Giuseppe Martucci(1856-1909): a Catalogue of the Orchestral Music

[Dundonnell]

GIUSEPPE MARTUCCI: A CATALOGUE OF THE ORCHESTRAL MUSIC

1870-71:Mass for solo voices, chorus and orchestra
1871:      Polka for orchestra
1878:      Piano Concerto No.1 in D minor, op.40: 34 minutes   + (Brilliant Classics, Agora and Naxos cds)
1880/1908:"Colore orientale" for orchestra, op. 44, No.3: 8 minutes   +  (Brilliant Classics and Naxos cds)
               "Danza-Tarantella" for orchestra, op. 44, No.6: 6 minutes   + (Brilliant Classics and Naxos cds)
1880:     "Minuetto" for string orchestra, op.57, No.2: 5 minutes  + (Brilliant Classics and Naxos cds)
1881/1906:Oratorio "Samuel" for voices, chorus and orchestra
1882/1900/05:"Tema con variazioni" for Piano and Orchestra, op.58: 14 minutes    + (Crystal Classics and Naxos cds)
1882/92:"Giga" for small orchestra, op.61, No.3: 3 minutes   + (Brilliant Classics, Sony and Naxos cds)
1883:      "Canzonetta" for chamber orchestra, op.55, No.1: 3 minutes    +  (Brilliant Clasics and Naxos cds)
                 Momento musicale for string orchestra, op.57, No.3: 4 minutes    +  (Brilliant Classics and Naxos cds)
1884-85:Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat minor, op.66: 40 minutes   +  (several recordings)
1886:      "Serenata" for string orchestra, op.67, No.1: 3 minutes   + (Brilliant Classics and Naxos cds)
1887/98:"La canzone dei ricordi" for mezzo-soprano or baritone and orchestra, op.68: 33 minutes   +  (Brilliant Classics, Sony, Hyperion, Claves and Naxos cds)
1888/1901:"Gavotta" for chamber orchestra, op.55, No.2: 4 minutes  +  (Brilliant Classics and Naxos cds)
1888/1907:Andante for Cello and Orchestra, op. 69, No.2: 12 minutes  + (Brilliant Classics and Naxos cds)
1888-95:Symphony No.1 in D minor, op.75: 40 minutes  +  (Brilliant Classics, BIS and Naxos cds)
1891:      Nocturne for orchestra, op.70, No.1: 9 minutes   + (Crystal Classics.Sony, Brilliant Classics and Naxos cds)
1904:      Symphony No.2 in F major, op.81: 39 minutes   +  (Brilliant Classics, Iron Needle, BIS and Naxos cds)
1905/07:"Novelletta" for orchestra, op.82, No.2: 6 minutes   + (Brilliant Classics, Nuovo Era, Sony and Naxos cds)

[TerraEpon]

FWIW, the Brilliant discs are reissues of recordings originally on ASV.

It's a great set though and highly recommended.

I wonder about that polka though. Yet another victem of the 'The Complete is a Lie' factor, I bet.

[alberto]

Just a few additions to the discography.
-The 1878 Piano Concerto n. 1 (together with n.2) is/was on a -modern- Agorà label Cd (Jeffrey Swann pg., G.Masini cond., Montpellier Orchestra).
- The Giga op.61/3, the Nocturne op.70 n.1, the Novelletta op.82 n.6 are on a R.Muti, Orch. Fil. della Scala, Sony Cd (coupled to Busoni and Casella)
- The Piano Concerto n.2 exists on two Toscanini NBC live recordings
1946, pianist Glauco d'Atilli (Grammophono 2000 , I think other labels)
1953, pianist (the much better known) Mieczislav Horszowsky (Dell'Arte and maybe other labels).
-The 1887/98 "La Canzone dei Ricordi" exists on a Mirella Freni/Riccardo Muti, La Scala, Sony Cd (it is together the quoted Sony Piano Concerto n.2).
Important for the Martucci fan (I am glad to see that they exist) are (or would be) two recordings by the once very higly rated conductor Antonio Guarnieri:
-Symphony n.2 -with La Scala Orch.-on the esoteric label "Iron Needle" (it was a 1942 set of Telefunken 78).
-Novelletta op.82 n.6 -with La Scala Orch. (Nuova Era).