Description

AURELIO GIORNI (PERUGIA, SEPT. 15, 1895 – (SUICIDE) PITTSFIELD, MASS., SEPT. 23, 1938)

 

 

 

 

He studied piano with Sgambati at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome (1909-11) and composition with Humperdinck in Berlin (1911-13). He emigrated to the U.S. in 1914 and was active mainly as a teacher; he was on the faculty at Smith Coll., the Philadelphia Cons, of Music, and the Hartford School of Music. He was also a fairly prolific composer; his Sym. in D minor was performed in N.Y. on April 25, 1937, but had such exceedingly bad reviews that he sank into a profound state of depression; several months later, he threw himself into the Housatonic River. Among his other works were Orlando furioso, symphonic poem (1926), Sinfonia concertante (1931), 3 trios, 2 string quartets, Cello Sonata, Violin Sonata, Piano Quartet, Piano Quintet, Flute Sonata, Clarinet Sonata, 24 concert études for Piano, and songs.

 

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

5900 DUO-ART SCHUBERT-LISZT – Frühlingsglaube (Faith in Spring)

5938 DUO-ART CHOPIN – Nocturne, Op. 32, No. 2, Ab

6026 DUO-ART GIORNI – Pastorale

6125 DUO-ART RACHMANINOFF – Prelude, Op. 23, No. 5, g

6176 SCHUBERT-HELLER – Die Forelle (The Trout) Op. 32

6189 DUO-ART SCHUBERT – Impromptu, Op. 90, No. 3, Gb

6353 DUO-ART HENSELT – Etude, Op. 5, No. 2 (Pensez un peu à moi)

Jocelyn (Godard) Berceuse Brunswick 10143 5557 approximately May 1921 New York, New York

Tannhäuser (Wagner) Evening Star Brunswick 5139 7304 approximately February 1922 New York, New York

Menuett (Haydn) Brunswick 5139 7308 approximately February 1922 New York, New York

The swan (Saint-Saëns) Brunswick 10143 5559-5560 approximately May 1921 New York, New York

Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt (Tchaikovsky) (vocal E. Rethberg) 10166 14743 Brunswick, New York 1925-01-28

Andante – Concerto, No. 2, in D minor (Goltermann) Josef Adler (piano) Edison 82152 6186 between 5 21 1918 and 5 24 1918 New York, New York

Evening Song Op. 9 No. 1 (Dessau) Josef Adler (piano) Edison 82152 6187 between 5 21 1918 and 5 24 1918 New York, New York

Jocelyn (Godard) Berceuse Brunswick 13022 5557 approximately May 1921 New York, New York

Elshuco Trio A perfect day (Jacobs-Bond) Brunswick 10175 15295-15297 3 26 1925 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 2

Elshuco Trio Andante (Saint-Saëns) Brunswick 10149 12221-12223 1 4 1924 New York, New York

Elshuco Trio Autumn and winter (Glazunov) Brunswick 10144 5716 approximately June 1921 New York, New York

Elshuco Trio Elegia (Arensky) Brunswick 10159 14770-14772 1 31 1925 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 1

Elshuco Trio Extase (Ganne) Brunswick 10141 8707-8709 approximately September 1922 New York, New York

Elshuco Trio Farniente (Cui) Brunswick 10146 9560 approximately December 1922 New York, New York

Elshuco Trio Melody in D (Fauré) Brunswick 10148 9568 approximately December 1922 New York, New York

Elshuco Trio Salut D’Amour (Elgar) Brunswick 13008 3591-3592 approximately January 1920 New York, New York

Elshuco Trio Scherzo (Brahms) Brunswick 10159 12230-12232 1 4 1924 New York, New York

Elshuco Trio Scherzo (Reissiger) Brunswick 10148 8568-8570 approximately August 1922 New York, New York

Elshuco Trio Scherzo (Schubert) Brunswick 10149 12227-12229 1 4 1924 New York, New York

Elshuco Trio Serenade (Op. 3) (Herbert) Brunswick 10146 9187-9189 approximately November 1922 New York, New York

Elshuco Trio Serenade (Widor) Brunswick 13008 3593-3594 approximately January 1920 New York, New York

Elshuco Trio Songs my mother taught me (Dvořák) Brunswick 10175 15053-15055 3 4 1925 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 2

Elshuco Trio Spanish dance (C major) Brunswick 10141 8710-8712 approximately September 1922 New York, New York

Elshuco Trio Swedish folk song (Svendsen) Brunswick 10144 5710 approximately June 1921 New York, New York