NEW ON NAXOS | NOVEMBER 2024
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Vittorio RIETI (1898–1994) Piano Concertos Alessandro Marangoni, Orazio Sciortino, Pianos Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Grazioli
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Dedicated to Francis Poulenc, Vittorio Rieti’s First Piano Concerto formed part of his early success in Paris during the 1920s, the work’s high spirits reflecting Rieti’s recent marriage and the birth of his son Fabio. The Second Piano Concerto started out as a harpsichord concerto for Wanda Landowska but was later recast. The Third Piano Concerto is notable for its deeply felt central Andantino , while the Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra is exuberant with cinematic themes. All of these works feature witty passages for orchestral soloists in dialogue with the piano, imbued with Rieti’s original and unpredictable style. Key features: • Collectors of Vittorio Rieti’s Complete Piano Solo & Duo Works on our Grand Piano label (GP921 and GP938) are going to be very enthusiastic about this new recording of his piano concertos. Often infused by the Parisian joie de vivre and subtle humour of Les Six, Rieti’s piano works are refreshingly unstuffy and accessible, and the concertos share his lightness of touch while taking the opportunity to probe a wider emotional spectrum. These concertos are as good as unknown, and are certainly deserving of a revival. Soloist Alessandro Marangoni considers these works to have ‘music of great liveliness, joy, rhythm and brilliance, and certainly to be included in the great repertoire for piano and orchestra’. • Pianist Alessandro Marangoni is the winner of several national and international awards, including the prestigious Amici di Milano International Prize, and the 2024 International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) for his Naxos recordings of the complete piano works of Rossini ( Péchés de vieillesse 8.501306). He has appeared throughout Europe, America and China as a soloist and as a chamber musician. His other recordings for Naxos include Clementi’s Gradus ad Parnassum (8.572325-28) in which ‘Marangoni plays with alacrity and a light touch, making these difficult exercises sound effortless’ ( WTJU Classical Comments ), and Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s Piano Concertos (8.572823) which for Gramophone were ‘hard to resist’.
8.574505 Release date: 8 Nov 2024 Companion titles – Alessandro Marangoni, Piano
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Click to listen to Piano Concerto No. 2: I. Allegro con fuoco ed energico
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Charles IVES (1874–1954) Orchestral Works Four Ragtime Dances Set of Incomplete Works and Fragments Arrangements Orchestra New England Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra James Sinclair CHARLES IVES 150 YEARS
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Charles Ives was a master of miniatures, and this program brings together a miscellanea of numerous shorter pieces that includes seven world premieres. Embracing ragtime before it became a craze at the end of the 19th century, Ives’ Four Ragtime Dances juxtapose the sacred and profane as part of his lifelong quest to find unity in all humanity. Chromâtimelôdtune is one of Ives’ most startling creations, appearing here alongside experiments, marches, arrangements and enticingly incomplete fragments that form a musical selection of remarkable variety. Key features: • Released to coincide with the 150th anniversary of Charles Ives’ birth, this program joins the Naxos series of his complete orchestral works, rounding up shorter but well-known pieces such as The Gong on the Hook and Ladder and taking the opportunity to investigate a fascinating miscellany of miniatures that include world premieres of incomplete works and fragments, and some of Ives’ imaginatively creative orchestrations made while he was a student in Yale. This is a must-have release for any collector of Charles Ives’ work. • The Naxos edition of Charles Ives’ orchestral works includes such recordings as the Second Symphony (8.559076), which was a Gramophone Critic’s Choice, and with critical reactions such as ‘the results couldn’t possibly be more enjoyable’ from David Hurwitz in ClassicsToday.com . James Sinclair has also recorded The Three Orchestral Sets (8.559353), which was a Gramophone Editor’s Choice and regarded as having ‘well recorded, idiomatic performances all round’ and being ‘a real Ives discovery’.
8.559954 Release date: 1 Nov 2024
Companion titles – Charles Ives’ works conducted by James Sinclair
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Click to listen to Four Ragtime Dances: Ragtime Dance No. 1
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