Gian Francesco Malipiero, the composer, wrote no symphonies between 1952 and 1961, resuming the practice of using 'sinfonia' in his titles after his eightieth birthday.
Performer Biography
The Moscow Symphony Orchestra, established in 1989, is one of Russia's leading orchestras and has received several international awards for its over one hundred recordings since 1994.
Critical Reception
The music of Gian Francesco Malipiero, the composer, has suffered almost total neglect outside his native Italy, despite being considered the most important Italian composer of his generation by some.
Compositional Technique
Gian Francesco Malipiero's Fifth Symphony, 'concertante in eco', features prominent parts for two pianos, sometimes making it resemble a double concerto.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Gian Francesco Malipiero, the composer, initially avoided numbering some of his symphonies due to a superstitious 'desire not to pass the fateful number seven,' similar to Mahler's fear of number nine.
Performer Biography
Antonio de Almeida, the conductor, had a distinguished career, appearing with major orchestras like the Chicago, Philadelphia, and Berlin Philharmonic, and was an acknowledged authority on Offenbach.
Compositional Technique
The Sixth Symphony by Gian Francesco Malipiero, subtitled 'degli archi' (of the strings), is scored for strings alone and makes widespread use of concertante interactions between the full string body and solo strings.
