Marcello Abbado

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Marcello Abbado in the 1950s

Marcello Abbado (born October 7, 1926 in Milan , † June 4, 2020 in Stresa ) was an Italian composer and pianist .

Life

Marcello Abbado was born into a musical family: he was the son of Michelangelo Abbado , brother of Claudio Abbado and father of Roberto Abbado .

Marcello Abbado initially received private piano lessons from Gianandrea Gavazzeni and then studied at the Milan Conservatory with Giulio Cesare Paribeni (1881–1960) and composition with Giorgio Federico Ghedini . He graduated in 1947.

As a pianist, he has appeared on major stages around the world and has worked with Paul Hindemith , Wolfgang Sawallisch and Guido Cantelli , among others .

From 1951 he was appointed lecturer at the Venice Conservatory . Teaching assignments at the conservatories in Bologna and Parma followed. From 1958 to 1966 he directed the Giuseppe Nicolini State Conservatory in Piacenza . He then directed the Gioacchino Rossini State Conservatory in Pesaro from 1966 to 1972, and finally from 1972 to 1996 director of the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan. During this time he was also a member of the board of La Scala in Milan . In 1993 he founded the Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi together with Vladimir Delman, of which he was artistic director from 1993 to 1996.

Works (selection)

  • Ciapo per voce e 9 strumenti su testi trovadorici anonimi [for voice and nine instruments based on texts by anonymous troubadors]; published by Edition Suvini Zerboni in Milan and by Schott in Mainz; 1945
  • Cantata per voce e 6 strumenti su testo del rituale sacro romano [cantata for voice and 6 instruments based on texts from the sacred Roman ritual ] for flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano and solo song based on texts from the sacred Roman ritual; published by Edition Suvini Zerboni in Milan and by Schott in Mainz; 1948
  • Lento and Rondo for violin and piano; published in Edition Suvini Zerboni; 1950
  • Sonata for flute solo, 1953
  • Variations on a Bach minuet for piano; published in Edition Zerboni; 1953
  • Variations on a Mozart Theme for Orchestra; published by Edition Suvini Zerboni in Milan and by Schott in Mainz; 1954
  • Quindici poetry t'ang per mezzo-soprano e 4 strumenti su antichi testi cinesi tradotti da G. Prampolini [Fifteen poems t'ang for mezzo-soprano and four instruments based on ancient Chinese texts, translated by G. Prampolini]; for mezzo-soprano, flute, oboe, violoncello, piano; published in Edition Suvini Zerboni, 1962 In the DNB the title e 5 instrumenti is listed, but only 4, at Schott the title is e 4 instrumenti
  • Double concerto for violin, piano and chamber orchestra; published by Ricordi; 1965
  • Costruzioni [construction kit / constructions] for 5 small orchestras; Orchestra I: strings. Orchestra II: Two Harps and Strings. Orchestra III: celesta , sistrum , glockenspiel , xylophone , vibraphone , timpani and piano. Orchestra IV: four horns , four trumpets ; four trumpets . Orchestra V: piccolo, two flutes, three oboes, three clarinets; two bassoons, double bassoon; published by Ricordi, 1965
  • Riverberazioni [Echos / Nachklänge] for flute. Oboe, bassoon and piano; published by Ricordi; 1965
  • Fasce sonore [sound bands] for two pianos and chamber orchestra, published by Ricordi; 1973
  • Quadruple Concerto for piano, violin, viola, cello and orchestra; published by Ricordi; 1973
  • String Quartet No. 2, 1976
  • String Quartet No. 3, 1976
  • From the piano for piano
  • Chaconne for violin
  • Concerto for orchestra

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Giuseppina Manin: Addio a Marcello Abbado, pianista e compositore fratello di Claudio. In: corriere.it . June 4, 2020, accessed June 4, 2020 (Italian).
  2. ↑ Marcello Abbado (composer, arranger). In: bach-cantatas.com. Retrieved June 5, 2020 .
  3. ^ Nicolas Slonimsky: Abbado, Marcello . In: Baker's biographical dictionary of musicians . 5th edition. G. Schirmer, New York 1958, p. 2 (English, online [accessed October 1, 2018]).
  4. ↑ Abbado, Marcello. In: Enciclopedia Treccani . Retrieved March 31, 2017 (English).
  5. ↑ Ciapo per voce e 9 strumenti su testi trovadorici anonimi (1945). January 1, 2000, accessed April 1, 2017 (German).
  6. ↑ Cantata (1948) per voce e 6 strumenti su testo del rituale sacro romano. January 1, 2000, accessed April 1, 2017 (German).
  7. ↑ Sonata per fluto solo (1953). Retrieved April 1, 2017 (undetermined).
  8. ↑ Variazioni sopra un minuetto di Bach, per pianoforte. January 1, 1953, accessed April 1, 2017 .
  9. ↑ Variazioni su un tema di Mozart per orchestra (1954). January 1, 2000, accessed April 1, 2017 (German).
  10. ↑ Quindici poesie Tʻang; per voce di mezzo-soprano, flauto, oboe, violoncello e pianoforte. January 1, 1962, accessed April 1, 2017 (Italian).
  11. ↑ Marcello Abbado: Quindici poesie T'ang: per mezzosoprano e 5 strumenti su antichi testi cinesi (1959) . Edizioni Suvini Zerboni, Milan Mainz.
  12. ↑ Quindici poesie t'ang. Retrieved April 1, 2017 .
  13. ^ Doppio concerto (1965). January 1, 2000, accessed April 1, 2017 (German).
  14. ↑ Costruzioni per 5 piccole orchester. January 1, 2000, accessed April 1, 2017 (German).
  15. ↑ Fasce sonore per 2 pianoforti e orchestra da camera (1973) (musical score) [WorldCat.org]. Retrieved April 1, 2017 .
  16. ^ Quadruplo concerto per pianoforte, violino, viola, violoncello e orchestra (1973) (musical score) [WorldCat.org]. Retrieved April 1, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Abbado, Marcello
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian composer and pianist
DATE OF BIRTH October 7, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Milan
DATE OF DEATH 4th June 2020
Place of death Stresa