Luca Fumagalli

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Luca Fumagalli (born May 29, 1837 in Inzago , † June 5, 1908 in Milan ) was an Italian composer and pianist of the Romantic period.

Live and act

Luca Fumagalli was the brother of Adolfo , Carlo , Disma and Polibio Fumagalli . Luca studied piano first with his brother Disma, then with Antonio Angeleri at the Milan Conservatory , where he also studied composition with Francesco Sangalli (1820-1892). In 1857 he made his first appearance as a pianist in the concert hall of the Milan Conservatory. At the beginning of 1859 he gave several solo concerts in Paris, where he accompanied the violinist Luigi Sessa; he could also be heard in concerts in Paris the next year. Further concerts followed in Florence and Bologna ; here he also became a member of the Società filarmonica . In this early phase of his career he had mainly paraphrased operas in his repertoire , from his own operas and those of his brothers. From 1864 to 1875 he took part in several important concerts of the Società del quartetto in Milan . This society held composition competitions; Luca was a member of the commission here in 1864, 1870 and 1871. In 1868 he could be heard in London and then gave several concerts in Genoa . His opera Luigi XI had its successful premiere in Florence in 1875 ( Teatro della Pergola , March 29). During a temporary stay in America in 1879, he taught at the Conservatory in Philadelphia , but soon returned to Milan. In the following years he mainly dealt with composing.

meaning

After his brother Adolfo, Luca Fumagalli was the best known member of the family. His numerous piano works are pleasant in style and elegant in effect and at times tend more towards intimacy than towards brilliant emergence. They join the instrumental revival in Italy in the last years of the century. In addition to the well-known transcriptions and paraphrases of opera arias, his works include an opera, Luigi XI ( libretto : Carlo d'Ormeville) and original piano compositions, for example the Crâneries et dettes de coeur: 14 studi fantastici (published in Milan 1900) and a Sinfonia marinaresca ("Seesinfonie") and other orchestral works. The Milanese publishing house Ricordi published its edition of all Beethoven's piano sonatas as well as some works by Muzio Clementi and other composers.

Works (selection)

  • Stage works
    • Luigi XI (Libretto: Carlo d'Ormeville), dramma lirico in 4 acts (Florence 1875)
  • Piano music
  • Orchestral work
    • Sinfonia marinaresca
  • Edition
    • Publication of Beethoven's piano sonatas (Milan 1865)

Literature (selection)

  • LA Villanis: L'arte del pianoforte in Italia (da Clementi a Sgambati) , Turin 1907, pages 212-217
  • S. Martinotti: Ottocento strumentale italiano , Bologna 1972
  • C. Sartori: L'avventura del violino. L'Italia musicale dell'Ottocento nella biografia e nei carteggi di Antonio Bazzini , Tuzrin 1978
  • La musica a Milano, in Lombardia e oltre , edited by S. Martinotti, 2 volumes, Milan 1996 and 2000 (= La città e lo spettacolo No. 5 and 8)
  • Alfred Baumgartner: Propylaea World of Music , Volume 2, ISBN 3549078323 , page 360
  • Bianca Maria Antolini:  Fumagalli. In: Fiorella Bartoccini (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 50:  Francesco I Sforza-Gabbi. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1998.

Web links

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  1. ↑ Francesca Bascialli: Fumagalli, Luca , in: Ludwig Finscher (Ed.), The Music in Past and Present , Second Edition, Person Part, Volume 7 (Fra - Gre), Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 2002, ISBN 3-7618- 1117-9 , columns 268-269
  2. ^ The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians , edited by Stanley Sadie, 2nd Edition, Volume 9, McMillan Publishers, London 2001, ISBN 0-333-60800-3
personal data
SURNAME Fumagalli, Luca
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian pianist, composer and music teacher of the Romantic period
DATE OF BIRTH May 29, 1837
PLACE OF BIRTH Inzago
DATE OF DEATH June 5, 1908
Place of death Milan