Various Composers - Liriche da camera (Matteo Mencarelli; Filippo Farinelli)

Information

• Francesco Morlacchi - Venite a intender li sospiri miei
• Giovanni Sgambati - Melodie liriche, Op. 25/32
• Giuseppe Martucci - 3 Pezzi, Op. 84
• Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari - Canzionere, Op. 17
• Ottorino Respighi - 5 Canti all'antica, P. 71
• Alfredo Casella - La sera fiesolana, Op. 37

Matteo Mencarelli, baritone

Filippo Farinelli, piano

Date: 2026

Label: Tactus

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Baritone Matteo Mencarelli and pianist Filippo Farinelli present a compelling anthology of turn-of-the-century Italian vocal chamber music, featuring a world premiere recording of works by Francesco Morlacchi. The collection traces a rich literary lineage, drawing on texts spanning from Dante Alighieri and Gabriele D’Annunzio to 19th-century German poetry and Neapolitan author Laura Beatrice Mancini-Oliva. Through these refined poetic settings, the featured compositions chart an intentional departure from the dominance of 19th-century theatrical melodrama. In doing so, Mencarelli and Farinelli highlight a pivotal artistic evolution that successfully realigned the Italian song repertoire with the broader European lieder tradition.

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