Riccardo Malipiero was actively involved in the Italian resistance against Mussolini's fascist state after serving in Mussolini's army on the Russian front.
Composition History
The works Le rondini di Alessandro (1971) and Diario secondo (1985) on this album are probably receiving their first performances ever.
Album & Artwork
This album is a world-premiere recording of Riccardo Malipiero's complete works for solo piano.
Composer Biography
Riccardo Malipiero (1914-2003) was a major Italian composer after World War II and a pioneer of Italian dodecaphony.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Riccardo Malipiero believed dodecaphony, a twelve-tone compositional technique, was a means to an expressive end, not an end in itself.
Composition History
Malipiero's 14 Variazioni di un tema musicale was a collaborative publication with graphic drawings by Luigi Veronesi, whose 14 Variazioni di un tema pittorico formed the second part.
Composer Biography
Riccardo Malipiero's artistic stature has not received the recognition it deserves, especially outside Italy, partly because his surname is often associated with his more famous paternal uncle, Gian Francesco Malipiero.
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