Respighi's early piano works, like the Sonata in A minor, show his adherence to a late-19th-century culture and a connection with the past, similar to Brahms.
Performer Biography
Giovanna Gatto, the pianist on this recording, is a dynamic and multi-faceted pianist who explores a wide range of musical styles and has performed numerous world premieres of contemporary music.
Composition History
The Fuga reale a tre voci in C major was originally conceived as a Fuga vocale and served as Respighi's admission test for Cesare Dall'Olio's Counterpoint and Fugue class at the Liceo Musicale in Bologna.
Recording & Production
This recording was made on February 27, 2021, in Acustica Studio, Lottstetten-Nack, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, with Jan Žáček as the producer.
Composition History
This album includes a previously unknown sonata, the Sonata in A minor, which is Respighi's earliest known work for piano.
Album & Artwork
This album is the second volume in the first-ever complete survey of Ottorino Respighi's piano music.
Compositional Technique
In his early piano writing, Respighi's style leans on the model of Schumann for piano writing and owes a good deal to Chopin for harmony.
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