Malipiero: Orchestral Works

Featuring

Damian Iorio
Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana
Gian Francesco Malipiero

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Compositional Technique

Malipiero's symphonies, despite his claims, often follow the traditional four-movement structure of Beethovenian symphonies: Fast - Slow - Scherzo - Finale.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Malipiero's fundamental aesthetic outlook was described as 'neither/nor', articulated through a series of unresolved confrontations.

Composer Biography

Gian Francesco Malipiero, the Italian composer featured on this album, was born in Venice in 1882 and lived until 1973.

Composition History

Malipiero's Ritrovari was commissioned by Gabriele D'Annunzio, a famous Italian writer and political figure, who provided a detailed outline for the work.

Composer Biography

Malipiero began the first-ever complete edition of Claudio Monteverdi's music, an Italian Baroque master, after discovering his works in Venice.

Performer Biography

Damian Iorio, the conductor on this album, began his professional life as a violinist before studying conducting in St Petersburg.

Compositional Technique

Malipiero rejected the Austro-German compositional technique of 'development', which he considered an 'arid device' of chopping up and repeating themes.