Casella: Triple Concerto / Concerto for Piano, Timpani, Percussion and Strings / Cello Concerto

Featuring

Marcello Panni
Marco Rizzi
Angelo Pepicelli
Francesco Pepicelli
Orchestra I Pomeriggi Musicali
Alfredo Casella

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Composer Biography

Alfredo Casella, born in Turin in 1883, came from a family of musicians; his father was a cellist and his mother a pianist who introduced him to the piano.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Casella was a leading figure in the "Generation of the '80s," a group of composers who aimed to modernize Italian music by reviving instrumental traditions and aligning with European symphonic developments.

Composer Biography

Casella studied piano with L. Diémer and composition with Gabriel Fauré at the Paris Conservatoire, where he became friends with fellow students Enesco and Ravel.

Compositional Technique

Casella's use of the term "concerto" for these works refers to the preclassical form of Corelli and Vivaldi, rather than the classical sonata model of Haydn and Mozart.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Casella's musical training in Paris exposed him to French impressionism, German chromatic expressionism, and the Russian national school, which he assimilated into his style.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Upon returning to Italy, Casella dedicated himself to recovering the great Italian musical tradition, from Monteverdi and Vivaldi to Scarlatti, Clementi, and Paganini.

Compositional Technique

The three concertos on this album belong to Casella's mature period, characterized by a unique neoclassicism distinct from that of Stravinsky or the Parisian "Group of Six."