Description

BENEDETTO MAZZACURATI (NAPLES, ITALY, 17 SEPTEMBER, 1898 – SANREMO, ITALY, 29 MARCH, 1984)

 

 

 

 

He was a pupil of Francesco Serato in Bologna, and graduated in 1915. In Turin he was the first cellist of the Orchestra del Teatro Regio and of the Eiar-Rai (1932-1951) and at the same time he taught at the Turin Conservatory (1926-1942) and ensemble music (1946-1953). Then he held the same courses at the Conservatory of Bologna, a city where he carried out intense activities to promote musical life, becoming, among other things, President of the Philharmonic Academy. He was part of the String Orchestra “I Virtuosi di Roma” (since 1947), of the “Doppio Quintetto” of Turin, of the “EIAR Quartet” of Turin and, with Remy Prìncipe and Nino Rossi, of the “Trio Italiano”. He also carried out an intense concert activity that ended in 1982. Memorable among his compositions are his Burlesca and Canto Nostalgico for cello and piano and his transcriptions for the cello of studies written for the violin by Kreutzer and Fiorillo. The international cello competition held in Turin is dedicated to him.

 

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Concerto For Violin And Cello In A Major, RV 546 (Vivaldi) I. Allegro with Franco Gulli (violin)
2. Concerto For Violin And Cello In A Major, RV 546 (Vivaldi) II. Andante with Franco Gulli (violin)
3. Concerto For Violin And Cello In A Major, RV 546 (Vivaldi) III. Allegro with Franco Gulli (violin)
4. Concerto Pour Violon Et Deux Violoncelles In C Major, RV 561 (Vivaldi) I. Allegro with Arrigo Pelliccia (violin) and  Massimo Anfiteatroff (cello)
5. Concerto Pour Violon Et Deux Violoncelles In C Major, RV 561 (Vivaldi) II. Largo with Arrigo Pelliccia (violin) and  Massimo Anfiteatroff (cello)
6. Concerto Pour Violon Et Deux Violoncelles In C Major, RV 561 (Vivaldi) III. Allegro with Arrigo Pelliccia (violin) and (cello)
7. I Virtuosi Di Roma Concerto For Two Cellos In G Minor, RV 531 (Vivaldi) I. Allegro with Massimo Anfiteatroff (cello)
8. I Virtuosi Di Roma Concerto For Two Cellos In G Minor, RV 531 (Vivaldi) II. Largo with Massimo Anfiteatroff (cello)
9. I Virtuosi Di Roma Concerto For Two Cellos In G Minor, RV 531 (Vivaldi) III. Allegro with Massimo Anfiteatroff (cello)
10. L’estro Armonico, Op. 3, Concerto For 2 Violins And Cello No. 2 In G Minor, RV 578 (Vivaldi) I. Adagio E Spiccato – Allegro with Luigi Ferro (violin)  and Guido Mozzato (violin)
11. L’estro Armonico, Op. 3, Concerto For 2 Violins And Cello No. 2 In G Minor, RV 578 (Vivaldi) II. Largo with Luigi Ferro (violin)  and Guido Mozzato (violin)
12. L’estro Armonico, Op. 3, Concerto For 2 Violins And Cello No. 2 In G Minor, RV 578 (Vivaldi) III. Allegro with Luigi Ferro (violin)  and Guido Mozzato (violin)
13. L’estro Armonico, Op. 3, Concerto For 2 Violins And Cello No. 11 In D Minor, RV 565 (Vivaldi) I. Allegro with Edmondo Malanotte (violin) and Luigi Ferro (violin)
14. L’estro Armonico, Op. 3, Concerto For 2 Violins And Cello No. 11 In D Minor, RV 565 (Vivaldi) II. Allegro with Edmondo Malanotte (violin) and Luigi Ferro (violin)
15. L’estro Armonico, Op. 3, Concerto For 2 Violins And Cello No. 11 In D Minor, RV 565 (Vivaldi) III. Largo E Spiccato with Edmondo Malanotte (violin) and Luigi Ferro (violin)
16. L’estro Armonico, Op. 3, Concerto For 2 Violins And Cello No. 11 In D Minor, RV 565 (Vivaldi) IV. Allegro with Edmondo Malanotte (violin) and Luigi Ferro (violin)
17. L’estro Armonico, Op. 3, Concerto For 4 Violins And Cello No. 7 In F Major, RV 567 (Vivaldi) I. Andante with Mario Benvenuti (violin), Luigi Ferro (violin), Franco Gulli (violin) and Edmondo Malanotte (violin)
18. L’estro Armonico, Op. 3, Concerto For 4 Violins And Cello No. 7 In F Major, RV 567 (Vivaldi) II. Adagio with Mario Benvenuti (violin), Luigi Ferro (violin), Franco Gulli (violin) and Edmondo Malanotte (violin)
19. L’estro Armonico, Op. 3, Concerto For 4 Violins And Cello No. 7 In F Major, RV 567 (Vivaldi) III. Allegro – Adagio with Mario Benvenuti (violin), Luigi Ferro (violin), Franco Gulli (violin) and Edmondo Malanotte (violin)
20. L’estro Armonico, Op. 3, Concerto For 4 Violins And Cello No. 7 In F Major, RV 567 (Vivaldi) IV. Allegro with Mario Benvenuti (violin), Luigi Ferro (violin), Franco Gulli (violin) and Edmondo Malanotte (violin)