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MASSIMO AMFITEATROF (PARIS, FRANCE, FEBRUARY 27, 1907 – LEVANTO, ITALY, DECEMBER 19, 1990)

 

 

 

 

Amfiteatrof was born Maksim Aleksandrovič Amfiteatrov from a russian family. His mother, Ilariā Vladimirovna Amfiteatrova, was an actress and a singer, while his father, Alexander Amfiteatrov, was a writer and a journalist. His brother, Daniele Amfitheatrof, became an orchestra conductor. He lived in St. Petersburg until 1917. When the Russian Revolution outbroke, his family escaped to Italy and settled in Liguria, first in Cavi (a frazione of Lavagna) and then in Levanto, in the Province of La Spezia. In Levanto the Amfiteatrof family gave hospitality to other russian refugees, especially artists, and made its house a well-known cultural and intellectual circle. Having a culturally strong background, Massimo Amfiteatrof began to study cello and moved to Milan to attend the local Conservatory. In 1924 Arturo Toscanini appointed him principal solo cello at La Scala at the age of 17, a role with whom he worked first with the EIAR Orchestra in Turin and then with the RAI Orchestra in Rome. As a soloist, Amfiteatrof toured all Europe and America, sometimes together with pianist Marisa Candeloro. During the 1940s, he had formed a trio with violinist Arrigo Pelliccia and pianist Ornella Puliti Santoliquido. The Trio turned into the Quartetto di Roma as the violist Bruno Giuranna joined the group. Massimo Amfiteatrof also taught at the Conservatorio Santa Cecilia in Rome and at the Naples Conservatory and made some records (many of them published by Decca Records) together with the Virtuosi di Roma string quartet in which violinists such as Renato Fasano and Luigi Ferro did participate. Although he was a classical musician, Massimo Amfiteatrof provided his talent to pop music artists and records. One of his best efforts has been his contribution to Fabrizio De Andre’s album Non al denaro non all’amore né al cielo: Amfiteatrof played cello in two songs, “Un ottico” (An Optician) and “Un Blasfemo” (A Blasphemous One), under the baton of Nicola Piovani and together with violinist/violist Dino Asciolla,. After his retirement, Amfiteatrof continued to live in Levanto and died there in 1990. In 1992, two years after his death, the ligurian town inaugurated the Amfiteatrof Music Festival, known until 2016 as Festival Massimo Amfiteatrof, a classical and chamber music festival that has reached the 25th edition in 2016.

 

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Beethoven – Santoliquido Trio – Ornella Puliti Santoliquido, Arrigo Pelliccia & Massimo Anfiteatroff – Trio No. 5 In D Major, Op. 70, No. 1 For Piano, Violin And Cello / Trio No. 6 In E Flat Major, Op. 70, No. 2 For Piano, Violin And Cello

Label: Decca – DL 9691

Series:  Gold Label Series

Format: Vinyl, LP

Country: Canada

Released:

Genre: Classical

Style: Classical, Romantic

Trio No. 5 In D Major, Op. 70, No. 1 For Piano, Violin And Cello

A1 Allegro Vivace Con Brio

A2 Largo Assai Ad Expressivo

A3 Presto

Trio No. 6 In E Flat Major, Op. 70, No. 2 For Piano, Violin And Cello

B1 Poco Sostenuto – Allegro Ma Non Troppo

B2 Allegro

B3 Allegretto Ma Non Troppo

B4 Finale – Allegro

Manufactured By – The Compo Company Ltd.

Produced At – Deutsche Grammophon

Cello – Massimo Anfitreatroff

Composed By – Beethoven

Design – Erik Nitsche

Piano – Ornella Puliti Santoliquido

Violin – Arrigo Pelliccia

Recorded by Deutsche Grammophon in Europe

Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): 969121 MG3181T2

Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): 969122 MG3182T3

 

Beethoven, Manoug Parikian, Massimo Amfitheatrof, Ornella Pulitó Santoliquido – Tripelkonzert In C-Dur, Op. 56 / 12 Deutsche Tänze

Label:    Musical Masterpiece Society – MMS 2159

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono

Country: Germany

Genre: Classical

Concerto In C Major, Op. 56 For Piano, Violin And Violoncello

A1 1st Movt: Allegro

A2 2nd Movt: Largo

B1 3rd Movt: Rondo Alla Polacca

Twelve German Dances

B2 Twelve German Dances

Pressed By – Allentown Record Co. Inc.

Conductor – Walter Goehr

Cover – Jerry Andreozzi

Liner Notes – Artur Holde

Orchestra – Rome Philharmonic Orchestra (tracks: A1, A2, B1), Radio Frankfurt Symphony Orchestra (tracks: B2)

Piano – Ornella Santoliquido (tracks: A1, A2, B1)

Violin – Manoug Parikian (tracks: A1, A2, B1)

Violoncello – Massimo Amfitheatrof (tracks: A1, A2, B1)

Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): MMS2159 PT 1-1 ARC

Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): MMS2159 PT 2-1 ARC

Pressing Plant ID: ARC