Italian Premieres

In this program, pianist Roberto Prosseda performs a wonderful recital that includes Gioachino Rossini’s Une caresse à ma femme, and Petite Valse du boudoir; Giuseppe Verdi’s Romanza in F major, and Valzer in F major; Alfonso Rendano’s Notturno in E major; Roffredo Caetani’s Ballata, Op. 9 in F-sharp minor; and Luigi Dallapiccola’s Sonatina Canonica su Capricci di Paganini.

In this program, Andrea Oliva (flute) and Roberto Prosseda (piano) perform several works for flute and piano. The program opens with Gaetano Donizetti’s Sonata in C major, followed by Giulio Briccialdi’s virtuosic Carnevale di Venezia, Op. 78. Afterward, Oliva and Prosseda play Nino Rota’s 5 pezzi facili, followed by Francesco Morlacchi’s Il pastore svizzero. The program ends with Ennio Morricone’s Per le antiche scale.

In this program, pianist Maurizio Baglini performs a recital of works that cover four centuries of Italian piano music. On the program are Pietro Domenico Paradisi’s Sonata VI in la major, a selection of Franz Liszt’s “Grandes Etudes d’après Nicolò Paganini” (Nos. 3, 4, and 5), Paolo Fazioli’s Laendler in D major, Azio Corghi’s Chansons d’élite, and Francesco Filidei’s Berceuse.

In this program, Maria Luigia Borsi (soprano) and Antonio Artese (piano) present a recital consisting of several songs and arias. On the program are Francesco Paolo Tosti’s Sogno, ‘A vucchella, and L’alba separa dalla luce l’ombra; Giacomo Puccini’s Sole e amore, Sogno d’or, “Donde lieta” (from La Bohème), “Il bel sogno di Doretta” (from La rondine), and “O mio babbino caro” (from Gianni Schicchi); Renato Brogi’s Presentimento, Ruggero Leoncavallo’s Mattinata, and Alfredo Catalini’s Chanson Groenlandaise.

In this program, Marina De Liso (soprano), Roberto Loreggian (harpsichord), and Nicola Dal Maso (violone) present vocal Baroque music. On the program are Benedetto Ferrari’s Amanti io vi so dire, Barbara Strozzi’s Lamento, Tradimento, and Che si può fare, Giovanni Felice Sances’s Usurpator tiranno, Girolamo Frescobaldi’s Partite sopra il Passacagli, and Se l’aura spira, Claudio Monteverdi’s Ohimè ch’io cado, and Si dolce è il tormento.

In this program, Federico Guglielmo (violin) and Roberto Loreggian (harpsichord) present Baroque music. On the program are Nicola Matteis’s Passaggio rotto e Andamento veloce per violino solo (from Ayres for the Violini), Giuseppe Tartini’s Sonata in G minor Op. 1 No. 10 (B.g10) “Didone abbandonata”, J. S. Bach’s Concerto in F major for solo harpsichord, BWV 978 (a transcription of Antonio Vivaldi’s Violin Concerto in G major, Op. 3 No. 3, RV 310), and Vivaldi’s Sonata IV in D major, RV 755.