PIZZETTI; ILDEBRANDO

Pizzetti’s Tepid Symphony in A

David Hurwitz

Pizzetti’s Symphony in A dates from 1940. It’s a substantial work, forty-three minutes long in this performance, with beautiful moments–especially those employing modal harmony. That

REQUIEM

David Vernier

Although it is not at all evident from the outer packaging, this recording is (mostly) a reissue of a 2006 Clarion release that now seems

Pizzetti: Orchestral Works

David Hurwitz

Ildebrando Pizzetti’s Concerto dell’estate of 1928 (really a three-movement symphony) is one of the most attractive of all early 20th-century Italian orchestral works. It hasn’t

Ildebrando Pizzetti/Ottorino Respighi/Nino Rota

David Hurwitz

Here’s a real gem of a reissue, courtesy of Australian Eloquence. Pizzetti’s incidental suite for La Pisanella is a delicious essay in exoticism somewhat along

Pizzetti Hyperion Vanska

David Hurwitz

I can’t be impartial about this recording. The very first piece of music I ever played as a percussionist in an amateur orchestra was Pizzetti’s

Respighi Pizzetti Violin Sonatas

ClassicsToday

These two wonderful Italian violin sonatas deserve wider recognition. Despite having found the advocacy of prestigious performers (Menuhin brother and sister for Pizzetti, Chung and