Caramiello, Albano & Graziani: Neapolitan Songs & Famous Melodies

Featuring

Letizia Belmondo
Giovanni Caramiello
Vincenzo Albano
Vincenzo Maria Graziani

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Composer Biography

Vincenzo Albano (1821-1878) was a harpist at the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples, belonging to a large family of musicians.

Composer Biography

Vincenzo Maria Graziani (1800-1874) was nicknamed 'the Paganini of the harp' and developed innovative harp techniques, including extensive use of harmonics effects.

Composer Biography

Giovanni Caramiello (1838-1938), a Neapolitan harpist, was the last exponent of the prestigious Neapolitan harp school and dedicated his career primarily to teaching.

Composer Biography

Giovanni Caramiello's teaching produced many virtuosos, including Alberto Salvi, dubbed 'the Paganini of the harp', and Salvatore Mario de Stefano, known as 'the White House harpist'.

Composer's Artistic Vision

The harp composers on this album aimed to evolve the harp's instrumental timbre into a vocal color, evoking folk singing and famous melodies.

Compositional Technique

Giovanni Caramiello created harp transcriptions of harpsichord music by composers like Galuppi and Rameau, and piano studies by Czerny, to develop harp technique.