Known internationally as an operatic composer, Gian Carlo Menotti is less frequently recognized for his numerous orchestral, chamber, and vocal works, which are generously sampled on this 2005 release from ASV. Even though Menotti displays an impressive technical acumen in his Concerto for violin and orchestra in A minor (1952) and elegant form in his Cantilena e Scherzo for harp and string quartet (1977), it is apparent that his lyrical gifts dominate everything he writes, and that he is more in his element in Five Songs ...
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Known internationally as an operatic composer, Gian Carlo Menotti is less frequently recognized for his numerous orchestral, chamber, and vocal works, which are generously sampled on this 2005 release from ASV. Even though Menotti displays an impressive technical acumen in his Concerto for violin and orchestra in A minor (1952) and elegant form in his Cantilena e Scherzo for harp and string quartet (1977), it is apparent that his lyrical gifts dominate everything he writes, and that he is more in his element in Five Songs (1983) and Canti della lontananza (1961). The violin concerto is energetically played by violinist Ittai Shapira and the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra under Thomas Sanderling, and harpist Gillian Tingay and the Vanbrugh Quartet are exquisite in the Cantilena e Scherzo; but because these pieces are so strongly oriented toward song in their long, luscious lines, the listener may be tempted to skip ahead to hear the real thing. Soprano Christine Brewer and pianist Roger Vignoles fully...
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