This album features world premiere recordings of Franco Alfano's complete string quartets.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Alfano drew inspiration from diverse sources, including Russian, Eastern European, Roma folk, Medieval, and Renaissance music, as well as verismo and French Impressionism.
Performer Biography
Samuel Magill, Cello, has released 20 albums, including two world premiere recordings of Franco Alfano's chamber music.
Composer Biography
Franco Alfano, the composer, was born in Naples in 1875 to a prosperous family of silver engravers.
Composer Biography
Alfano's opera Risurrezione, premiered in 1904, was a major success, achieving its thousandth performance by 1950.
Performer Biography
Elmira Darvarova, Violin I, was the first-ever female concertmaster of The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.
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