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)

5911 DUO-ART SGAMBATI – Toccata, Op. 18, No. 4

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

6052 DUO-ART SCHUBERT-LISZT – Hark, Hark! the Lark!

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

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

6626 DUO-ART A. RUBINSTEIN – Staccato-Etude, Op. 23, No. 2, C