Un cofanetto per ricordare Cantelli
Novara, rinasce il Concorso Cantelli
In occasione del centenario dalla nascita, Warner Classics proporrà in un unico cofanetto di 10 CD l'integrale delle incisioni effettuate dal maestro prematuramente scomparso, in uscita il 27 marzo. Le grafiche delle bustine riproducono le copertine originali
Il 27 aprile 2020 ricorrono i 100 anni dalla nascita, a Novara, di Guido Cantelli. Direttore d’incandescente energia e squisita raffinatezza, Arturo Toscanini ne scoprì il talento durante una prova d’orchestra alla Scala nel 1948 e decise di invitarlo a dirigere la sua NBC Symphony a New York nel gennaio del 1949. Considerato l’erede naturale di Toscanini, Cantelli fu presto invitato a dirigere le più prestigiose orchestre al mondo fra cui la New York Philharmonic, la Boston Symphony Orchestra, l’orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, la Philharmonia Orchestra. Morì tragicamente in un incidente aereo il 24 novembre 1956 all’età di 36 anni, poco tempo dopo essere stato nominato direttore artistico del Teatro alla Scala.
Il cofanetto di 10CD ripropone registrazioni fatte a Londra, New York e Roma, che documentano l’intenso periodo artistico compreso fra il 1949 e il 1956, in versione rimasterizzata a 192kHz/24-bit partendo dai nastri originali. Tutte le incisioni realizzate per la EMI (oggi confluite nel catalogo Warner Classics) – che costituiscono la parte maggiore del suo lascito discografico – sono qui completate da un documentario biografico a cura di Jon Tolansky e da una sessione di prove per la Quinta di Beethoven che viene pubblicata per la prima volta. Tutte le registrazioni, ad eccezione dei 78giri sono state rimasterizzate in HD dai nastri originali presso l’Art & Son Studio.
GUIDO CANTELLI
The Complete Warner Recordings - 10CD
TRACKLIST
CD 1 71.05
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 1840-1893
Symphony No.5 in E minor Op.64
1 I. Andante – Allegro con anima 13.15
2 II. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza 12.54
3 III. Valse: Allegro moderato 6.14
4 IV. Finale: Andante maestoso – Allegro vivace 12.28
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano · Guido Cantelli
Gioachino Rossini 1792-1868
5 L’assedio di Corinto: Overture9.01
Alfredo Casella 1883-1947
Paganiniana Op.65
6 I. Allegro agitato 4.00
7 II. Polachetta 4.01
8 III. Romanza 4.34
9 IV. Tarantella 4.33
Orchestra Stabile Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma · Guido Cantelli
Recorded: 9 (5) 13-14 (6-9) V.1949, Teatro Argentina, Rome , 23 & 26.IX.1950, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (1-4) · MONO
Producer: David Bicknell (1-4), unknwon (5-9)
Balance engineer: Robert Beckett (1-4), unknwon (5)
Originally released as ALP 1001 (1-4), DB11324 (5), DB11334 (6-9)
0190295383039 · P 1951 & Remastered P 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company. (1-4)
P 1949 & Remastered P 1993 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company. (5-9)
CD 2 62.42
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 1840-1893
1 Romeo and Juliet – Fantasy Overture 18.38
Richard Wagner 1813-1883
2 Siegfried Idyll 17.22
Dennis Brainhorn
Felix Mendelssohn 1809-1847
Symphony No.4 in A Op.90 ‘Italian’
3 I. Allegro vivace 8.23
4 II. Andante con moto 5.57
5 III. Con moto moderato 6.15
6 IV. Saltarello: Presto 6.03
Philharmonia Orchestra · Guido Cantelli
Recorded: 12 (3-6), 13 (1), 16 (2).X.1951 (1), No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London · MONO
Producers: Lawrance Collingwood (1, 3-6) & David Bicknell (1-6)
Balance engineer: Douglas Larter
Originally released on DB21373-5 (1), ALP 1086 (2), Testament SBT 1173 (3-6)
0190295383039 · P 1951 (1), P 1953 (2), P 1999 (3-6) & Remastered P 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company.
