agnus Dei
5.18 Fuga sul tema ‘Io son l’umile ancella’ da Adriana Lecouvreur
