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Niccolò Castiglioni: Complete Piano Works 1
GP862 (Grand Piano Records, CD)
FIRST RELEASE (14 October 2022)
Playing time: 57'42"
Tracks: 42
Booklet pages: 20
℗ 2022 HNH International Ltd
© 2022 HNH International Ltd
Main country of recording: Italy
Reviewer: Robert McCarney
Review of Niccolò Castiglioni: Complete Piano Works 1 published on 30 October 2022
Aldo Orvieto, piano
Niccolò Castiglioni (1932-1996):
Piano Sonatina in G (1952) (first recording)
1 Allegretto
2 Andantino
3 Minuetto - Trio I-II
Piccola Suite in G (1952) (first recording)
4 Marcetta
5 Nenia: Andante
6 Caccia: Allegro
7 Larghetto
8 Allegrino
9 Walzer: Molto moderato
10 Melodia: Moderato, a tempo sempre
Quattro Canti (1954) (first recording)
11 Ostinato
12 Aria: Molto calmo
13 Intermezzo: Larghetto
14 Corale: Sostenuto, quasi grave
Momento Musicale (1954) (first recording)
15 Prestissimo
16 Il più presto possible
17 Il più presto possible
18 Il più presto possible
19 Concitato, molto liberamente
Come io passo l'Estate (1983)
20 Arrivo a Tires
21 La Fossa del lupo
22 Andiamo al rifugio Bergamo
23 La valle del Ciamin
24 Il Buco dell'orso
25 La fontanella di Ganna
26 Ghiaccio sul Rosengarten
27 Antonio Ballista dorme in casa dei Carabinieri
28 Il fantasma del castello di Presule (for upright piano)
29 Canzone per il mio compleanno
Piano Sonatina (1984)
30 Andantino mosso assai dolcino
31 Laendler
32 Fughetta
Seconda Sonatina (1987) (first recording)
33 Delicatamente mosso
Das reh im wald (1988)
34 Largo
In Principio era La Danza (1989)
35 Valzer A
36 Canzone del bruco
37 Valzer B
38 Canzone della farfalla
39 Valzer C
Preludio, Corale e Fuga (1994)
40 Preludio: Liquido
41 Corale
42 Fuga
Niccolò Castiglioni was one of the most singular figures on the Italian music scene of the latter half of the twentieth century. Including first recordings, Volume 1 of this complete edition reveals the exceptional quality of Castiglioni's early piano works, the cantabile solemnity found in his exploration of twelve-tone techniques, and the quest for simplicity in later pieces that include the Seconda sonatina discovered among the composer's papers after his death. The acclaimed pianist Aldo Orvieto has recorded and performed extensively throughout his career and is a specialist in Italian twentieth century repertoire.
Recorded 31 January 2022 (tracks 33 and 35-39), 1 February 2022 (tracks 11-14 and 20-32), 2 February 2022 (tracks 1-10) and 3 February 2022 (tracks 15-19, 34 and 40-42) at Sala del Chiostro dei Cipressi, Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice, Italy.