Leila Rásonyi, the violinist on this album, plays a Giuseppe Testore violin from 1715.
Critical Reception
In 1921, the leading Italian music critic Guido M. Gatti declared Ildebrando Pizzetti, the composer on this album, to be 'doubtless the greatest musician in Italy today'.
Performer Biography
László Fenyo, the cellist on this recording, won the International Pablo Casals Contest in Kronberg, Germany, in 2004 and received the prestigious Franz Liszt Prize in 2005.
Instruments
László Fenyo, the cellist on this album, plays a cello made by Matteo Goffriller from 1695.
Composition History
The Piano Trio on this album is dedicated to Ildebrando Pizzetti's second wife, Irene (Rirì), whom he married in January 1925, and was completed in March of the same year.
Composition History
The Tre canti, originally for cello and piano, were adapted for violin and piano by the composer Ildebrando Pizzetti in December 1924 and are dedicated to his daughter, Maria Teresa.
Composer Biography
Ildebrando Pizzetti's early success was marked by a series of works written in close association with Italy's most famous living poet and playwright, Gabriele D'Annunzio.
