Castelnuovo-tedesco: Evangelion
) | Label: NAXOS Catalog: 8573316 Format: CD Alessandro MarangoniComposed by: Castelnuovo-Tedesco, M Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco was Jewish by culture but regularly composed on Biblical themes. + A meditation on stories from the New Testament in music of tender simplicity, moving lyricism and potent drama, the epic but rarely-heard Evangélion starts with The Annunciation and concludes with The Last Words and The Resurrection. + Composed in 1947 soon after the death of the composer’s father, the work was possibly conceived after a visit to the Acolman Convent in Mexico. + This is its first complete recording. + Alessandro Marangoni can also be heard in Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s two Piano Concertos [8.572823], described as a “delectable treat” by Gramophone.  Price: $19.98 |