CD 3 52.08
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 1840-1893
Symphony No.6 in B minor Op.74 ‘Pathétique’
1 I. Adagio – Allegro non troppo 16.22
2 II. Allegro con grazia 8.08
3 III. Allegro molto vivace 9.17
4 IV. Finale: Adagio lamentoso 9.20
Gioachino Rossini 1792-1868
5 La gazza ladra: Overture 8.57
Philharmonia Orchestra · Guido Cantelli
Recorded: 22 (5), 22-25 & 28 (1-4) X.1952, Royal Festival Hall, London · MONO
Producers: Lawrance Collingwood & David Bicknell
Balance engineer: Douglas Larter
Originally released on ALP 1042 (1-4), Testament SBT 1034 (5)
0190295383039 · P 1953 (1-4), P 1994 (5) & Remastered P 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company.
CD 4 69.08
Robert Schumann 1810-1856
Symphony No.4 in D minor Op.120
1 I. Ziemlich langsam – Lebhaft 9.07
2 II. Romanze: Ziemlich langsam 4.04
3 III. Scherzo: Lebhaft & Trio 4.52
4 IV. Langsam – Lebhaft 7.35
Johannes Brahms 1833-1897
Symphony No.1 in C minor Op.68
5 I. Un poco sostenuto – Allegro – 13.11
6 II. Andante sostenuto 8.52
7 III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso 4.37
8 V. Adagio – Più andante – Allegro non troppo, ma con brio – Più allegro 16.45
Philharmonia Orchestra · Guido Cantelli
Recorded: 15 & 21 (1-4) & 21–22 (5-8) V.1953, Kingsway Hall, London · MONO
Producer: Lawrance Collingwood
Balance engineer: Douglas Larter
Originally released on BLP 1044 (1-4), ALP 1152 (5-8)
0190295383039 · P 1954 & Remastered P 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company.
CD 5 75.13
Maurice Ravel 1875-1937
1 Pavane pour une infante défunte 6.12
Manuel de Falla 1876-1946
El sombrero de tres picos
2 Danza de los vecinos 3.06
3 Danza del molinero 2.46
4 Danza final 6.41
Claude Debussy 1862-1918
5 Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune 9.19
Paul Dukas 1865-1935
6 L’Apprenti sorcier 10.34
Philharmonia Orchestra · Guido Cantelli
César Franck 1822-1890
Symphony in D minor
7 I. Lento – Allegro non troppo 17.14
8 II. Allegretto 9.37
9 III. Allegro non troppo 9.39
NBC Symphony Orchestra · Guido Cantelli
Recorded: 24–25.X.1952 Royal Festival Hall, London (1); 1 (2-4, 6), 8-9 (5) VI.1954 (6), Kingsway Hall, London; 6.IV.1954, Carnegie Hall, New York (7-9) · MONO (1-6), STEREO (7-9)
Producer: Lawrance Collingwood (1, 5), David Bicknell (1-6), John Pfeiffer (7-9)
Balance engineer: Harold Davidson (1, 5), Robert Beckett (2-4, 6), Leslie Chase (7-9)
Originally released on ALP 1207 (1-6), ALP 1219 (7-9)
0190295383039 · P 1955 & Remastered P 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company.
CD 6 72.56
Claude Debussy 1862-1918
La Mer
1 I. De l’aube à midi sur la mer 8.20
2 II. Jeux de vagues 6.36
3 III. Dialogue du vent et de la mer 7.59
Le Martyre de Saint Sébastien
4 I. La Cour des Lys (Prélude) 3.44
5 II. Danse extatique et final 6.07
6 III. La Passion 5.55
7 IV. Le Bon Pasteur 5.49
Nocturnes
8 I. Nuages 6.30
9 II. Fêtes 6.24
Maurice Ravel 1875-1937
Daphnis et Chloé – Suite No.2
10 I. Lever du jour 4.38
11 II. Pantomime 5.50
12 III. Danse générale 4.58
Philharmonia Orchestra · Guido Cantelli
Recorded: 4 & 8.VI (4-7), 13–14.IX.1954 (1-3), 4 & 6.VIII.1955 (8-12), 28.V.1956 (10-12), Kingsway Hall, London · MONO
Producers: David Bicknell & Lawrance Collingwood
Balance engineer: Robert Beckett (4-7), Douglas Larter (1-3, 8-12)
Originally released on ALP 1228 (1-7), BLP 1089 (8-12)
0190295383039 · P 1955 (1-7), P 1957 (8-12) & Remastered P 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company.
