SKU: HL.50601134

9.0x12.0 inches.

The Romanza for cello and piano by Pier Adolfo Tirindelli (1858-1937), who was particularly noted for his vocal compositions, is a cantabile, expressive piece that is typical of the salon romanza. This critical edition is based on the manuscript kept in the Biblioteca del Conservatorio di Musica Santa Cecilia in Rome. It is hoped that this will contribute to the rediscovery of Tirindelli - one of the greatest Italian composers from the late nineteenth century - and his instrumental chamber music.

SKU: HL.48025398

UPC: 196288195504.

The composer, whose family was severely affected by the Second World War and the Holocaust, considers his Anne Frank Suite as a “personal memorial diary and a reminder in view of the futility of war”. The score is prefaced by a quotation from Anne Frank: “In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart”, which has impressed the composer since his youth. His three-movement suite attempts to musically reflect the emotionality and thoughtfulness of the theme, which eludes all words. The piano is treated in a classical manner and creates the emotional space for the solo cello. Playing in a high register in a cantabilestyle over long passages, the cello also astounds with sound effects, harmonics and an expressive solo cadenza in the middle of the work.