Concerto gregoriano

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The Concerto gregoriano is a violin concerto by Ottorino Respighi. [1] It is inspired by the history and music of early Christianity, such as plainsong and Gregorian chant. [2] [3] It was written in 1921 and premiered the following year in Rome. [4]

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Structure

The work is in three movements:

  1. Andante tranquillo – Allegro molto moderato – Tempo I – Cadenza (attacca)
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  2. Andante espressivo e sostenuto
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  3. Finale (Alleluja). Allegro energico
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Discography (selection)

Notable recordings have been made by violinists Lydia Mordkovitch for Chandos, Pierre Amoyal for Decca, Domenico Nordio for Sony Classical, Jenny Abel for Bayer Records, Andrea Capelletti for Koch Schwann, and Takako Nishizaki for Marco Polo. [5] [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Lambton, Christopher. "Respighi: Concerto gregoriano; Poema autunnale; Ballata delle Gnomidi". BBC Music Magazine . Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  2. Paolo Petrocelli (1 February 2008). William Walton and the Violin Concerto in England between the 1900 and 1940: from Elgar to Britten. Universal-Publishers. p. 2. ISBN   978-1-59942-654-9.
  3. Taruskin, Richard (24 June 2009). Music in the Early Twentieth Century: The Oxford History of Western Music. Oxford University Press. p. 750. ISBN   978-0-19-979601-4.
  4. Siepmann, Jeremy. "Respighi: Concerto gregoriano · Poema autunnale · Ballata delle Gnomidi (sleevenotes)" (PDF). Chandos Records. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  5. Nicolas Soames (3 May 2012). The Story Of Naxos: The extraordinary story of the independent record label that changed classical recording for ever. Little, Brown Book Group. p. 32. ISBN   978-0-7481-3110-5.