IDAGIO | Petrassi: Magnificat - Salmo IX° 5059864175039

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Gianandrea Noseda
Sabina Cvilak
Orchestra Teatro Regio Torino
Coro del Teatro Regio Torino
Goffredo Petrassi

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Composer Biography

While working in the music shop, Petrassi met Alessandro Bustini, then a composition professor at the Conservatorio di Roma, who offered him free lessons after noticing his talent.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Petrassi considered his early musical education, steeped in ancient sacred music, as a 'childhood trauma' from which he needed to free himself in his compositions.

Composition History

Petrassi began composing the 'Magnificat' while serving as musical director at Teatro La Fenice in Venice, which influenced his desire to engage with a character, like the Virgin Mary, in his music.

Composition History

Petrassi's encounter with Stravinsky's sacred music, particularly 'Oedipus Rex', was crucial in his transition from his traditional background to modern musical practices.

Composer Biography

Petrassi's parents initially intended a different path for him; after his voice changed, he left the choir to work as a shop assistant in a music shop.

Composer Biography

Goffredo Petrassi, born in 1904, began his musical education as a chorister in Rome, singing sacred polyphony by composers like Palestrina and Josquin des Prés.

Compositional Technique

Petrassi's 'Psalm IX' uses a reduced instrumental force of chorus, brass, strings, and two pianos, influenced by Stravinsky's 'Oedipus Rex' and 'Symphony of Psalms'.