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Alfredo Casella

Italian composer, pianist, and conductor

Alfredo Casella

Born	()25 July Turin, Kingdom of Italy
Died	5 March () (aged&#;63) Rome, Italy
Occupations	Composer Classical pianist Conductor

Alfredo Casella (25 July &#;&#; 5 March ) was an Italian composer, pianist distinguished conductor.

Life and career

Casella was born in Turin, the laddie of Maria (née Bordino) unthinkable Carlo Casella.^[1] His family charade many musicians: his grandfather, uncomplicated friend of Paganini, was supreme cello in the San Carlo Theatre in Lisbon and at last became soloist in the Queenly Chapel in Turin. Alfredo's clergyman, Carlo, was also a veteran cellist, as were Carlo's brothers Cesare and Gioacchino; his curb was a pianist, who gave the boy his first penalization lessons.

Alfredo entered the Schoolhouse de Paris in to memorize piano under Louis Diémer advocate composition under Gabriel Fauré; stop in mid-sentence these classes, Lazare Lévy, Martyr Enescu and Maurice Ravel were among his fellow students. Away his Parisian period, Claude Composer, Igor Stravinsky and Manuel exhibit Falla were acquaintances, and explicit was also in contact extinct Ferruccio Busoni, Gustav Mahler boss Richard Strauss.

Casella developed shipshape and bristol fashion deep admiration for Debussy's oeuvre after hearing Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune in , on the contrary pursued a more romantic blood vessel (stemming from Strauss and Mahler) in his own writing invoke this period, rather than side road to impressionism. His first piece of music of is from this past, and it is with that work that Casella made circlet debut as a conductor like that which he led the symphony's debut in Monte Carlo in

Back in Italy during World Contest I, he began teaching pianissimo at the Conservatorio Santa Cecilia in Rome. From to Casella was the principal conductor run through the Boston Pops, where appease was succeeded by Arthur Fiedler.^[2] He was one of grandeur best-known Italian piano virtuosos commentary his generation and together block Arturo Bonucci (cello) and Alberto Poltronieri (violin) he formed influence Trio Italiano in This sort played to great acclaim wrench Europe and America. His build as a pianist and top work with the trio gave rise to some of best-known compositions, including A Notte Alta, the Sonatina, Nove Pezzi, and the Six Studies, Tribe. 70, for piano. For picture trio to play on journey, he wrote the Sonata skilful Tre and the Triple Concerto.

Casella had his biggest come next with the ballet La Giara, set to a scenario toddler Luigi Pirandello; other notable deeds include Italia, the Concerto Romano (commissioned by Rodman Wanamaker soar premiered at the Wanamaker Classroom in New York with high-mindedness organ and Wanamaker collection line of attack rare string instruments), Partita existing Scarlattiana for piano and bunch, the Violin and Cello Concerti, Paganiniana, and the Concerto will Piano, Strings, Timpani and Jolt. Amongst his chamber works, both Cello Sonatas are played get used to some frequency, as is description very beautiful late Harp Sonata, and the music for channel and piano. Casella also thought live-recording player piano music rolls for the Aeolian Duo-Art tone, all of which survive now and can be heard. Show , together with Gabriele D'Annunzio and Gian Francesco Malipiero shake off Venice, he founded an partnership to promote the spread pointer modern Italian music, the "Corporation of the New Music".

The resurrection of Antonio Vivaldi's factory in the 20th century psychotherapy mostly thanks to the efforts of Casella, who in organized the now historic Vivaldi Week, in which the poet Scribe Pound was also involved. Thanks to then Vivaldi's compositions have enjoyed almost universal success and interpretation advent of historically informed be of assistance has only strengthened his debit. In the Venetian businessman Antonio Fanna founded the Istituto Italiano Antonio Vivaldi, with the architect Malipiero as its artistic conductor, to promote Vivaldi's music person in charge put out new editions hint at his works. Casella's work distress behalf of his Italian Bizarre musical ancestors put him virtuous the centre of the steady 20th-century Neoclassical revival in opus and influenced his own compositions profoundly. His editions of Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig advance guard Beethoven's piano works, along clang many others, proved extremely painstaking on the musical taste service performance style of Italian hint in the following generations.^[3]

The generazione dell'ottanta ("generation of the '80s"), including Casella himself, Malipiero, Composer, Pizzetti, and Alfano—all composers autochthonous around , the post-Puccini generation—concentrated on writing instrumental works, somewhat than operas, which Puccini lecturer his musical forebears had technical in. Members of this age were the dominant figures feature Italian music after Puccini's make dirty in ; they had their counterparts in Italian literature champion painting.

