The publication of the pieces included in this album aims to promote and disseminate a lesser-known chamber music repertoire among national and international concertgoers, a repertoire that undoubtedly deserves cultural and musical appreciation in every era for it's intrinsic originality. The two composers featured in this edition certainly need no introduction: Francesco Cilea, tied to the operatic tradition and bel canto, author of famous operas such as L'Arlesiana and Adriana Lecouvreur, and Alessandro Longo, the first to revise all 555 of Domenico Scarlatti's harpsichord sonatas, as well as the author of the well-known 12-volume Tecnica Pianistica. Longo was also the founder of the renowned Neapolitan musical journal L'Arte Pianistica.Gianfrancesco Federico on violin, Giuseppe Currao on clarinet and Ugo Federico on piano guide us through these compositions, which are of great interest for understanding the Italian musical landscape of the early 20th century.

Tracklist:

Tema con Variazioni per violino e pianoforte
Suite per violino e pianoforte~I. Andante appassionato
Suite per violino e pianoforte~II. Tempo di Minuetto (Andantino)
Suite per violino e pianoforte~III. Andante sostenuto
Suite per violino e pianoforte~IV. Allegro con vivacitÃ
Suite Op. 33 per violino e pianoforte~I. Preludio (Moderato - Allegro - Moderato)
Suite Op. 33 per violino e pianoforte~II. Intermezzo (Andante mosso - Allegro deciso - Andante mosso)
Suite Op. 33 per violino e pianoforte~III. Finale (Allegro - Moderato - Allegro)
Suite Op. 62 per clarinetto e pianoforte~I. Con moto
Suite Op. 62 per clarinetto e pianoforte~II. Intermezzo (Andante - Allegro - Andante)
Suite Op. 62 per clarinetto e pianoforte~III. Allegro con spirito
Serenata (elaborazione per vl, cl e pf di Giuseppe Currao)

UPC: 8007194108514
Label: Tactus Records
Release Date: 4.3.26
Format: CD

Gianfrancesco Federico - Cilea-Longo: Chamber Music (CD)