Composer(s): Perosi, Lorenzo
Label: Naxos
Series: 19th/20th Century Italian Classics
Genre: Chamber Music
Period: Romantic
Catalogue No: 8.574484
Barcode: 747313448470
Release Date: 10/2023
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PEROSI, L.: Piano Quintets Nos. 3-4 / String Trios (Roma Tre Orchestra Ensemble, Bevilacqua)

Lorenzo Perosi was both a priest and a composer, enriching Italian music with a large body of transcendent choral music that was admired by Puccini. Much less well known is his chamber music, written during a creative outpouring after serious illness between 1928 and 1931. The piano quintets are marked by rich melodic ideas and a buoyancy of mood. The String Trio No. 1 in G minor is admirably concise and the accompanying six string trios reflect a strong command of counterpoint. Perosi’s piano quartets and String Trio No. 2 are available on Naxos 8.574375.

Tracklist

Perosi, Lorenzo
1 I. Mosso 04:17
2 II. Adagio 04:08
3 III. Vivo senza correre 05:20
4 I. Andante 06:50
5 II. Adagio 07:02
6 III. Mosso 04:57
7 I. Vivo 03:32
8 II. Adagio 06:06
9 III. Vivo 03:01
10 String Trio in C Major (Lorenzo Perosi Personal Archive, Tortona, folio 1289) 00:56
11 String Trio in D Minor (Lorenzo Perosi Personal Archive, Tortona, folio 1290) 00:59
12 String Trio in E-Flat Major (ed. A. Sacchetti) 02:37
13 String Trio in E-Flat Major (Lorenzo Perosi Personal Archive, Tortona, folio 1292) 02:00
14 String Trio in E Major (Lorenzo Perosi Personal Archive, Tortona, folio 1291) 00:49
15 String Trio in G Minor, School Exercise 01:26
16 String Trio in C Minor, "Fuga Fenaroli" 02:26

Total Playing Time: 56:26

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