Eliodoro Sollima, a composer from Palermo, managed to persuade his parents to let him return to Palermo to study music at the age of seventeen, despite the ongoing war.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Eliodoro Sollima was an 'unaligned' composer who did not share the radicalism of the 1960s musical avant-garde, preferring a free approach to serialism and respecting the dignity of writing and performers.
Composition History
The oldest composition on this album, Aria (1945), is linked to the difficult years of World War II, with its title referring to the desire to breathe open air after seeking refuge from bombs.
Composer Biography
To support himself during his studies in Palermo, Eliodoro Sollima worked as a pianist playing light music at a radio station, which also exposed him to jazz.
Composition History
Two works on this album, Ouverture da camera (1948/50) and Rondò burlesco (1951), are world premiere recordings of pieces that remained unpublished for decades.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Eliodoro Sollima's teaching philosophy was that 'the teacher is nothing more than a student who began searching before the younger student'.
Composer Biography
Eliodoro Sollima graduated in piano and composition from the Conservatory of Palermo in just five years, making up for time lost due to the war.
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