Pizzetti: Canti della stagione alta

Featuring

Oleg Caetani
Susanna Stefani Caetani
Boris Statsenko
Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie
Chor der Oper Chemnitz
Ildebrando Pizzetti

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Composer Biography

Ildebrando Pizzetti, the composer, was the son of a piano teacher and initially showed a strong interest in theatre as a boy.

Composition History

The Sinfonia del fuoco by Pizzetti was composed for the 1914 silent film Cabiria, specifically to accompany the 'Invocation to Moloch' scene.

Recording & Production

This album is a reissue of the first compact disc ever devoted exclusively to a selection of Pizzetti's orchestral music.

Performer Biography

Oleg Caetani, the conductor, had his talent discovered by Nadia Boulanger, a renowned French composer and teacher, who initiated him into music.

Performer Biography

Susanna Stefani Caetani, the pianist on this recording, gave her first concert at the age of twelve and later performed a Mozart concerto in London's Queen Elizabeth Hall.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Pizzetti, along with other artists of his generation, was greatly influenced by the writer Gabriele D'Annunzio and shared an interest in ancient Greek civilization.

Notable Performances

Pizzetti's Sinfonia del fuoco was performed only once at its premiere in 1914, due to the large forces required and the composer's refusal to allow others to conduct it.