Franchetti: Symphony & Nella Foresta Nera - Wolf-Ferrari: Sinfonia da camera
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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
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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.
The filthy rich, fast car-loving Alberto Franchetti (18601942) turned his back on symphonies after this sole example from 1884 - a shame as, abrupt ending aside, it is an engaging affair, with some Mendelssohn-like string writing and a Mahler-style brass chorale in the finale.
Tracks:
Franchetti: Symphony in E Minor
Franchetti: Nella Foresta nera, Impressione sinfonica
Wolf-Ferrari: Sinfonia da camera in B-Flat Major, Op. 8
