Martucci: 6 Piano Pieces, Novella, Fantasia, 2 Nocturnes

Featuring

Alberto Miodini
Giuseppe Martucci

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Performer Biography

Alberto Miodini, the pianist on this recording, has been the pianist of the Trio di Parma since 1990, a group that won the Italian Critics' Abbiati Prize in 1994.

Notable Performances

Martucci conducted the first Italian performance of Richard Wagner's 'Tristan und Isolde' in Bologna in 1888, despite not composing any operas himself.

Performer Biography

Alberto Miodini has performed in major venues worldwide, including the Berlin Philharmonic, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and Wigmore Hall.

Critical Reception

After Martucci's death, his work received contrasting opinions; some called him the 'beginning of the rebirth of non-operatic Italian music,' while others criticized him as too 'pro-Germanic'.

Composer Biography

Giuseppe Martucci, the composer, was a child prodigy who performed in solo concerts at the age of eight.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Martucci actively promoted European symphonic music by composers like Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms, Liszt, and Franck, contrasting with Italy's typical preference for opera.