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ALBERTO POLTRONIERI (MILAN, 9 NOVEMBER, 1892 – MILAN, 13 JANUARY, 1983)

 

 

 

 

Alberto Poltronieri graduated with distinction in violin in 1913 under the tutelage of Gerolamo de Angelis (1858–1935), himself a pupil of Antonio Bazzini and Eugenio Cavallini.

From 1914 onward, Poltronieri undertook several concert tours, appearing on major stages in Vienna, Berlin, Buenos Aires, and other cities. In 1923, he founded a chamber music quartet bearing his name. The second violin part was successively held by Giannino Carpi, Guido Ferrari, and Ercole Giaccone; the viola by Francesco Biagini, Florencio Mora, and Giuseppe Alessandri; and the cello by Antonio Valisi. The quartet remained active until 1950.

Between 1930 and 1940, Poltronieri simultaneously led the Trio Italiano with Alfredo Casella (piano) and Arturo Bonucci (cello). From 1945 to 1955, he formed the Nuovo Trio Italiano with Carlo Vidusso and Benedetto Mazzacurati. He was also the founder of the first Quartetto Paganini, together with Osvaldo Scilla (viola), Roberto Caruana (cello), and Guglielmo Papararo (guitar).

In 1949, Poltronieri joined the chamber orchestra Collegium Musicum Italicum, later renamed I Virtuosi di Roma, alternating in the role of conductor with Rémy Principe and Arrigo Pelliccia.

From 1924 to 1956, Alberto Poltronieri held the chair of violin and viola at the Milan Conservatoire. He also distinguished himself as an editor of didactic works for violin and of concertos by composers such as Pietro Nardini, Édouard Lalo, and Henri Vieuxtemps.

Alberto Poltronieri died on January 13, 1983, in his native Milan. Among his most notable pupils were Wanda Luzzato and Osvaldo Scilla.

 

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Poltronieri String Quartet (Poltronieri, Ferrari, Mora & Valisi) Allegro con brio (Boccherini) Columbia DB 397 WB 3465

Poltronieri String Quartet (Poltronieri, Ferrari, Mora & Valisi) Quartet in E Op.12 No.1 – Canzonetta (Mendelssohn) Columbia 9824 WBX 473

Poltronieri String Quartet (Poltronieri, Ferrari, Mora & Valisi) Quartet in F Op.3 No.5 – Serenade (Andante Cantabile) (Haydn) Columbia 9824 BX 472

Poltronieri String Quartet (Poltronieri, Ferrari, Mora & Valisi) Quartet in G major Op. 76 No. 1 pt 1 (Haydn) Allegro con spirito Columbia 9777 WBX 568-2

Poltronieri String Quartet (Poltronieri, Ferrari, Mora & Valisi) Quartet in G major Op. 76 No. 1 pt 4 Finale (Haydn) Columbia 9778 WBX 576

Poltronieri String Quartet (Poltronieri, Ferrari, Mora & Valisi) Quartet in G major Op. 76 No. 1 p t 2 Andante sostenuto (Haydn) Columbia 9777 WBX 569-2

Poltronieri String Quartet (Poltronieri, Ferrari, Mora & Valisi) Quartet in G major Op. 76 No. 1 pt 3 Andante Sostenuto – Minuetto (Haydn) Columbia 9778 WBX 570

Poltronieri String Quartet (Poltronieri, Ferrari, Mora & Valisi) Siciliana (Boccherini) Columbia DB 397 WB 3464

Poltronieri String Quartet Stornelli e Ballate (Malipiero) (Alberto Poltronieri, Guido Ferrari, Florenzo Mora, Antonio Valesi) Part 1 National Geographic Society 103

Poltronieri String Quartet Stornelli e Ballate (Malipiero) (Alberto Poltronieri, Guido Ferrari, Florenzo Mora, Antonio Valesi) Part 2 National Geographic Society 103

Poltronieri String Quartet Stornelli e Ballate (Malipiero) (Alberto Poltronieri, Guido Ferrari, Florenzo Mora, Antonio Valesi) Part 3 National Geographic Society 104

Poltronieri String Quartet Stornelli e Ballate (Malipiero) (Alberto Poltronieri, Guido Ferrari, Florenzo Mora, Antonio Valesi) Part 4 National Geographic Society 104

Siciliana e burlesca (Casella) with Alfredo Casella and Arturo Bonucci Columbia GQX10134, GQX10134

Sonata para piano, violín y cello (Schubert) 1ª parte with Alfredo Casella (piano) and Arturo Bonucci (cello) Gramophone DA 1382 30-12110

Sonata para piano, violín y cello (Schubert) 2ª parte with Alfredo Casella (piano) and Arturo Bonucci (cello) Gramophone DA 1382 30-12111