ITALIAN PIANIST GINO GORINI (1914-1989) 2 CDR

 

GINO GORINI (VENICE, ITALY, JUNE 22, 1914 – VENICE, ITALY, JANUARY 27, 1989)

 

The renowned Italian pianist, teacher, and composer, Gino (actually: Luigino) Gorini, studied with Lino Tagliapietra (piano diploma, 1931) and Giacomo Agostini (composition diploma, 1933) at the Venice Conservatory. He also had lessons in composition with Gian-Francesco Malipiero and in piano with Vladimir Horowitz. In 1938 he won the competition in Vienna. Gino Gorini was a Professor of piano at the Venice Conservatory for 40 years from 1940. He also made tours as a pianist in Italy and abroad. In his long career as a pianist Gorini was influenced by Gian-Francesco Malipiero, becoming at once the most qualified interpreter of the music produced by so-called “generazione dell’80” (“80 Generation”), that is centred in Ottorino Respighi and Gian-Francesco Malipiero. Gorini course did not fail to make known also the compositions of his other important teacher, Tagliapietra, and the teacher of these two, Ferruccio Busoni. In a duo with pianist Sergio Lorenzi he left splendid recordings of works for two pianos by Johannes Brahms,.F. Busoni, Claude Debussy, Antonin Dvorák, and Dmitri Lostakovic. Gorini also recorded many solo piano works by Muzio Clementi. Among Gino Gorini’s most significant compositions are: Due studi modali for piano and strings (1934) Ricercare e toccata for piano (1960), Cinque studi for two pianos, strings and percussion (1959), Pavane for violin and piano (1946). He published La musica pianistica di G. Francesco Malipiero (Florence, 1977).

 

TRACKLIST

Barlumi Non lento troppo, scorrevole – Lento – Vivace, alquanto mosso – Lento, misterioso – Molto vivace (Malipiero)

Cinque studi per domani Mosso moderatamente, ma gagliardo – Un poco allegro – Non troppo mosso, ma fluido – Lento – Non troppo mosso (Malipiero)

Hortus conclusus Mosso – Lento non troppo – Allegro – Andante – Tranquillo – Lentamente, ma fluido – Allegro moderato – Quasi variazioni (Malipiero)

La notte dei morti Lento – Agitato ma non troppo – Più lento (From Poemi asolani) (Malipiero)

Risonanze Calmo – Fluido – Non troppo mosso – Agitato non troppo (Malipiero)

Tre preludi a una fuga Tranquillo ma scorrevole – Lento ma non troppo – Alquanto più mosso (Malipiero)

Sonata in B flat Op. 4, No. 5 I. Allegro moderato (Clementi)

Sonata in B flat Op. 4, No. 5 II. Rondo (Clementi)

Sonata in C Op. 4, No. 3 I. Allegro e spiritoso (Clementi)

Sonata in C Op. 4, No. 3 II. Allegro (Clementi)

Sonata in D Op. 4, No. 1 I. Allegro assai (Clementi)

Sonata in D Op. 4, No. 1 II. Minuetto (Clementi)

Sonata in E-Flat Op. 4, No. 2 I Andantino con espressione (Clementi)

Sonata in E-Flat Op. 4, No. 2 II. Presto (Clementi)

Sonata in F Op. 4, No. 6 I. Allegro (Clementi)

Sonata in F Op. 4, No. 6 II. Allegretto (Clementi)

Sonata in G Op. 4, No. 4 I. Allegro (Clementi)

Sonata in G Op. 4, No. 4 II. Tempo di minuetto Andantino (Clementi)

Sonatas for Piano Four Hands, No. 1 in C Op. 3 I Allegro spiritoso II. Rondo (Clementi)

Sonatas for Piano Four Hands, No. 1 in C Op. 14 I Allegro II. Adagio III. Rondo Allegro (Clementi)

Sonatas for Piano Four Hands, No. 2 in E-Flat Op. 3 I. Allegro mestoso II. Andante III. Rondo Presto (Clementi)

Sonatas for Piano Four Hands, No. 3 in E-Flat Op. 14 I. Allegro – II. Minuetto e Trio (Clementi)

Sonatinas Op. 36, No. 1 in C I. Allegro (Clementi)

Sonatinas Op. 36, No. 1 in C II. Andante (Clementi)

Sonatinas Op. 36, No. 1 in C III. Vivace (Clementi)

Sonatinas Op. 36, No. 2 in G I. Allegretto (Clementi)

Sonatinas Op. 36, No. 2 in G II. Allegretto (Clementi)

Sonatinas Op. 36, No. 2 in G III. Allegro (Clementi)

Sonatinas Op. 36, No. 3 in C I. Spiritoso (Clementi)

Sonatinas Op. 36, No. 3 in C II. Un poco adagio (Clementi)

Sonatinas Op. 36, No. 3 in C III. Allegro (Clementi)

Sonatinas Op. 36, No. 4 in F I. Con spirito (Clementi)

Sonatinas Op. 36, No. 4 in F II. Andante con espressione (Clementi)

Sonatinas Op. 36, No. 4 in F III. Rondo (Clementi)

Sonatinas Op. 36, No. 5 in G I. Presto (Clementi)

Sonatinas Op. 36, No. 5 in G II. Allegretto moderato (Clementi)

Sonatinas Op. 36, No. 5 in G III. Rondo (Clementi)

Sonatinas Op. 36, No. 6 in D I. Allegro con spirito (Clementi)

Sonatinas Op. 36, No. 6 in D II. Rondo (Clementi)