Petrassi, Dallapiccola: Complete Piano Works

Featuring

Andrea Molteni
Goffredo Petrassi
Luigi Dallapiccola

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Composer Biography

Luigi Dallapiccola, an Italian composer and pianist, was the first in Italy to use dodecaphonic rigor in his compositions, which are known for their intense lyricism and spiritual idealism.

Historical Context

Luigi Dallapiccola denounced the racist laws of 1938 in Italy, a stance influenced by his family's imprisonment in Graz, Austria, during World War I, which is reflected in his compositions like 'Canti di Prigionia' and 'Il Prigioniero'.

Compositional Technique

Luigi Dallapiccola's 'Quaderno Musicale di Annalibera' features a dodecaphonic sequence constructed on the letters of J.S. Bach's name, demonstrating his fascination with Baroque music.

Composer Biography

Goffredo Petrassi, an Italian composer and pedagogue, taught composition at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome from 1960 to 1978, where his students included Ennio Morricone.

Performer Biography

Andrea Molteni, the pianist on this album, formed and conducted a youth orchestra called 'L'Orchestra del Lago' at the age of 15.

Recording & Production

This album was recorded in June and September 2020 at the Griffa&Figli Auditorium in Milan, Italy, and features a Steinway D 606128 piano.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Goffredo Petrassi's early works showed a neoclassical style, but he later developed an independent path, experimenting with atonal abstractionism and using dodecaphony as one of many expressive means.