Wolf-Ferrari - Orchestral Works | Chandos CHAN10511

Wolf-Ferrari - Orchestral Works

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Label: Chandos

Cat No: CHAN10511

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Orchestral

Release Date: 2nd March 2009

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About

Gianandrea Noseda continues his Italian series with a recording of works by Wolf-Ferrari. This is a project very close to the heart of the BBC Philharmonic’s Principal Conductor and this is reflected in the passionate performances he creates. At the time of his appointment, he spoke of his ambition to record the works of the twentieth-century Italian composers, and he has since recorded works by Respighi and Dallapiccola. ‘Gianandrea Noseda understands the music’s lyrical strength and fragile sound-world perfectly; the playing of the BBC Philharmonic is exemplary, too’, wrote The Guardian on the Dallapiccola disc.

Known mainly for his operatic compositions, perhaps especially the overture to Il segreto di Susanna, Wolf-Ferrari was that rare phenomenon, famously exemplified by Busoni, of an Italian composer better known in Germany than in his homeland. The son of a German painter and his Italian wife, Wolf-Ferrari made his home in Munich and was throughout his life divided by the two cultures, something that provided a foundation of his creative existence, particularly in his attachment to the neo-classical style.

Noseda and the BBC Philharmonic here present extracts from some of Wolf-Ferrari's operas. They are complemented by the Suite-Concertino for bassoon, two horns and strings. The soloist is Karen Geoghegan who made her debut on Chandos following her appearance on the television programme Classical Star.

With such distinguished and sympathetic advocacy, the music of Wolf-Ferrari should achieve the worldwide recognition that it deserves.
Penguin Guide 4 stars

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