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Rieti: Piano Concertos

11/8/2024, 12 Tracks, 1:20:23

Featuring

  • Alessandro Marangoni
  • Giuseppe Grazioli
  • Orazio Sciortino
  • Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano
  • Vittorio Rieti

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Vittorio Rieti's musical style often features economy of thought and balletic poise, consistent with neo-Classical works of his time.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This album features the world premiere recording of Vittorio Rieti's Piano Concertos Nos. 1, 2, and 3, and the first stereo recording of his Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Vittorio Rieti's first Piano Concerto was dedicated to Francis Poulenc, a French composer he met in Rome in 1921.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Alessandro Marangoni, one of the pianists on this album, is an artistic director and piano professor, and an ambassador for the International Labour Organization's 'Music against Child Labour' campaign.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

The Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra by Vittorio Rieti features an insistent, cinematic theme in its finale that is remarkably prophetic of John Williams's score for Jaws.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Vittorio Rieti, the composer, was born in Egypt and moved to Paris in the 1920s, immersing himself in the French capital's musical life.

Source: Booklet

Historical Context

In 1940, Vittorio Rieti emigrated to New York due to the increasingly fractious political climate in Europe, and tragically, his mother, uncle, and aunt were killed in concentration camps.

Source: Booklet

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