Vittorio Rieti won esteem for his orchestral music which was conducted by titans such as Toscanini and Stokowski, but the piano remained his greatest musical love. Rieti’s vivid freshness can be appreciated in the selections in this volume, which ranges from the choreographed movement of his late works, including the Variazioni enarmoniche – an example of his elegance, humour and command of variational form – to the deliciously descriptive wit of his early works. Giorgio Koukl, whom The Art Music Lounge called ‘one of the five or six greatest living pianists today’, is once again joined by award-winning pianist, Virginia Rossetti – together they offer ‘an object lesson in duo-piano balance’ (Fanfare on Volume 2 in this series, GP938).
Tracklist
Artist details
Rieti, Vittorio
Scherzo-March
1 Scherzo-March 03:45
Variazioni enarmoniche
2 Tema corale 01:11
3 Variation 1 00:42
4 Ritornello I 00:24
5 Variation 2: Meno mosso 00:55
6 Variation 3: Allegretto scherzoso 00:36
7 Ritornello II 00:13
8 Variation 4: Poco meno 00:42
9 Variation 5: Vivace 00:27
10 Variation 6: Andante moderato espressivo 01:33
11 Ritornello III 00:17
12 Variation 7: Poco meno 00:45
13 Variation 8 00:43
14 Variation 9: Allegro con spirito 00:31
15 Coda 01:26
Improvviso
16 Improvviso 03:29
Triptych
17 I. Andante tranquillo - Allegretto 01:55
18 II. Andante tranquillo - Dolcemente moderato 05:02
19 III. Andante tranquillo - Allegro 02:24
Introduzione e bagatella
20 Introduzione e bagatella 02:08
Moonlight Dance
21 Moonlight Dance 00:51
Rondo
22 Rondo 02:11
3 Marcie per le bestie
23 No. 1. Marcia funebre per un uccellino 03:31
24 No. 2. Marcia nuziale per un coccodrillo 03:51
25 No. 3. Marcia militare per le formiche 02:33
Pastorale
26 Pastorale 03:21
Valentine Waltz
27 Valentine Waltz 01:12
Meditazione in istile di Ricercare
28 Meditazione in istile di Ricercare 01:54
Alla francese
29 Alla francese 02:39
3 Preludi
30 No. 1. Vivace e scorrevole 02:08
31 No. 2. Allegretto marziale 03:07
32 No. 3. Allegro impetuoso 03:41
Total Playing Time: 01:00:07
