Giuseppe Martucci - Piano Works (Matteo Generani)

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Composer: Giuseppe Martucci

1. Romanza facile
2. Capriccio e Serenata, Op. 57: No. 1, Capriccio
3. Capriccio e Serenata, Op. 57: No. 2, Serenata
4. 6 Pezzi, Op. 38: No. 1, Flatterie
5. 6 Pezzi, Op. 38: No. 2, Souvenir d'un bois
6. 6 Pezzi, Op. 38: No. 3, Chant d'amour
7. 6 Pezzi, Op. 38: No. 4, La Chasse
8. 6 Pezzi, Op. 38: No. 5, Sérénade
9. 6 Pezzi, Op. 38: No. 6, Moment de joie
10. Notturno, Op. 25 "Souvenir de Milan"
11. Minuetto e Tempo di Gavotta, Op. 55: No. 1, Minuetto
12. Minuetto e Tempo di Gavotta, Op. 55: No. 2, Tempo di Gavotta
13. Sonata facile, Op. 41
14. 3 Scherzos, Op. 53: No. 2 in E Major
15. 2 Nocturnes, Op. 70: No. 1 in G-Flat Major
16. 6 Pezzi, Op. 44: No. 6, Tarantella
17. Barcarola No. 1, Op. 20

Matteo Generani, piano

Date: 2024

Label: Naxos

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Giuseppe Martucci was one of the formative figures in the re-establishment of Italian instrumental music in the second half of the 19th century. His orchestral music had advocates as powerful as Mahler and Toscanini, and his piano concertos won admirers. His solo piano music was performed mostly by him, and today remains virtually unknown. These compositions offer verdant, colourful melodies, striking dance themes, and elegant music crafted for the salon. There are also some flamboyant and virtuoso challenges, tracing a lineage back to Scarlatti.

Martucci (1856-1909) had initial piano lessons from his father, before being a full-time student at the Reale Collegio in Naples from 1868, studying the piano with Beniamino Cesi and composition with Paolo Serrao. From the start of his career as a pianist Martucci extended the repertoire, with Bach, Rameau and Scarlatti all prominent in his recitals. As a conductor, he helped to make Berlioz, Schumann, Brahms and Wagner familiar to Italian audiences.

Italian pianist Matteo Generani is an Italian music specialist, performing works from Frescobaldi to contemporary composers. In May 2020, he recorded the complete set of Études, Op. 23 by the contemporary Italian composer Giovanni Albini. Particularly important is his research on Giuseppe Martucci, the topic of his doctoral studies in Kansas City, for which he presented several lectures, performed and recorded solo piano and chamber music works, and made original arrangements.

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