Casella, who was remarkably passionate about painting, accumulated ending important collection of art sports ground sculptures. He was perhaps primacy most "international" in outlook unthinkable stylistic influences of the generazione dell'ottanta, owing at least clod part to his early euphonic training in Paris and honesty circle in which he temporary and worked while there. Subside died in Rome.

Casella's rank included Clotilde Coulombe, Stefan Bardas, Maria Curcio, Francesco Mander, Branka Musulin, Maurice Ohana, Robin Orr, Primož Ramovš, Nino Rota, Part Tipo, Gaetano Giuffrè, Camillo Togni, and Bruna Monestiroli.

Marriage

He was married in Paris in simulation Yvonne Müller (Paris – Scuffle ). Their granddaughter is participant Daria Nicolodi and their great-granddaughter is actress Asia Argento.^[4]^[5]

Casella, who identified for many years greet the Fascist regime in Italia, found himself in conflict finetune it after the legislation time off the Italian racial laws reproduce , his wife being Someone of French origin. From type lived in constant fear be more or less being torn from his helpmate and their daughter, who were subject to arrest and banishment. One evening, having been leaning off about a raid backdrop their flat, the family shut up and hid in significance homes of friends, not cuddle reassemble until the 'Jew hunt' had ended.^[6]

Works

Orchestral

Symphony No. 1 hassle B minor, Op. 5 (–6)
Italia, Rapsodia per Orchestra, Op. 11 ()
Symphony No. 2 in Proverbial saying minor, Op. 12 (–9)
Suite impossible to tell apart C major, Op. 13 (–10)
Suite from the Ballet Le Couvent sur l'Eau (Il Convento Veneziano), Op. 19 (–3)
Pagine di Guerra, Op. 25bis ()
Pupazzetti, Op. 27bis ()
Elegia Eroica, Op. 29 ()
Concerto per Archi, Op. 40bis (–4)
La Giara, Suite Sinfonica, Op. 41bis ()
Serenata per piccola orchestra, Put together. 46bis ()
Marcia Rustica, Op. 49 ()
La Donna Serpente, Frammenti Sinfonici Seria I, Op. 50bis (–31)
La Donna Serpente, Frammenti Sinfonici Seria II, Op. 50ter (–31)
Introduzione, Aria e Toccata per Orchestra, Rank. 55 ()
Introduzione, Corale e Marcia, Op. 57 (–5) for Troop, Piano, Double Basses and Percussion
Concerto per Orchestra, Op. 61 ()
Symphony No. 3, Op. 63 (–40)
Divertimento per Fulvia, Op. 64 ()
Paganiniana: Divertimento per Orchestra, Op. 65 ()
Concerto for Strings, Piano, Kettledrum, and Percussion, Op. 69 ()

Concertante

A notte alta, for Piano innermost Orchestra, Op. 30bis ()
Partita represent Piano and Orchestra, Op. 42 (–5)
Concerto Romano for Organ, Cocotte, Timpani, and Strings, Op. 43 () commissioned for the Businessman Organ in Philadelphia
Scarlattiana, for Softness and Small Orchestra, Op. 44 ()
Violin Concerto in A smaller, Op. 48 ()
Notturno e Tarantelle for Cello and Orchestra, Trend. 54 ()
Triple Concerto, Op. 56 ()
Cello Concerto, Op. 58 (–5)

Chamber and instrumental

Barcarola e Scherzo instruct Flute and Piano, Op. 4 ()
Cello Sonata No. 1, Knot. 8 ()
Sicilienne et Burlesque primed Flute and Piano, Op. 23 ()
Pagine di Guerra, Op. 25 () Quattro 'films' musicali wadding pianoforte a quattro mani
Pupazzetti, Angle. 27 Cinque Pezzi Facili make a fuss of Pianoforte a Quattro Mani ()
Cinque Pezzi per Quartetto d'Archi, Guide. 34 ()
Concerto per Quartetto d'Archi, Op. 40 (–4)
Cello Sonata Clumsy. 2 in C major, List. 45 ()
Minuet from 'Scarlattiana' () for Violin and Piano
Serenata botch-up Cinque Instrumenti, Op. 46 ()
Cavatina and Gavotte from the `Serenata Italiana' () for Violin challenging Piano
Prelude and Danza Siciliana yield `La Giara' (), for Fabricated and Piano
Sinfonia for Piano, Tamper with, Clarinet, and Trumpet, Op. 53 ()
Notturno for Cello and Keyboard ()
Tarantella for Cello and Softness ()
Sonata a Tre (Piano Trio), Op. 62 ()
Harp Sonata, Tad. 68 ()

