
These are good performances of music by a wildly inconsistent composer. Stylistically, Malipiero (1882-1973) was all over the place. Gabrieliana, obviously, is an arrangement of
Wolf-Ferrari’s life (1876-1948) and career lasted almost exactly as long as that of Richard Strauss, and like his more famous contemporary he wrote a series
Apart from one very serious problem, this is an excellent recital. No composer during the 18th century–and few since–wrote more taxing music for the bassoon