Label: Tactus
Genre: Chamber Music; Instrumental
Period: 20th Century; Contemporary
Catalogue No: TC870004
Barcode: 8007194108460
Release Date: 05/2025

Clarinet and Piano Recital: Casali, Davide / Levi, Pierpaolo - CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO, M. / FINZI, A. / NACAMULI, G. / SINIGAGLIA, L. (Musica degenerata)

In 2014 in Trieste, Italy, the Musica Libera Association started the Festival Viktor Ullmann to bring to life the music of many composers persecuted by the Nazi and Fascist regimes for their Jewish origin and political, cultural, and artistic commitment. Since its foundation, the Festival has set itself the ambitious purpose of rediscovering those musical pages, forgotten for too long, to revive the creative genius of their composers and reflect on the Shoah from a different point of view. Some of these musicians saved themselves by eventually finding their way into exile outside Europe. In this context, the present project focuses on music dedicated to the clarinet and piano chamber ensemble, with Davide Casali and Pierpaolo Levi performing an interesting and lesser-known repertoire by Italian composers from the historical 20th century.

Tracklist

Sinigaglia, Leone
Casali, Davide (clarinet)
Levi, Pierpaolo (piano)
1 Tema 00:39
Casali, Davide (clarinet)
Levi, Pierpaolo (piano)
2 Variation 1 00:25
Casali, Davide (clarinet)
Levi, Pierpaolo (piano)
3 Variation 2 00:29
Casali, Davide (clarinet)
Levi, Pierpaolo (piano)
4 Variation 3 00:43
Casali, Davide (clarinet)
Levi, Pierpaolo (piano)
5 Variation 4 00:36
Casali, Davide (clarinet)
Levi, Pierpaolo (piano)
6 Variation 5 00:30
Casali, Davide (clarinet)
Levi, Pierpaolo (piano)
7 Variation 6 00:29
Casali, Davide (clarinet)
Levi, Pierpaolo (piano)
8 Variation 7 00:35
Casali, Davide (clarinet)
Levi, Pierpaolo (piano)
9 Variation 8 00:29
Levi, Pierpaolo (piano)
10 Variation 9 01:09
Casali, Davide (clarinet)
Levi, Pierpaolo (piano)
11 Variation 10 00:26
Casali, Davide (clarinet)
Levi, Pierpaolo (piano)
12 Variation 11 00:44
Casali, Davide (clarinet)
Levi, Pierpaolo (piano)
13 Variation 12 00:42
Casali, Davide (clarinet)
Levi, Pierpaolo (piano)
Russi, Emilio
Levi, Pierpaolo (piano)
14 Nocturne 02:39
Levi, Pierpaolo (piano)
Levi, Pierpaolo (piano)
15 Humoresque 04:09
Levi, Pierpaolo (piano)
Nacamuli, Guido
Levi, Pierpaolo (piano)
16 Giorno di Festa 06:53
Levi, Pierpaolo (piano)
Levi, Pierpaolo (piano)
17 Rimembranza 03:19
Levi, Pierpaolo (piano)
Levi, Pierpaolo (piano)
18 Il volo 03:09
Levi, Pierpaolo (piano)
Levi, Pierpaolo (piano)
19 Azzurro 03:09
Levi, Pierpaolo (piano)
Levi, Pierpaolo (piano)
20 La Veglia 02:53
Levi, Pierpaolo (piano)
Gentili, Alberto
Casali, Davide - Arranger
Casali, Davide (clarinet)
Levi, Pierpaolo (piano)
21 Serenatella, Op. 10, No. 2 (arr. D. Casali for clarinet and piano) 02:20
Casali, Davide (clarinet)
Levi, Pierpaolo (piano)
Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Mario
Levi, Pierpaolo (piano)
22 Epigrafe, Op. 25 05:31
Levi, Pierpaolo (piano)
Massarani, Renzo
Levi, Pierpaolo (piano)
23 3 Preludi 04:39
Levi, Pierpaolo (piano)
Sonnenfeld, Kurt
Casali, Davide (clarinet)
Levi, Pierpaolo (piano)
24 Il trenino capriccioso 04:00
Casali, Davide (clarinet)
Levi, Pierpaolo (piano)
Finzi, Aldo
Heger, Simonetta - Arranger
Levi, Pierpaolo (piano)
25 Toccata (arr. S. Heger for piano) 07:22
Levi, Pierpaolo (piano)

Total Playing Time: 57:59