GIUSEPPE MARTUCCI:
The Piano Music vol. 1

Prelude, Toccata and Gigue Op. 61, Three Romances Op. 49, Three Scherzos Op. 53, Three Pieces Op. 64 Theme and Variations (with Fugue) Op. 58

ASV DCA 897 (recording 1993, release 1995)

 

« A revelation… I am mightily impressed by this pianist »

Fanfare

 

« Caramiello plays the Piano Variations with a  dazzling technique and complete control of form »

Musica

 

 

 

GIUSEPPE MARTUCCI:
The Piano Music vol. 2

Capriccio and Serenata Op. 57, Fantasia Op. 51, Two Nocturnes Op. 70, Capriccio and Toccata Op. 77, Six Pieces Op. 44

ASV DCA 1092 (rec. 1999, release 2000)  

 

“utter conviction… technique and intellect aplenty" 

International Piano Quarterly

"A well-played selection..."

Gramophone


"..total empathy with and commitment to Martucci's beautifully flowing, melodic music. An absolutely enchanting recital. Unreservedly recommended"

Fanfare

 

 

 

GIUSEPPE MARTUCCI:
Piano concerto No. 1 op. 40 
(and“La canzone dei ricordi” with Rachel Yakar, soprano)

Philharmonia Orchestra

Francesco d’Avalos ASV DCA 690 (rec. 1989, release 1990)

LAYTON’S CHOICE ON GRAMOPHONE  

« Caramiello plays with vivid virtuosity backed by an amply rich recording »

Gramophone

 

« …there is much pleasure to be derived from Francesco Caramiello virile solo playing »

The Music Magazine

 

« Both soloist and conductor approach the work in a suitably expansive manner yet resist any temptation to sensationalise what is essentially a rather intimate conception. Raccomended with much entusiasm »

CD Rewiew

 

« … is admirably realized by Caramiello, a pianist of enviable stamina and capable of responding to its emotional demands »

Hi-Fi News

 

 

 

GIUSEPPE MARTUCCI:
Piano concerto No. 2 op. 66

Philharmonia Orchestra

Francesco d’Avalos

ASV DCA 691 (reg. 1989, release 1990)

 

GRAMOPHONE GOOD CD GUIDE RECOMMENDATION

 

« … and the young pianist Francesco Caramiello deserves thanks for reviving them »

LAYTON CHOICE ON GRAMOPHONE

 

« ... and it is good to have such an assured and authoritative performance of it »

Gramophone

 

« …remarkably assured and full of the obligatory bravura »

Hi-Fi News

 

« … is given a superb performance by Francesco Caramiello »

CD Rewiew

 

« …the solidity of his  tecnique doesn't have anything to envy to the musicality of his talent »

Compact

 

« … played by the young Francesco Caramiello with a formidable tecnique for his 25 years »

Classic Cd

 

« …  and his interpretation shows that he has the technical skills to sustain the flights of his passion. Brio, finesse, sensitivity, generous virtuosity, somptuous colours… »

Repertoire

 

« Caramiello copes very successfully with its very considerable demands, and the results all round are eminently acceptable »

Penguin Guide

 

« Francesco Caramiello … has splendid fingers, a frank virtuoso tendency and fresh, straightforward musicality »

Musica

 

 

 

GIOVANNI SGAMBATI:

Piano Concerto in G minor,  Op. 15 (with Cola di Rienzo overture and Berceuse-Reverie, Op. 42 n. 2)

Nürnberger Philharmoniker

Fabrizio Ventura

ASV DCA 1097 (rec. 2000 release 2001)

 

“The work is played excellently by Francesco Caramiello”

BBC Music Magazine

 

 

 

GIOVANNI SGAMBATI:

Piano Quintet n. 1 op. 4  Two pieces for violin and piano Op. 24, Gondoliera for violin and piano Op. 29, Romanza for cello and piano Op. 23

Ex Novo Quartet

ASV DCA 1029 (rec. 1997 release 1998)

 

«… remarkable for his warmth, sound diminished gradually, his vitality and his poetic sense »

Repertoire

 

«  This disc combines tremendous pleasure with historical prescience »

Critics’ Choice BBC Music Magazine

 

«… brilliantly performed and recorded … Francesco Caramiello, already famed for his recordings of the piano music of Martucci, seems to revel in the wild, Romantic contrasts of the score…»

Fanfare

 

 

 

GIOVANNI SGAMBATI:

Piano Quintet n. 2 op. 5  (with String Quartet Op. 17)

Ex Novo Quartet

ASV DCA 1030 (rec. 1997, release 1999)  

« … both works are superbly played »

BBC Music Magazine

 

« Francesco Caramiello confidently leads the youngs Venetians of the Ex Novo Quartet in this symphony-length piece»

Classified Guardian Cornwall

 

« …the  long militancy in this type of repertoire makes him an ideal interpreter »

Musica

 

 

 

GIOVANNI SGAMBATI:

The Complete Piano Music

 

