The symphonic poem Dai sepolcri, Malipiero's earliest surviving original work, was his graduation piece from the Bologna Music High School in 1904.
Composer Biography
Gian Francesco Malipiero, the composer, claimed to have destroyed many of his early works, but secretly preserved their scores in his cellar.
Historical Context
Malipiero's Armenia, subtitled 'Armenian songs translated to the orchestra', was likely a token of sympathy for the Armenian genocide in Ottoman Turkey in 1915.
Performer Biography
The Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1959 by Greek composer Solon Michaelides, is one of Greece's leading symphonic ensembles.
Performer Biography
Amaury du Closel, the conductor, has published a prize-winning book about European composers who were victims of the Nazi regime and has revived many of their works.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Malipiero defined 'the Italian Symphony' as a free poetic form with sections that follow capriciously, obeying only instinct.
Composition History
Malipiero's Sinfonia degli eroi, composed in 1905, was his earliest piece to receive several performances, including its world premiere in Bad Kissingen in 1909.
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