Carlo Graziani-Walter, "TO THE MUSICAL WORLD"

Carlo Graziani-Walter (Brussels, 1851 – Florence, 1927)

"TO THE MUSICAL WORLD" (CVLD350)

Compositions For Mandolins, Piano And Voices
A Musical Project By Maura Mazzonetto And Pier Corrado Danieli

Available in: CD, HD File

01 - Dante e Beatrice, op.134  “Meditazione” for plectrum orchestra, harp and organ, 6:38
To Letizia Marcucci “my beloved wife”
Orchestral Ensemble conducted by Maura Mazzonetto *                          
 
02 - Canzone d’Amore op.281   Andante espressivo for mandolin and piano, 2:51
“To mademoiselle Jenny Simon”
Giulio Sensolo, mandolin, Maura Mazzonetto, piano
 
03 - Inno op.261 for 2 voices with piano accompaniment, 3:27
To the Holy Virgin of the Rosary of Pompeii
04 - Ave Maria  for voice and piano, 2nd voice ad libitum, 3:58
Kamilla Menlibekova, soprano,  Cristiano Didone’, tenor
 
05 - Sur la plage “Barcarolle” for piano, 2:24
06 - Sous le tilleul “Courante” for piano, 1:35
To the charming girl Emmina Curzio
07 - En gondole op.131 “Caprice barcarolle” for piano, 2:07
Maura Mazzonetto, piano
 
08 - Gemito Appassionato  ”Elegia” for two mandolins, mandola and piano, 7:27
To the Esteemed Mandolinist Prof. Costantino Bertucci”
Great success of the Mandolinists Society Margherita
Maria Cleofe Miotti, Massimo Sanapo, mandolins,
Kioko Kato, mandola,  Maura Mazzonetto, piano
 
09 - Dans le pays des songes  “Aubade” for piano, 3:43
To the charming girl Rita Curzio
Chiara Gislon, piano
 
10 - Patinage “Caprice caracteristique” for piano, 3:16
Paolo Cornale, piano
 
11 - Infanzia on 5 notes for piano four hands, 6:00
No.1 Doll laughs (Gavotte) No.2 Doll cries (Melody) No.3 Doll plays (Waltz)
No.4 Capricious doll (March) No. 5 Doll sleeps (Lullaby)
Eduardo and Sara Castellano, piano  
 
12 - Vogata Notturna op.233 “Barcarola” for Plectrum Orchestra, 3:54
Orchestral Ensemble conducted by Maura Mazzonetto *
 
 
13 - Pleine lune  Contemplation for piano, 3:58
14 - Dante e Beatrice  “Meditazione” (author's piano version), 6:10
Maura Mazzonetto, piano
 
15 - Mirto e Cipresso op.180  “Elegia” for plectrum orchestra, 4:57
In memory of my mother
Orchestral Ensemble conducted by Maura Mazzonetto *
 
Total Time: 62:32

Carlo Graziani-Walter (Brussels, 1851 - Florence, 1927) was a pianist, mandolinist, and composer, distinguished by a wide musical production dedicated to the mandolin and, in general, to the world of plectrums, and of course, to the piano.
It mainly consists of chamber music and music for small orchestras, a noble highlight of the best late European Romanticism.
Thanks to his close relationships with the upper bourgeoisie and the Central European and Italian nobility, Graziani-Walter often, if not almost always, drew inspiration from acquaintance and friendship for his works, which almost always boast a specific dedication to this or that person.
The repertoire proposed in this album is the result of careful research carried out by Maura Mazzonetto, a lecturer at the C. Pollini Conservatory in Padua, focused on the rediscovery of original and unpublished manuscripts.
All recordings are WORLD PREMIERES

* Breganze Plectrum Orchestra / Ensemble "Mandolins and Guitars of the Venetias"
/ "Pollini" Mandolin and Guitar Ensemble
Conductor Maura Mazzonetto
Performers:
Mandolin: Anna Bozzetto, Carlo Calzavara, Emanuele Cappellotto,
Pier Corrado Danieli, Giannarnaldo Ferrara, Edoardo Lazzarin,
Stefano Maciga, Andrea Miotti, Maria Cleofe Miotti, Davide Petrin,
Massimo Sanapo, Emiliano Scettri, Giacomo Simioni
Mandola: Alessandro Antonello, Giuliano Menara, Kyoko Kato, Giulio Sensolo
Guitar: Anna Favaro, Filippo Favaro, Marco Fragalà, Alessandro Marchiori, Nicola Mazzon, Ilaria Settimo
Mandocello: Andrea Bazzoni, Paolo Gatto
Harp: Giorgia Bragante, Chiara Isepato
Cello: Enrica Frasca
Double Bass: Federico Salotto
Organ: Pietro Revoltella.
 
24bit / 96 kHz original recording made at Auditorium Pollini, Padova, Italy,
during different sessions on 2018 and 2019
 
Tracks 13 and 14 were recorded and mixed by Marco Lincetto, at Main Hall, Fondazione Masiero e Centanin, Arquà Petrarca, Italy, on February, 2022, using piano Steinway & Sons Mod.O, made in New York on 1909
 
Production: VELUT LUNA
Executive Producer: Marco Lincetto
Artistic direction: Maura Mazzonetto
Recording and Mix Engineer: Giacomo Brocca
Mastering Engineer: Marco Lincetto
Graphics and layout: L'Image