The duo formed by Valentina Vanini (half soprano) and Giuseppina Coni (piano) is the protagonist of this recording dedicated to the Florentine composer Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, including chamber lyrics and piano pieces. All the compositions collected in this double CD saw the light in the early twentieth century, more precisely between 1913 and 1928. A kaleidoscopic panorama of impressions and emotions - from the evocation of the childhood world, to the poetic themes of great breadth up, to the pictorial evocations of the great Italian schools of the past - unravels in the succession of pieces, characterized by a very refined musical style, often not simple but incredibly fascinating and evocative. Not conventionally counted as part of the "Generazione dell'ottanta", in reality Castelnuovo-Tedesco pursues the same ideals and intentions (because of his studies with Ildebrando Pizzetti), which are fully manifested in these compositions, superbly interpreted by the Vanini-Coni duo.
5 2 Preghiere Per I Bimbi D'italia, Op. 29 [03:21]
6 La Barba Bianca, Op. 28 [02:42]
7 La Canzone Della Tombola [03:16]
8 Briciole, Op. 8 [06:00]
9 Ore Sole, Op. 52 [03:16]
10 Stelle Cadenti, Op. 6 [18:38]
11 4 Sonetti Da la Vita Nova, Op. 41 [08:48]
12 Ninna Nanna, Op. 4 [02:03]
13 I Naviganti, Op. 13 [08:03]
- Disc 2 -
1 La Sirenetta E Il Pesce Turchino, Op. 18 [09:04]
2 Vitalba E Biancospina, Op. 21 [06:36]
3 Cipressi, Op. 17 [08:49]
4 Questo Fu Il Carro Della Morte, Op. 2 [05:25]
5 Il Raggio Verde, Op. 9 [06:59]
6 Alghe, Op. 12 [04:34]
7 Epigrafe, Op. 25 [05:59]
8 Le Stagioni, Op. 33 [10:03]
9 3 Poemi Campestri, Op. 44 [15:42]
The duo formed by Valentina Vanini (half soprano) and Giuseppina Coni (piano) is the protagonist of this recording dedicated to the Florentine composer Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, including chamber lyrics and piano pieces. All the compositions collected in this double CD saw the light in the early twentieth century, more precisely between 1913 and 1928. A kaleidoscopic panorama of impressions and emotions - from the evocation of the childhood world, to the poetic themes of great breadth up, to the pictorial evocations of the great Italian schools of the past - unravels in the succession of pieces, characterized by a very refined musical style, often not simple but incredibly fascinating and evocative. Not conventionally counted as part of the "Generazione dell'ottanta", in reality Castelnuovo-Tedesco pursues the same ideals and intentions (because of his studies with Ildebrando Pizzetti), which are fully manifested in these compositions, superbly interpreted by the Vanini-Coni duo.