Iridescence Antonella Ciccozzi

• Carlos Salzedo (1885 - 1961):
• 1 Salzedo: Variations sur un thème dans le style ancien, Op. 30 14:44
• 5 Preludes for Harp:
• 2 Salzedo: 5 Preludes for Harp: No. 1, Quietude 03:02
• 3 Salzedo: 5 Preludes for Harp: No. 2, Iridescence 02:21
• 4 Salzedo: 5 Preludes for Harp: No. 3, Introspection 05:50
• 5 Salzedo: 5 Preludes for Harp: No. 4, Whirlwind 02:48
• 6 Salzedo: 5 Preludes for Harp: No. 5, Lamentation 06:48
• Suite of 8 Dances:
• 7 Salzedo: Suite of 8 Dances: I. Gavotte 01:54
• 8 Salzedo: Suite of 8 Dances: II. Menuet 02:03
• 9 Salzedo: Suite of 8 Dances: III. Polka 01:22
• 10 Salzedo: Suite of 8 Dances: IV. Siciliana 02:30
• 11 Salzedo: Suite of 8 Dances: V. Bolero 02:26
• 12 Salzedo: Suite of 8 Dances: VI. Seguidilla 00:59
• 13 Salzedo: Suite of 8 Dances: VII. Tango 01:58
• 14 Salzedo: Suite of 8 Dances: VIII. Rumba 01:43
• Total Runtime 50:28

Info for Iridescence

"Salzedo has done for the harp what Bach did for the organ, Paganini for the violin, Chopin, Liszt and Debussy for the piano, which is to enlarge the technical and expressive potentialities of their chosen instruments". These are the words of the great conductor Leopold Stokowski when writing about the figure of Carlos Salzedo, who was born in Arcachon, France, in 1885 and died in Waterville, U.S.A., in 1961. A tireless organizer, performer of the harp and piano, and conductor, Salzedo was the co-founder with Edgard Varèse of the International Composers' Guild (active from 1921 to 1927). He was also a member of the International Society for Contemporary Music and of countless other prestigious associations: his desire to promote the music of new composers and to inform the public remained constant throughout his whole life. The programme presented here provides the opportunity to couple the broad soundscape of the Variations sur un theme dans le style ancien (1911), marked by a virtuosity aimed at exhibiting all the resources offered by the instrument, with a more intimate collection like the Five Preludes of 1917, then concluding with the Suite of Eight Dances composed in 1943.

Antonella Ciccozzi, harp

Antonella Ciccozzi
started studying music from an early age in her native city of L’Aquila (Italy) under the instruction of Ofelia Guglielmi until her diploma in harp from the music Conservatory “S. Cecilia”, Rome.

Her musical education continued with the contribution of important figures such as Pierre Jamet with whom she studied in France, Riccardo Brengola (Chamber music at the Accademia Chigiana in Siena) and Piero Bellugi for orchestral training.

She played as a soloist in some of the most important Italian musical Associations such as the Società dei Concerti in Milan; l’Autunno Musicale of the San Carlo Theatre in Naples; Teatro Comunale in Ferrara; Association A. Scarlatti (International Weeks of Chamber Music in Naples); Amici della Musica in Vicenza; Accademia Filarmonica Romana; Nuova Consonanza (Parco della Musica in Rome); Teatro Olimpico in Rome and others as well as abroad (France, Switzerland, Spain, Russia-St. Petersburg Philarmonic, Glinka Museum in Moscow, Saratov Philarmony). Her performance have been broadcasted by the BBC, RADIO FRANCE, the RAI (radio and television) and the Vatican Radio.

She has recorded two CDs for the the recording company TACTUS; the first one is entitled “G. Battista Viotti and other Italian composers of late XVIII century- Harp music”. The other one is about “L. M. Tedeschi and his Complete chamber music with Harp”. Her latest recording made with the label VELUT LUNA is entitled “The Bach Family and the Harp”. It was performed with an antique instrument and contains J. S. Bach’s autographed version on two staffs of the Partita for Violin BWV 1006, and was the first recording of this piece with a harp. Her career as a soloist and chamber musician is flanked by her role as a Teacher of Harp at the Music Conservatory “L. Cherubini” in Florence.

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