Description
John IRELAND (1879-1962)
Piano Concerto in E flat (1930)
[1] I. In tempo moderato –
[2] II. Lento espressivo –
[3] III. Allegretto giocoso
Annarosa Taddei piano
Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma della RAI / Alfredo Casella
RAI live broadcast recording of a concert given in the Foro Italico (formerly Foro Mussolini), Rome, Italy on 15 March, 1946
Transfers from the original RAI acetate discs: Paolo Zeccara
Remastering: David Murphy (FHR)
This is the only surviving recording of Casella as conductor
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Cello Sonata (1923)
[4] I. Moderato sostenuto
[5] II. Poco largamente – non troppo lento
[6] III. Con moto e marcato
Antoni Sala cello
John Ireland piano
Recorded by English Columbia on
25 October, 1928
Matrices: WAX4190-4196; all first takes except the first and last sides which are second takes
First released on Columbia L 2314-2317 in September 1929
Engineer: Arthur Brooks
Producer: Joseph Batten
Transfers: Ted Kendall
Remastering: David Murphy
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Alfredo CASELLA (1883-1947)
Concerto for Piano, Violin, Cello and Orchestra, Op. 56 (1933)
[7] I. Largo, ampio, solenne – Allegro molto vivace
[8] II. Adagio. Adagio, ma mon troppo. Alquanto solenne ed assai tranquillo
[9] III. Rondò. Tempo di giga, allegro vivace, ma non troppo
Alfredo Casella piano
Alberto Poltronieri violin
Arturo Bonucci cello
Boston Symphony Orchestra / Serge Koussevitzky
Westinghouse Broadcasting Company live broadcast recording of a concert given in Symphony Hall, Boston, USA on
22 February, 1936
Previously released on Timaclub EC 1
(except [11]) and Fonotipia FT-97.11.03
Transfers from the original Westinghouse Broadcasting Company aluminium discs: Maurizio Tiberi
Remastering: David Murphy
This is the only surviving recording of Casella the pianist with orchestra
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This release has been generously sponsored by The John Ireland Trust