Breezy Charm

Piano concertos by
Castelnuovo-Tedesco -
heard by
BILL NEWMAN

'... performances are excellent ...'

Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Piano Concertos Nos 1 and 2; Four Dances from 'Love's Labour's Lost'. Alessandro Marangoni, piano. Malmo Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Mogrelia. © 2012 Naxos Rights International Ltd

Italian composer Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco is primarily known for a 1940s recording by the unforgettable Andrés Segovia of the Guitar Concerto with small string orchestra. The textural writing is mainly intimate and light-hearted in style and timbre. Piano Concertos 1 in G minor and 2 in F major spanning 1927 to 1937 respectively possess a delightful breezy charm and timbre, and on this Naxos recording Alessandro Marangoni joins the Malmo Symphony and Andrew Mogrelia...

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Copyright © 30 July 2012 Bill Newman,
London UK

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