Biography of Goffredo Petrassi (1904-2003)

16.07.1904
Born in Zagarolo near Rome
Organ studies at the conservatory Santa Cecilia in Rome
1937
Artistic director of the Teatro La Fenice in Venice
1939
Teacher for composition at the Rome conservatory (until 1960), among his students were Aldo Clementi, Ennio Morricone and Marcello Panni
1960
Head of a master class at the music academy in Rome
1947
Artistic director of the Accademia Filarmonica
03.03.2003
Dies in Rome

Sheet music for flute:

Dialogo Angelico
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(2 flutes)
Edition Suvini Zerboni, S. 4516 Z.
Rating: difficult
  1. Andantino sereno - Allegretto - Andante
Written in 1948. This edition consists of two scores. The music is full of frullato, tremoli and flageoletts.
Romanzetta
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(flute, piano)
Edition Suvini Zerboni, S. 50041 Z.
Rating: difficult
  1. Un poco mosso ma calmo

CDs with/from Goffredo Petrassi

Bruno Canino, Severino Gazzelloni, Donato Renzetti, RTSI Orchestra - Orchestra della Radiotelevisione
Severino Gazzelloni - Flute (1993)
Vivaldi Händel Marcello Beethoven Varese Petrassi Fukushima
Ermitage
    Antonio Vivaldi: Flute Concerto in G major Op. 10 No. 4 P.104:
  1. Allegro (02:23:00)
  2. Largo (02:55:00)
  3. Allegro (01:58:00)
    4. Antonio Vivaldi: Flute Concerto in F major Op. 10 No. 5 P. 262:
  4. Allegro non molto (03:56:00)
  5. Largo cantabile (03:08:00)
  6. Allegro (01:32:00)
    7. Benedetto Marcello: Sonata in F major for flute and b.c. Op. 2 No. 1:
  7. Adagio (02:30:00)
  8. Allegro (01:46:00)
  9. Largo (01:12:00)
  10. Allegro vivo (01:17:00)
    11. Georg Friedrich Händel: Sonata in C major for Flute and b.c. Op. 1 No. 7:
  11. Larghetto (02:51:00)
  12. Allegro (02:12:00)
  13. Larghetto (02:22:00)
  14. A tempo di Gavotti (01:20:00)
  15. Allegro (01:26:00)
    16. Ludwig van Beethoven: Serenade in D major for Flute and Piano Op. 41:
  16. Entrata (Allegro) (05:06:00)
  17. Tempo die ordinario di Minuetto (03:42:00)
  18. Molto allegro (02:04:00)
  19. Andante con variazioni (05:45:00)
  20. Allegro scherzando e vivace (01:51:00)
  21. Adagio (01:40:00)
  22. Allegro vivace e disinvolto (03:37:00)
  23. Edgar Varèse: Density 21.5 for solo flute (04:00:00)
  24. Kazuo Fukushima: Ekagra for Flute and Piano (07:02:00)
  25. Goffredo Petrassi: Souffle for flute (09:03:00)

Literature von/über Goffredo Petrassi

Last edit 25.01.2012