Franchetti: Symphony & Nella Foresta Nera / Wolf-Ferrari: Sinfonia da camera
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ALBERTO FRANCHETTI / ERMANNO WOLF-FERRARI
Franchetti: Symphony & Nella Foresta Nera / Wolf-Ferrari: Sinfonia da camera
Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma, MiNensemblet, Francesco La Vecchia
[ Naxos / CD ]
Release Date: Sunday 9 June 2024
This item is only available to us via Special Order. We should be able to get it to you in 3 - 6 weeks from when you order it.
Alberto Franchetti and Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari shared a similar dual heritage. Franchetti's father was an Italian Baron, his mother was Viennese and Alberto studied in Germany where he composed the Symphony in E minor in 1884 as part of his graduation examination from Dresden Conservatory. Late Romantic and cast in the German symphonic tradition, it is a colourful, evocative and majestic work. Inspired by the wild beauty of the forests of the Rhine valley, Nella Foresta nera is a tranquil, atmospheric 'symphonic impression'. Venetian-born to a Bavarian father, Wolf-Ferrari spent many years in Germany where he wrote his Sinfonia da camera . The work has an expansive symphonic breadth and utilises Romanticism's full harmonic and melodic arsenal.
"Conducted with care and attention by the tireless Francesco La Vecchia, leading the now-defunct and dedicated Rome Symphony Orchestra, the recordings of the Symphony and "Nella Foresta Nera" provide good alternatives to the correct but cavernous sound recording by Frontalini/Moldavia for Bongiovani. The Norwegian MiNensemblet delivers a very accomplished and clear interpretation of Wolf-Ferrari's "Chamber Symphony."" Five Stars Ritmo
"…both the Rome Symphony Orchestra and the chamber group MiNensemblet execute the music reasonably well and with apparent enthusiasm. In the Franchetti symphony conductor Francesco La Vecchia conveys intensity and commitment beyond mere time-beating." © 2025 Fanfare
"…it is an engaging affair, with some Mendelssohn-like string writing and a Mahler-style brass chorale in the finale. The lush melodic Chamber Symphony by Wolf Ferrari… is simply lovely." Five Stars BBC Music Magazine
Tracks:
Franchetti: Symphony in E Minor
Franchetti: Nella Foresta nera, Impressione sinfonica
Wolf-Ferrari: Sinfonia da camera in B-Flat Major, Op. 8
