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It is regrettable that the music of the German-Italian Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari (1876-1948) is largely forgotten today. Yet until the 1930s he was considered a legitimate successor to Verdi and Puccini and was one of the most frequently performed opera composers in the world. Not only did the First World War and fascism in Italy and Germany plunge him into a creative crisis, musical history overtook his tonal language, which then seemed finally obsolete after the Second World War. A Wolf Ferrari renaissance is still pending, but the present successful recording with instrumental music will contribute to an overdue revision. Album Tracks 1. Violinkonzert Op.26~Fantasia 2. Violinkonzert Op.26~Romanza 3. Violinkonzert Op.26~Improvviso 4. Violinkonzert Op.26~Rondo finale 5. Divertimento Op. 20~Variazioni su un tema capriccioso 6. Divertimento Op. 20~Canzone pastorale 7. Divertimento Op. 20~Siciliana 8. Divertimento Op. 20~Rondo Finale 9. Gioielli Della Madonna~Festa popolare 10. Gioielli Della Madonna~Intermezzo 11. Gioielli Della Madonna~Serenata 12. Gioielli Della Madonna~Danza napolitana
