Par CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO MARIO. Born into a family that had lived in Florence since the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968) entertained only a distant relationship with the music he heard at synagogue. It was only when he discovered Schelemo, a rhapsody for cello and orchestra written in 1916 by Ernest Bloch, that he began to understand what ' Jewish music” could be. In the mid-1920s, the young composer found a collection of prayers set to music among his maternal grandfather' s papers. Something clicked, and from then on, Jewish tradition would become a source of inspiration for Castelnuovo-Tedesco. In 1928, two years after publishing the Dances of King David, he wrote this Vocalise-E tude for medium voice and piano at the request of vocal teacher Amédée-Landély Hettich, who wanted to include it in the Répertoire moderne de Vocalises-E tudes published by Leduc. The piece became so popular that several instrumental adaptations were soon created, published under the title Chant hébraïque (for violin and piano: AL17 713- for cello and piano: AL 17196). Divided into three sections, this wordless melody opens with a ' sad and impassioned” chant that appears to grieve the tragic fate of the Jewish people. A folk dance follows, in which a ' lively and stubborn” movement has great panache. The third section returns to the initial poignant theme before briefly reiterating the dance motif, allowing the piece to conclude on a hopeful note. The composer himself would adopt this proactive stance, refusing to yield to resignation when, fleeing Mussolini' s anti-Semitic laws, he decided to emigrate in 1939 to the United States, a land of refuge to which he would remain faithful until his death some thirty years later./ Etude / Voix Moyenne et Piano

Description Twenty-Four Italian Songs And Arias Of The 17th And 18th Centuries - Medium Low Voice (CD) A standard in teaching literature, now available with both accompaniment cassette or CD. Songlist Alma Del Core (La Constanza In Amor Vince L'Inganno) [Caldara, Antonio] Amarilli, Mia Bella [Caccini, Giulio] Caro Mio Ben [Giordani, Tommaso] Che Fiero Costume [Legrenzi, Giovanni] Come Raggio Di Sol [Caldara, Antonio] Danza, Danza, Fanciulla Gentile [Durante, Francesco] Gia Il Sole Dal Gange [Scarlatti, Alessandro] Lasciatemi Morire (Adriane's Lament) [Monteverdi, Claudio] Le Violette [Scarlatti, Alessandro] Nel Cor Piu Non Mi Sento (L'Amor Contrastato) [Paisiello, Giovanni] Nina [Pergolesi, Giovanni Battista] Nina [Pergolesi, Giovanni] Non Posso Disperar [De Luca, S.] O Cessate Di Piagarmi [Scarlatti, Alessandro] O Del Mio Dolce Ardor (Paride Ed Elena) [Gluck, Christoph Willibald] Per La Gloria D'adorarvi [Bononcini, Giovanni] Pieta, Signore [Stradella, Alessandro] Pur Dicesti, O Bocca Bella [Lotti, Antonio] Se Florindo E Fedele [Scarlatti, Alessandro] Se Tu M'ami, Se Sospiri [Pergolesi, Giovanni] Sebben, Crudele [Caldara, Antonio] Tu Lo Sai [Torelli, Giuseppe] Two Bourrees (Third Cello Suite] [Bach, Johann Sebastian] Vergin, Tutto Amor [Durante, Francesco] Vittoria, Mio Core! [Carissimi, Giacomo]