Michele Fazio - 100 Years of the Piano Sonata - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Among the major composers of their era were Alessandro Scarlatti (1660 - 1725) and his son Domenico (1685 - 1757), both of whom were influenced by the music and culture of Naples - Domenico was a native of the city, his father of Palermo. Alessandro's work is thoroughly baroque - elevated in tone and broad in scope - while his son's leans towards the rococo style with a preponderance of arias and cantatas, many of which were influenced by the music of Portugal and Castille. Domenico, of course, spent much of his life in Spain. The cantata InchChe si peni in amoreInch by Domenico Scarlatti and the bipartite rondo InchOhimè tu piangi,... Nel lasciarti, o mio tesoroInch by Giuseppe Sarti find their first record here. The cantata for alto and b.c. by Domenico Scarlatti InchChe si peni in amoreInch recalls the production of his father Alessandro both in style and in writing. The mixture of arioso and recitative with which the work opens are not without originality. Some ideas such as the aria InchIo non voglio dal mio beneInch reveal the closeness of the style to that of Alessandro. The composition is probably an early work, in any case prior to Scarlatti's departure for Lisbon in 1719. Scarlatti's extraordinary ability as a harpsichordist and virtuoso was known since his youth, at least from the early testimony collected in Venice by Roseingrave (datable to around 1705/6) and quoted by Charles Burney.

Tatiana Nikolaeva's prophesy about her pupil Nikolai Lugansky - InchHe is the next oneInch- has come true. Lugansky is now regarded as one of the major pianists from the Russian Piano School, enjoying a dazzling career across all the continents, playing with the most important orchestras and conductors in world renowned concert venues. He is universally praised for his sincere interpretations, his honesty, his deep burning passion and (last but not least) his limitless and unbelievably perfected technique. This Schumann program offers two major large scale works, played with grandeur and nobility, and a dazzling performance ofsynthesize the fiendishly difficult Toccata. Splendid sonics are featured on this recording dating from the mid-nineties. Album Tracks 1. Piano Sonata No. 1 in E Major, D157 - Michelangelo Carbonara 2. Piano Sonata No. 13 in a Major, D664 - Michelangelo Carbonara 3. Piano Sonata No. 16 in a Minor, D845 - Michelangelo Carbonara

Album Tracks 1. Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act I Aria Madamina, Il Catalogo E Questo 2. Il Barbiere Di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), Act I Aria La Calunnia E Un Venticello 3. Ernani, Act I Infelice, E Tuo Credevi 4. Don Carlo, Act IV Ella Giammai M'amo 5. I Vespri Siciliani O Tu Palermo (O Palermo) 6. Attila, Act I Aria Mentre Gonfiarsi L'anima ? Oltre Quel Limite 7. La Cenerentola (Cinderella) Sinfonia 8. L'ultimo Bacio 9. Chitarrata Abruzzese 10. Vieni a Me 11. Voce 'E Notte 12. Passione 13. Kiss Me, Kate So in Love 14. South Pacific Some Enchanted Evening 15. La Strada Nel Bosco 16. Guapparia 17. Attila, Act I Aria Oltre Quel Limite 18. Vieni a Me (Encore)