Wolf-Ferrari: Piano Trios

Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari (1876-1948) is a composer difficult to classify. A child of his time he kept aloof from the innovations of the modernists and dodecaphony. As son of a German father and a noble-born Venetian mother he was born in Venice and went to study in Munich. He became famous as an opera composer, his chamber music remained largely neglected. The two piano trios on this recording are early works, written around the turn of the century. They follow the line Schumann- Mendelssohn-Brahms, eschewing heavy density, but instead displaying a certain aristocratic levity, an enlightened simplicity. Played by the Italian trio Mezzena-Patria-Ballario. The booklet contains newly written liner notes by David Moncur.

1: I. Allegro Molto Moderato
2: II. Presto - Vivace - Tempo I
3: III. Larghetto
4: IV. Allegro Vivace Assai
5: I. Sostenuto - Agitato - Tranquillo, Più Tranquillo - Sostenuto - Tempo Del Principio - Più Mosso - Largamente
6: II. Largo
7: III. Lievemente Mosso, E Tranquillo Sempre

Composer: Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari

Number of Discs: 1

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