Perrachio's La pastorale al ruscello manuscript includes the note '88° giorno dell'assedio' (88th day of the siege), referring to the economic sanctions imposed on Italy by the League of Nations in 1935 for its attack on Abyssinia.
Performer Biography
Alessandra Ziveri, the harpist on this album, graduated from the Piacenza Conservatory of Music and received diplomas of merit as best harpist and best student in Music History and Aesthetics.
Compositional Technique
Casella's Sonata Op. 68 for pedal harp, composed during the Nazi occupation of Rome, is extremely difficult due to its required speed and complex contrapuntal writing with rapid phrases in the low register.
Compositional Technique
Perrachio's Sonata per arpa uses popular Italian folk tunes from Friuli, Naples, and Sardinia as the basis for its three movements, treated with impressionistic refinement.
Composer Biography
Luigi Perrachio, a composer on this album, was known for his extreme modesty, which led him to publish only a small portion of his works and even neglect the accuracy of his own work lists.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Alfredo Casella and Luigi Perrachio were part of the 'generation of eighteen-eighty' composers who sought to renew Italian music beyond 19th-century opera, aiming for a deeper and more diversified national style.
Composer Biography
Alfredo Casella, a composer featured on this album, studied piano in Paris and composition with Fauré, forming friendships with Enescu and Ravel.
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