Malipiero: Complete Songs for Soprano and Piano

Featuring

Paola Camponovo
Alfredo Blessano
Vansìsiem Lied Duo
Gian Francesco Malipiero

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Malipiero considered his Tre poesie di Angelo Poliziano, Quattro sonetti del Burchiello, and Due Sonetti del Berni as direct descendants of his operatic masterpiece Sette canzoni, where music and word, harmony and rhythm, go together.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Gian Francesco Malipiero, the composer, aimed to free Italian art song from the sentimentality of popular romances, drawing inspiration from great poets like Gabriele D'Annunzio.

Compositional Technique

In his Cinq mélodies and Keepsake, Malipiero, the composer, noted a strong Debussian influence, which he felt made the works "not belong to me."

Compositional Technique

For the Inno a Maria nostra donna, Malipiero, the composer, used an independent melopoeia for the voice, almost like a whispered prayer, resting on simple harmonic pillars to create a contemplative fixity.

Performer Biography

The Vansìsiem Lied Duo, featuring Paola Camponovo (soprano) and Alfredo Blessano (piano), specializes in the Italian repertoire, particularly works by composers of the 'Generazione dell'Ottanta.'

Composition History

Malipiero's early work, La cavalcata della morte, from 1908, is characterized by agitated piano figures and a melodic style that is nervous and irregular, yet respects prosody.

Performer Biography

The Vansìsiem Lied Duo has received multiple international awards, including the First Prize at the E. Respighi Competition in Verona, which focuses on Italian art song from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.