Aldo Finzi (1897-1945)
Aldo Finzi (1897-1945)
ALDO FINZI
CONCERT AT CARNEGIE HALL
STERN AUDITORIUM, PERELMAN STAGE
NEW YORK
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2017, 8:00 P.M.
Program:
Aldo Finzi: “Shylock” Overture
Aldo Finzi: Excerpts from the opera, La Serenata al Vento
Act II: Duet, “Ah ch’io non vi so dir”
Aria, “Una notte di maggio”
Matti Kovler: Cokboy, for actor and chamber orchestra
Aldo Finzi: Excerpt from La Serenata al Vento
Act II: Duet, “Ai piedi tuoi mi prostro”
Intermission
Aldo Finzi: Liriche
Aldo Finzi: Sonata for violin and piano
Aldo Finzi, Symphonic Poem, “Cyrano de Bergerac”
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Biography
Aldo
Aldo Finzi was born in Milan on the 4th of February 1897 into an old Jewish family
that originally came from Mantua. The family had a traditional love for music
and Finzi’s aunt was a celebrated soprano by the name of Giuseppina
Finzi Magrini.
After completing
his classical studies at the Liceo Parini in Milan, he took a degree
in law at the university in Pavia and simultaneously
took his diploma in compositions as a private student at the Conservatoire of Santa Cecilia in
Rome.
Finzi soon gained success and celebrity among the young Italian composers.
Among his works are lyrics, music “da camera,” symphonic music and the dramatic work ,
Shylock (unfinished), which was inspired by the anti-Jewish
persecutions.
In 1931, Finzi’s published works listed in Ricordi’s catalogue included: Il Chiostro (The Cloister) for female
voices and orchestra, the symphonic poems, Cirano de Bergerac, and Inni
alla notte (Hymns to the night), a sonata for violin and piano, a quartet for
strings, various lyrics like Barque d’or and a comic opera La Serenata al
Vento which is based on a libretto written by Veneziani. His most
important works include a symphonic poem, L’Infinito (The Infinite),
written in 1933, a concerto for piano and orchestra, Interludio (Interlude),
written in 1934, and the symphonic poem, Nunquam Sinfonia Romana, of
1937, which has its world premiere on this album.
In 1937 the Scala Theatre announced a competition for a new opera to be
performed during the following season. Aldo Finzi decided to enter the
competition with his work “La Serenata al Vento”. Pick-Mangiagalli, an
older colleague to Finzi, was among the jury chosen to judge the
compositions entered. Ahead of the official announcement of the winner,
Finzi was contacted by his colleague who privately informed him that he
had won the competition. However, the official letter from the Jury,
expected in the spring of 1938, never arrived.
This was naturally of great disappointment to Aldo Finzi. A few months later anti-Jewish sentiment, followed by
anti-Jewish laws introduced by the fascist government at the time, began to surface and Finzi realized that the
judgement of the examining board, which was made in his favour, had been annulled by the intervention of the
government. The official reason given was that none of the works entered were considered worthy of being
performed. During the Nazi occupation that followed, Finzi went into hiding, working anonymously or under an
assumed name. For example, Finzi’s rhythmic translation to Italian of Béatitudes by Franck, is published under
another name. In 1944 he wrote, under his own name, Preludio e fuga per Organo (Prelude and fugue for organ)
and to express gratefulness to God for having brought him and his son unscathed through the war, he wrote a
Salmo per coro e orchestra (Psalm for chorus and orchestra) in 1944-45.
In spite of having “won” the competition and being recognized as a considerable musical talent, the unfortunate
timing of the onset of World-War II and Finzi’s early death in 1945 undoubtedly contributes to the fact that the
work and profile of Aldo Finzi remains fairly unknown outside Italy. It is our great privilege to rediscover and
record Aldo Finzi’s music. The symphonic poem, Nunquam Sinfonia Romana, was performed in public for the
very first time by the Ljubljana State Radio Orchestra, conducted by Dmitry Yablonsky, in Portogruaro on the 20
September 2000.
ALBUM FOTOGRAFICI
NOVITA’
Musiche da Camera
Musiche
Sinfoniche
La Serenata al Vento
il 1/12/12 è stata
eseguita in prima assoluta l’opera che vinse il concorso del Teatro alla
Scala nel 1937 e che non fu rappresentata per il subentro delle leggi
razziali
Valzer n° 2 per orchestra
Pavana per pianoforte
Pastoralina per orchestra
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ASSOCIAZIONE A.F.D.
L'Associazione “Aldo Finzi Diacronia”
é stata costituita nell’anno 1998 con la finalità di divulgare la
conoscenza della musica italiana del 1900, favorirne la diffusione
l’esecuzione e lo studio.
Presidente dell’Associazione é l’Avv. Bruno Finzi, figlio del compositore Aldo Finzi (1897-1945).
Il M° Gian Paolo Sanzogno, Socio fondatore insieme al figlio del compositore, è l’eminente esperto musicale dell’Associazione.
Associazione
Aldo Finzi Diacronia
via Cesare Mangili, 2
Milano 20121
E-mail: finsegr@tin.it
Tel. +39 02 29004319
+39 02 6554160
Fax +39 02 6575487
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ASSOCIAZIONE ALDO FINZI DIACRONIA
IBAN: IT19 C035 8901 6000 1057 0373 688 (ALLIANZ BANK).
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