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Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
12+ albums
Classicalcomposeritalian20th CenturyItaly
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Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (April 3, 1895 – March 16, 1968) was an Italian composer. Born in Florence, he eventually emigrated to the United States in 1939. Castelnuovo-Tedesco was first introduced to the piano by his mother, and he composed his first pieces when he was just nine years old. After completing a degree in piano in 1914, he began studying composition under renowned Italian composer Ildebrando Pizzetti, and receiving a diploma in composition in 1918. He soon came to the attention of composer and pianist Alfredo Casella, who included the young Castelnuovo-Tedesco's work in his repertoire. Casella also ensured that Castelnuovo's works would be included in the repertoires of the Societa Nazionale di Musica (later the Corporazione delle Nuove Musiche), granting him exposure throughout Europe as one of Italy's up-and-coming young composers. Works by him were included in the first festival of the International Society of Contemporary Music, held in Salzburg, Austria, in 1922. In 1926, Castelnuovo-Tedesco premiered his opera, La Mandragora, based on a play by Niccolò Machiavelli. It was the first of his many works inspired by great literature, and which included interpretations of works by Aeschylus, Virgil, John Keats, William Wordsworth, Walt Whitman, Federico García Lorca, and especially William Shakespeare. Another major source of inspiration for him was his Jewish heritage, most notably the Bible and Jewish liturgy. His Violin Concerto no. 2 (1931), written at the
top songs
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Ronsard (De Platero y Yo)
4,0382Sonatina Canonica, Op. 196: II. Tempo Di Siciliane
3,3903Les guitares bien temperees (The Well-Tempered Guitars): Preludes and Fugues, Op. 199: Prelude No. 4 in E major
2,2254Les guitares bien tempérées, Preludes and Fugues, Op. 199: Prelude No. 4 in E Major (the Well-Tempered Guitars)
1,5025Sonatina canonica, Op. 196: III. Fandango en Rondeau
1,3076Capricho Diabolico, Op. 85
1,0507Greeting Cards, Op. 170: No. 14, Ninna Nanna, a Lullaby for Eugene
9108Sonatina Canonica, Op. 196: I. Mosso, Grazioso e Leggero
7149Capricho diabolico, Op.85
69110Greeting Cards: Tonadilla (on the name of Andrés Segovia)
680albums
Castelnuovo-Tedesco, M.: Music for Two Guitars, Vol. 1 - Sonatina Canonica / Les Guitares Bien Temperees: Nos. 1-12
Castelnuovo-Tedesco, M.: 24 Caprichos De Goya
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Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Greeting Cards for Guitar
Guitar Recital: Lorenzo Micheli
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Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco / Works for Guitar Solo Vol.1
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Rodrigo / Villa-Lobos / Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Guitar Concertos
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Guitar Masterclass
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Escape To Paradise - The Hollywood Album
CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO: Cipressi / Il raggio verde / Epigrafe / Cantico
CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO: Shakespeare Songs
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Platero y Yo
Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Piano Works