Giuseppe Porgo, the clarinet soloist on this recording, has won multiple national and international competitions and earned his soloist's diploma "with the highest qualification" from the Basel College of Music.
Composer Biography
Ernesto Cavallini, a celebrated clarinet virtuoso, served as the Principal Clarinetist at La Scala in Milan for twenty years before moving to St. Petersburg due to the theater's financial difficulties.
Interpretation
Johannes Moesus, the conductor, is recognized as a specialist in 18th and 19th-century symphonic music and is known for his clear stylistic feel for classical, romantic, and modern repertoire.
Cultural Impact
Ernesto Cavallini was widely celebrated across Europe, with the English clarinetist Henry Lazarus calling him the "Paganini of the Clarinet."
Composer Biography
In St. Petersburg, Ernesto Cavallini was acclaimed as a soloist, chamber musician, and teacher, even teaching singing at the newly established Conservatory.
Recording & Production
This album features the first-ever recording of Ernesto Cavallini's two clarinet concertos, performed by Giuseppe Porgo with the North German Philharmonic of Rostock.
Compositional Technique
Ernesto Cavallini's compositions are characterized by lyrical cantability and the typical virtuosity of the 19th century, including two clarinet concertos and numerous operatic fantasies.
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