Arrigo Pedrollo (1878-1964)

[jerfilm]

Does anyone know anything about this composer?  I found this piece on the art music forum downloads and it seems to me to be very much in our realm of romanticism......

Arrigo Pedrollo: I Castelli di Remeo e Giuletta
Symphonic Legend for Piano and Orchestra (1959)

Anyone???

jerry

[Alan Howe]

From Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrigo_Pedrollo
The piece mentioned can be heard on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxACKS33Mzg

[giles.enders]

There is an interesting article in Grove, with a considerable list of compositions including orchestral, chamber and opera. 
Arrigo Pedrollo  5.12.1878  -  23.12.1964

Orchestral
Symphony in D minor  1900
Preludio Sinfonico in F major  1912
'Icaro' symphonic poem  1951
Suite 'Su temi armeni
Castelli di Guilietta e Romeo  symphonic poem  1952
Piano concerto in D minor
Concertino for oboe and strings  1960

Chamber
Piano quartet  1918
Piano quartet  1941
Piano trio in F sharp  1941
Piano trio  1962
Violin sonata  1908
Canzone del Don  for violin and piano  1948
Elegy for string quintet

There are a number of other works including opera, ballet and choral.

[jerfilm]

there is also a Concertino for oboe and strings written in 1960 here"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGBOE91dcMw

Hard to believe it was written in the 60s

Jerry