The original score for Castelnuovo-Tedesco's Piano Concerto No. 2 was likely lost during the 1966 flood of the River Arno in Florence, but a manuscript was preserved in the Library of Congress.
Recording & Production
This album features the first performance and recording of Four Dances from 'Love's Labour's Lost', an unpublished work by Castelnuovo-Tedesco.
Compositional Technique
In the 'Gavotte' from 'Love's Labour's Lost', Castelnuovo-Tedesco includes a variation on a theme from Rossini's 'Barber of Seville', and in the 'Russian Dance' he writes a brilliant pastiche.
Composer Biography
After settling in California, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco became a prolific film music composer and taught notable students like Henry Mancini, Nelson Riddle, André Previn, and John Williams.
Composer's Artistic Vision
William Shakespeare's works were a recurring fascination for Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, inspiring him to set 33 songs and 35 sonnets to music, and compose eleven overtures and two operas based on Shakespeare's plays.
Composer Biography
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, born in Florence, was forced to leave Italy in 1938 due to Mussolini's anti-Jewish edicts.
Recording & Production
Pianist Alessandro Marangoni prepared a performing edition of the piano part for Concerto No. 2 using a manuscript from the Library of Congress, and also created the performing edition for the Four Dances from 'Love's Labour's Lost'.
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