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Alfredo d'Ambrosio (1871-1914)
Violin Concerto No. 1 in B minor, Op. 29
I. Grandioso, moderato e sostenuto - Moderato 0:00
II. Andante 10:40
III. Final: Allegro - Presto 17:08
Laura Bartolotto, violin
Orchestra Nuove Assonanze
Alan Freiles, c…
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Alfredo d'Ambrosio (1871-1914)
Violin Concerto No. 1 in B minor, Op. 29
I. Grandioso, moderato e sostenuto - Moderato 0:00
II. Andante 10:40
III. Final: Allegro - Presto 17:08
Laura Bartolotto, violin
Orchestra Nuove Assonanze
Alan Freiles, conductor
Alfredo D'Ambrosio (1871 – 1914) was an Italian composer and violinist. He studied under Enrico Bossi at the Conservatory "San Pietro a Majella" in Naples, and later with Pablo de Sarasate in Madrid, and August Wilhelmj in London. He then settled in Nice, and devoted himself to his compositions and his work as a teacher.[1] His brother Luigi d'Ambrosio was also a violinist and later teacher of Salvatore Accardo. D'Ambrosio is the author of the opera Pia de' Tolomei, based on Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, the ballet Hersilia, two Violin Concertos, a String Quartet in C minor Op.42 (1908) and a Quintet, as well as various concert pieces for violin and piano, which had a certain popularity in the early 20th century. His 1st Violin Concerto (in B minor Op.29, dedicated to Arrigo Serato) was written from April to October 1903 and premiered on 29 October 1904. The 2nd Violin Concerto (in G minor Op.51, dedicated to Jacques Thibaud) premiered by Georges Enesco on 6 April 1913 in Paris, conducted by the composer. His best-known work is his Canzonetta Op. 6, which he recorded in 1907. More recordings of this piece were made in 1914 by Alexander Petschnikoff (1873-1948), Mischa Elman in 1921, and 1924 Toscha Seidel and Georg Kulenkampff in 1924. In addition, there is also his Serenade Op. 4 recorded in 1919 by Jascha Heifetz and by George Enescu in 1924.
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