Italian composer and violinist
Giovanni Bolzoni
(15 May 1841 ? 21 February 1919)
[1]
was an Italian composer and violinist, who is known for his Minuet for String Orchestra.
Life and career
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Born in
Parma
, Bolzoni studied at the
Parma Conservatory
. After graduating in 1859, he was violinist and part-time conductor with Teatro Comunale di Reggio Emilia and Comunale di Cremona, eventually taking a position in
Savona
where he also taught violin. After six years he became its
concertmaster
and
conductor
. This was followed in 1874 by three years in
Perugia
as orchestral conductor and theatre director at the Istituto Morlacchi.
[2]
In 1887, he became director of the Istituto Musicale, concertmaster at the
Teatro Regio di Parma
and of the Concerti Popolari.
[3]
Bolzoni was the long-time director of the
Turin Conservatory
. Among his notable pupils were composers
Carlo Adolfo Cantu
and
Edgard Varese
.
[4]
In 1884, he conducted the premiere of the revised version of
Puccini
's opera
Le Villi
.
[5]
Bolzoni died in Turin, aged 77.
Compositions
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Besides the popular Minuet, Bolzoni composed the operas
Il matrimonio civile
(premiered in Parma, 1870),
La stella delle Alpi
(Savona, 1876), and
Jella
(
Piacenza
, 1881). He also wrote
Tema con variazioni
for string orchestra,
Al castello medioevale
for small orchestra, a string quartet, quartets, quintets, and violin pieces.
[3]
Recordings
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Arturo Toscanini
performed some of Bolzoni's music; two 1943 performances with the
NBC Symphony Orchestra
have been preserved on disc.
[6]
In 1958,
Arthur Fiedler
and the
Boston Pops Orchestra
recorded Bolzoni's Minuet for
RCA Victor
as part of the
Boston Tea Party
album, which was later issued on CD. The work has also been recorded by
Frederick Fennell
and the London Pops Orchestra for
Mercury Records
and
Neeme Jarvi
and the
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
for
Chandos Records
.
[7]
References
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- ^
The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
. London: Macmillan Publishers, 1980.
- ^
Frajese, Carlo (1969).
"Bolzoni, Giovanni"
.
Dizionario biografico degli italiani
. Vol. 11 – via
Treccani
.
- ^
a
b
The International Cyclopedia of Music and Musicians
(New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1956), p. 205
- ^
"Edgard Victor Achille Charles Varese (Varese, Edgard)"
Archived
2008-10-26 at the
Wayback Machine
, biography at s9.com
- ^
Puccini
,
Mary Jane Phillips-Matz
- ^
"Discography ? Page 7"
.
www.toscaninionline.com
. Archived from
the original
on February 3, 2009.
- ^
Giovanni Bolzoni ? Work: Minuetto
Archived
2011-06-08 at the
Wayback Machine
, arkivmusic.com
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