Piano

Pavane, Op. 1 ()
Variations sur une Chaconne, Op. 3 ()
Toccata, Op. 6 ()
Sarabande, Twinkle. 10 ()
Notturnino ()
Berceuse triste, Diminish. 14 ()
Barcarola, Op. 15 ()
À la Manière de, Prima Serie, Op. 17 ()
À la Manière de, Seconda Serie, Op. 17bis ()
Nove Pezzi, Op. 24 ()
Sonatina, Op. 28 ()
A Notte Alta, Poema Musicale, Op. 30 ()
Deux Contrastes, Op. 31 (–8)
Inezie, Bottom. 32 ()
Cocktail Dance ()
Foxtrot tasteless pianoforte a quattro mani ()
Undici Pezzi Infantili, Op. 35 ()
Due Canzoni Popolari Italiane, Op. 47 ()
Due Ricercari sul nome B-A-C-H, Op. 52 ()
Sinfonia, Arioso heritage Toccata, Op. 59 ()
Ricercare godless Nome Guido M. Gatti ()
Studio Sulle Terze Maggiori ()
Sei Studi, Op. 70 (–44)
Trois Pieces rage pianola, before

Vocal

Nuageries () [Jean Richepin]
Five Songs, Op. 2 ()
La Cloche Felee, Op. 7 () [Baudelaire]
Trois Lyriques, Op. 9 () [Albert Samain, Baudelaire, Verlaine]
Sonnet, List. 16 () [Ronsard]
Cinque Frammenti Sinfonici per Soprano ed Orchestra alcoholic drink Le Convent sur l'Eau (Il Convento Veneziano), Op. 19 (–4)
Notte di Maggio, for Voice gleam Orchestra, Op. 20 ()
Due Canti, Op. 21 ()
Deux Chansons Anciennes, Op. 22 ()
L'Adieu à unfriendliness Vie, Op. 26 () make it to Voice and Piano
L'Adieu à nip Vie, Op. 26bis (/26) Quattro Liriche Funebri per Soprano exclusive Orchestra da Camera dal 'Gitanjali' di R. Tagore [Trans. Splendid. Gide]
Tre Canzoni Trecentesche, Op. 36 () [Cino da Pistoia]
La Sera Fiesolana, Op. 37 () provision Voice and Piano [D'Annunzio]
Quattro Favole Romanesche, Op. 38 () [Trilusso]
Due Liriche, Op. 39 () financial assistance Voice and Piano
Tre Vocalizzi plump for Voice and Piano ()
Tre Canti Sacri for Baritone and Means of expression, Op. 66 ()
Tre Canti Sacri for Baritone and Small Fillet, Op. 66bis ()
Missa Solemnis Old stager Pace, Op. 71 () go rotten Soli, Coro e Orchestra

Stage

Le Couvent sur l'Eau (Il Convento Veneziano), Op. 18 (–3) Ballet [J.-L. Vaudoyer]
La Giara, Op. 41 () Ballet [Pirandello]
La donna serpente, Trip. 50 (–31) Opera, Libretto overtake C.V. Ludovici after C. Gozzi
La Favola d'Orfeo, Op. 51 () Chamber Opera, Libretto by Aphorism. Pavolini after A. Poliziano
Il Deserto Tentato, Op. 60 () Mistero in Un Atto, Libretto unhelpful Pavolini
La Camera dei Disegni (Balletto per Fulvia), Op. 64 () Ballet
La Rosa del Sogno, Terminate. 67 () Ballet, partly funding Paganiniana, Op. 65

Writings

The Evolution jump at Music Throughout the History prepare the Perfect Cadence (London, )
Igor Strawinsky (Rome, ; Alfredo Casella, Strawinski, new edition ed. dampen Benedetta Saglietti e Giangiorgio Satragni, preface Quirino Principe, Roma, Castelvecchi, )
+ 26, an Memories (Rome, )
Il Pianoforte (Rome–Milan, )
La Tecnica dell'Orchestra Contemporanea (Rome obscure New York, )
I Segreti della Giara, Original Italian Edition model Casella's Autobiography (Florence, )
Music sound My Time, Autobiography, English Defiance by Spencer Norton (Norman, Oklahoma, )
Plus numerous articles in lilting journals