Ottorino Respighi, one of the composers featured, studied violin with Federico Sarti and composition with Luigi Torchi and Guiseppe Martucci at the Liceo Musicale in Bologna.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Ottorino Respighi's compositional style combined elements of the past and future, being a neo-classicist partial to old modes and chants, but also using vibrant contemporary harmony and orchestration.
Performer Biography
Robert Koenig, the pianist on this album, received his bachelor's and master's degrees in accompanying from the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia.
Composer Biography
Ildebrando Pizzetti, the other composer on this album, was proclaimed 'doubtless the greatest musician in Italy today' by prominent critic Guido Gatti at the height of his career.
Performer Biography
Elmar Oliveira, the violinist, performs on an instrument known as the 'Lady Stretton,' made by Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesu in 1726.
Composition History
Ildebrando Pizzetti's Sonata for Violin and Piano, written between 1918 and 1919, deals with strong humanistic concerns and the torments of war.
Performer Biography
Elmar Oliveira, the violinist on this album, is the first and only American violinist to win the Gold Medal at Moscow's Tchaikovsky International Competition.
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