CD 7 50.33
Franz Schubert 1797-1828
Symphony No.8 in B minor D759 ‘Unfinished’
1 I. Allegro moderato 10.58
2 II. Andante con moto 12.07
Felix Mendelssohn 1809-1847
Symphony No.4 in A Op.90 ‘Italian’
3 I. Allegro vivace 8.12
4 II. Andante con moto 6.00
5 III. Con moto moderato 7.02
6 IV. Saltarello: Presto 6.10
Philharmonia Orchestra · Guido Cantelli
Recorded: 12, 13 & 16 (3-6), 18 (1-2) VIII.1955, Kingsway Hall, London · MONO (3-6), STEREO (1-2)
Producer: Lawrance Collingwood
Balance engineer: Christopher Parker (1-2), Neville Boyling (1-6)
Originally released on ALP 1325
0190295383039 · P 1957 & Remastered P 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company.
CD 8 74.40
Johannes Brahms 1833-1897
Symphony No.3 in F Op.90
1 I. Allegro con brio 10.03
2 II. Andante 8.49
3 III. Poco allegretto 6.23
4 IV. Allegro – Un poco sostenuto 8.36
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791
Ein musikalischer Spaß K522 (A Musical Joke)
5 I. Allegro 2.49
6 II. Menuetto: Maestoso – Trio 6.06
7 III. Adagio cantabile 6.13
8 IV. Presto 4.13
Symphony No.29 in A K201
9 I. Allegro moderato 7.03
10 II. Andante 5.35
11 III. Menuetto & Trio 3.20
12 IV. Allegro con spirito 5.24
Philharmonia Orchestra · Guido Cantelli
Recorded: 8, 9, 12, 16 & 18 (1-4), 18 (5-8) VIII.1955, 28–31.V.1956 (9-12) Kingsway Hall, London · STEREO
Producer: Lawrance Collingwood
Balance engineers: Christopher Parker (5-8), Neville Boyling (1-8), Douglas Larter (8-12)
Originally released on BLP 1083 (1-4), ALP 1461 (5-12)
0190295383039 · P 1956 (1-4), P 1957 (5-12) & Remastered P 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company.
CD 9 75.59
Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827
Symphony No.7 in A Op.92
1 I. Poco sostenuto – Vivace 11.20
2 II. Allegretto 8.32
3 III. Presto – Assai meno presto 7.59
4 IV. Allegro con brio 7.11
Symphony No.5 in C minor Op.67
5 II. Andante con moto 10.17
6 III. Allegro – 5.28
7 IV. Allegro – Presto 8.57
Recording sessions of Symphony No.5 in C minor Op.67
8 II. Andante con moto (extract) 8.15
9 III. Allegro (extract) 3.09
10 IV. Allegro – Presto (extract) 4.46
Philharmonia Orchestra · Guido Cantelli
Recorded: 28–31.V (1-4), 31.V & 1, 4 & 5.VI (5-10) 1956, Kingsway Hall, London · STEREO (1-7), MONO (8-10)
Producer: Lawrance Collingwood
Balance engineer: Douglas Larter
Originally released on ASD 254 (1-4), Testament SBT 1034 (5-7)
WORLD PREMIERE RELEASE (8-10)
0190295383039 · P 1960 (1-4), P 1994 (5-7), P 2020 (8-10) & Remastered 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company.
CD 10 54.10
Remembering Guido Cantelli
Written, narrated and produced by Jon Tolansky
1 Introduction 3.48
Beethoven Symphony No.5: Finale – Narration
2 Introduction – first recordings 5.01
Narration – Casella Paganiniana
3 Cantelli’s impact 4.46
Narration – Hugh Maguire and Hugh Bean
Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet
4 Cantelli’s perfectionism 1.10
Narration
5 Mendelssohn 5.49
Symphony No.4 ‘Italian’: Finale
6 Recording sessions 11.06
Narration – Gareth Morris, John Cave
and Hugh Bean – Ravel Daphnis et Chloé: Suite No.2 in
rehearsal
7 The Philharmonia and Cantelli 8.03
Narration – Hugh Bean – Debussy La Mer: Jeux de vagues
8 Recording sessions 5.25
Narration – Hugh Bean – Brahms Symphony No.3: F inale
9 Cantelli’s impact on the audience 3.41
Narration – Bernard Dennis-Browne – Beethoven Symphony No.5: Scherzo in
rehearsal – in performance
10 Cantelli’s final recording and death 5.17
Narration – Bernard Dennis-Browne – Beethoven Symphony No.5: Finale
0190295383039 · P 2012 The copyright in the spoken material in this feature belongs to Jon Tolansky · MONO