8.574692 Release date: 13 Feb 2026
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Mario CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO (1895–1968) Piano Quintets Alessandro Marangoni, Piano Quartetto Adorno Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s chamber works were composed early and late in his career. He considered the Piano Quintet No. 1 in F major from 1932 to be the best of all his chamber works from that period. It exudes Romantic candour and contrapuntal richness, full of lively themes and with a colourful atmosphere. The beautiful Piano Quintet No. 2 , composed in 1951, draws on the composer’s memories of a serene and rustic Tuscany. Quartetto Adorno’s ‘reference-worthy performance’ ( ClassicsToday.com ) of the complete string quartets is In 2024 Naxos released Quartetto Adorno’s recording of Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s Complete String Quartets on 8.574580: ‘This is the chamber music discovery of the year…serious but eminently approachable, quasi-programmatic, charming, melodic, colourful…’ ( David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com ). • For Naxos, Alessandro Marangoni has recorded Castelnuovo- Tedesco’s piano concertos (8.572823): ‘The Second Piano Concerto, in Marangoni’s own edition; the result of intensive needle-in-a-haystack research. And, played by the hyperactive pianist and orchestra with such scintillating abandon, the composer’s charm and brio could, just possibly, bring a smile to even the most crusty and conservative listener’ ( Gramophone ). on 8.574580. Key features: •
Tracklist: Piano Quintet No. 1 in F major, Op. 69 (1931–32) 1 I. Lento e sognante – Vivo e appassionato 2 II. Andante 3 III. Scherzo: Leggero e danzante 4 IV. Vivo e impetuoso Piano Quintet No. 2, Op. 155 ‘Memories of the Tuscan Countryside’ (1951) 5 I. Le Colline (‘The Hills’): Sereno e scorrevole 6 II. I Cipressi (‘The Cypresses’): Lento e grave 7 III. Processione nel Mese di Maria (‘Procession in the Month of Mary’): Allegretto innocente 8 IV. La Mietitura (‘The Harvest’): Vivace e ritmico
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