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Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco was born in Florence in 1895. His early compositions, often considered too "progressive" by audiences, were influenced by Pizzetti's austere contrapuntalism, Debussy's Impressionism and the neo-classicism of Ravel. He also experimented with unconventional harmonies, and developed a distinctively refined vocabulary based on successions of parallel chords, polytonal blocks of sound and a fluent counterpoint.
He wrote two piano quintets:
The first piano quintet is opus 69 in F major (1932). There are four movements:
1. Lento e Sognante 2. Andante 3. Scherzo (Leggero e Danzante) 4. Vivo e Impetuoso
The work was played by Massimo Bianchi (pianist) and the Aron Quartet.
The second, "Memories of the Tuscan Countryside", is opus 155 from 1951. There are four parts:
1. Le colline (Sereno e scorrevole) 2. I cipressi (Lento e Grave) 3. Processione nel mese di Maria (Allegretto innocente) 4. La mietitura (Vivace e ritmico)
This work too was played by Massimo Bianchi (pianist) and the Aron Quartet.
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