Vol. 1

Prèlude et Fugue op.6, « Mélodie de Gluck », 5me Nocturne op.31, 6me Nocturne op.33, Boîte à Musique badinage pour Piano (œuvre posthume), Pièces Liriques pour le Piano op.23, Mélodies Poétiques pour le Piano op.36

TACTUS (reg. 1999 pubbl. Agorà 2000)

 

« Francesco Caramiello confirms the qualities of solidity and seriousness that he had already manifested in other recordings… »

Musica

 

« Caramiello defends passionately Sgambati in his interesting sleeve notes and he still defends him more in the convinced performance… »

The Classic Voice

 

« Caramiello shows a notable congeniality with this music even by eviscerating in the least details… »

CD Classica

 

« recordings that make full justice to a music opportunely recovered »

Scherzo

 

 

 

Vol. 2

Etude Triomphale Œuvre posthume, Trois Morceaux pour piano op.42, Suite (si mineur) pour piano op.21, Gavotte pour le piano op.14, Tre Notturni op.20,Benedizione nuziale op. 30, 

Marcia - Inno for piano four hands* "Canzone lituana" di Chopin, Sérénade valsée Œuvre posthume,"Il Faut Aimer!" Air à la Gavotte

*Filippo Siano, piano

TACTUS (reg. 2000 pubbl. Agorà 2000)

 

“excellent interpreters…  their good performances confirms Sgambati as an Author of great cultural importance”

The Classic Voice

 

 

 

Vol. 3

Quattro pezzi di seguito op.18, Fogli volanti op.12, Romanza in A magg., Notturno op. 3 "Per l’album di Bellini", Nocturne in G., Scherzo from String Quartet  op. 17 for piano four hands*, Serenade  from the First Symphony op. 16.

*Pasquale Russo, piano

TACTUS (reg. 2000 pubbl. Agorà 2001)

 

 

 

Vol. 4 (World première*)
Two Concert Etudes, op.10, Introduction et Etude brillante “Reveil des Fées” (Emile Prudent, op. 41) (Version by Sgambati del 1910), Morceaux de concurs* (two piano pieces), Six impromptus*, Rhapsody (lost)*, “ Improvvisando”*, L’Emir de Bengador *, Nöel for piano four hands (1904) * (with Filippo Siano)
TACTUS (reg. 2001 pubbl. 2005)
 


 

Vol. 5 (World première*)
Preludio and Toccata in G*, Variation on a theme by Remey*, Serenatina (1906), Two Scherzos*, Presentimento, Mestizia, Mélodie impromptu, Two Romances* , Mazurka A minor*, Valzer in E,* Valse minuscule (1886)*, Valz brillante, Vals melanconique (1886)*, “Minuetto” by Beethoven, Trois morceaux pour piano à 4 mains* (1866) (with Francesco Libetta)
TACTUS (reg. 2001 pubbl. 2006)

 

 

Vol. 6 (World Première*)
Sinfonia in re per grande Orchestra eseguita il 28 Marzo 1881 alla corte del Quirinale, op. 16 (transcription for piano four hands by Sgambati), Maestoso* (Funaral march) for piano four hands, Die Ideale (nach Schiller) Symphonische Dichtungen für Grosses Orchester (1857) (transcription for piano four hands by Sgambati)
FRANCESCO CARAMIELLO, FRANCESCO LIBETTA, piano
TACTUS (reg. 2001 pubbl. 2007)
 

 

 

AMERICAN PIANO MUSIC:

Elliot Carter: Piano Sonata,  Aaron Copland: Piano Blues no. 3, Piano Sonata Charles Ives: Studies for piano no. 22 & 23

AGORA’ AG 182 (rec. 1997 release 1999)

 

« an ideal interpretation »

CD Classica

 

 

SALON NAPOLITAIN

Theodor Dohler:

"Veder Napoli e poi morire" (Fantaisie sur des Chansons Napoletaines), op. 74 "Cannetella" (Air Napolitain varié), op. 62 Paer, Zingarelli, Crescentini, Ricci (with Roberta Invernizzi, Lucia Naviglio, Rosario Totaro)

OPUS 111 OPS 30-255 (rec. 1998 release 2000)  

 

« … Caramiello knows to practice admirably precious sound seductions  of a piano Pleyel of the 1865 also  in two interesting works by Theodor Dohler »

Musica

 

« …Caramiello plays the piano  with affection… travelers  for Naples : immediate  embarking »

Diapason


MUSIC FROM AMERICA

Gottschalk: Souvenir de Portorico MacDowell: Sea Pieces Busoni:Indianisches Tagebuch, Gershwin: Someone to watch over me, That certain Feeling Copland: Three moods, In Evening Air, El Salon Mexico (transcr. Bernstein) Bernstein: Four Anniversaries
NIREO 06N02



CARL CZERNY: The Art of Finger Dexterity, op. 740

(with Michele Campanella, Maria Mosca, Stefania Cafaro, Vittorio Bresciani, Angela Chiofalo)
MUSIKSTRASSE 2129-2 (2 CD)



GIUSEPPE MARTUCCI:
Complete Orchestral Works

Caramiello, Yakar, Philharmonia, d'Avalos
BRILLIANT 93439