Franco Margola - Works for Violin & Guitar (Mauro Tortorelli; Luciano Tortorelli)

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Composer: Franco Margola

1. Novelletta dC 262 [per chitarra]
2. Improvviso dC 524 [per chitarra]
3. Poema dC 585 [per chitarra]
4. Notturno – Improvvisazione dC 162 [per chitarra]
5. Serenatella [per chitarra]
6. Ultimo Canto dC 236 [per chitarra]
7. Sonata in Sol Maggiore dC 242 [per violino e chitarra]: I. Allegro
8. Sonata in Sol Maggiore dC 242 [per violino e chitarra]: II. Adagio
9. Sonata in Sol Maggiore dC 242 [per violino e chitarra]: III. Vivace
10. Sonatina dC 259 per violino e chitarra: I. Allegretto
11. Sonatina dC 259 per violino e chitarra: II. Allegretto Affettuoso
12. Sonatina dC 259 per violino e chitarra: III. Vigoroso
13. [senza titolo] dC 742 per violino e chitarra
14. [senza titolo] dC 742 per violino e chitarra
15. [senza titolo] dC 745 per violino e chitarra
16. [senza titolo] dC 746 per violino e chitarra
17. Allegro dC 748 per violino e chitarra
18. Andante dC 749 per violino e chitarra
19. Andante dC 750 per violino e chitarra
20. Sonata dC 754 per violino e chitarra
21. Scherzo dC 274 per viola e chitarra
22. Fantasia dC 758 per viola e chitarra
23. Divertimento dC 764 per violino, viola e chitarra

Mauro Tortorelli, violin

Luciano Tortorelli, guitar

Ludovica Del Bagno, viola

Date: 2026

Label: Tactus

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This recording spotlights Brescian composer Franco Margola’s effervescent creativity through previously unpublished music for solo and chamber guitar. Initially hesitant due to unfamiliarity with the instrument's tuning, Margola was inspired by his colleague Renzo Cabassi in 1967. The guitar subsequently became one of his favorite instruments, culminating in over 450 solo and chamber works documented in the De Carli catalogue. Highlighting these rare pieces, performers Mauro and Luciano Tortorelli, accompanied by violinist Ludovica del Bagno, deliver the world-premiere recording of these intimate compositions, building upon Margola's extensive musical legacy previously featured by the Tactus label.

Born in Orzinuovi, Italian composer Franco Margola (1908–1992) trained in violin and composition at the conservatories of Brescia and Parma. His early career was heavily influenced by Alfredo Casella, who championed Margola’s Trio in La internationally. A dedicated educator, Margola taught at major institutions in Milan, Rome, and Parma, and famously collaborated with a young Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli. Despite being deported to Mühldorf during World War II, he returned to produce a massive catalog of 814 works. His diverse output spans operas, symphonies, concertos, and extensive chamber music, with a particular late-career focus on guitar compositions.

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