Perosi: Piano Quintet No. 1 in F Major, Piano Quintet No. 2 in D Minor & String Trio No. 2 in A Minor
7/8/2022, 9 Tracks, 59:44
Featuring
Hinako Kawasaki
Leonardo Spinedi
Lorenzo Rundo
Angelo Maria Santisi
Matteo Bevilacqua
Roma Tre Orchestra Ensemble
Lorenzo Perosi
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Composer Biography
Lorenzo Perosi came from a family of church musicians, with many ancestors serving in this role for two centuries.
Performer Biography
Matteo Bevilacqua is the founder of an association that develops intersectoral and multidisciplinary performances, including a piano recital where brain activity is converted into visual art.
Composer Biography
Giacomo Puccini, a famous Italian opera composer, once said of Perosi: 'There is more music in Perosi's head than in mine and Mascagni's put together.'
Composer Biography
Perosi's psychological difficulties, which began in 1907 and worsened after his father's death in 1908, led him to focus more on instrumental music.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Perosi, a priest, considered his oratorios to be his 'operas,' as he was not permitted to write for the stage.
Performer Biography
Matteo Bevilacqua, the pianist on this album, debuted as a professional actor at age nine and has won over 25 international piano competition prizes.
Composition History
The four piano quintets on this album were composed rapidly in 1930 and 1931, during a period of intense creativity and personal crisis for Perosi.
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