{"product_id":"5029365103473","title":"Adriano Murgia - Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Piano Works - Import CD Digipak","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdriano Murgia\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePiano music that captivates with approachable material and intricate technique\n\n\n\nItalian-born composer Castelnuovo-Tedesco is renowned for works like his guitar pieces for Segovia, his violin concerto for Heifetz, and his cello concerto for Piatigorsky. However, being a pianist himself, he also devoted considerable effort to composing piano pieces during his Italian period. This album features performances by the young Italian pianist Adriano Murja.\n\n\n\nA selection of program music written between 1910 and 1936. While assimilating Debussy's impressionism, Pizzetti's rigorous counterpoint, and neoclassicism, he created music with a unique, refined vocabulary based on long flowing melodies, varied rhythms, and elegant counterpoint.\n\nThe opening piece, \"Piedigrotta 1924,\" is a rhapsody capturing impressions from his 1924 honeymoon in Naples, vividly depicting the city's festivals and nightlife through a rich tapestry of sound. Each subsequent piece employs familiar melodies while showcasing intricate technical craftsmanship.\n\n\n\nAdriano Murja is pursuing a doctoral degree at the Conservatorio di Musica di Rovigo, researching the piano music of Castelnuovo-Tedesco, making him a valuable expert on the composer. In December 2023 and March 2024, he recorded at the Studio Musicale Felix in Prato, near Florence, in the central Italian region of Tuscany. - Benelli Moser Studio in Prato, near Florence, Tuscany, central Italy. The CD running time is approximately 65 minutes. The packaging is a digipak format. The insert booklet (English, 16 pages) includes notes on each work by musicologist Federico Folizzo. Manufactured in the EU, the disc is produced by Germany's Optimal Media, a manufacturer familiar to major labels.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Piano Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52232473444641,"sku":"5029365103473","price":2421.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/5029365103473.jpg?v=1768855056","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/products\/5029365103473","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}