Giovanni Sgambati - Piano Quintet No. 2; String Quartet (Francesco Caramiello; Ex Novo Quartet)

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Composer: Giovanni Sgambati

• Piano Quintet No. 2 in B flat, Op. 5
• String Quartet in C sharp minor, Op. 17

Francesco Caramiello, piano

Ex Novo Quartet

    Carlo Lazari, violin

    Annamaria Pellegrino, violin

    Mario Paladin, viola

    Carlo Teodoro, cello

Date: 1999

Label: ASV

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Giovanni Sgambati (28 May 1841 – 14 December 1914) was an Italian pianist, conductor and composer. A student of Franz Liszt, he helped introduce German composers like Beethoven and Liszt to Italian audiences, conducting landmark performances such as Beethoven's Eroica and Liszt's Dante Symphony. He founded an orchestra in Rome and co-established the Roman Society of the Quartet in 1867. Sgambati also promoted music education, helping found Rome's first public music school in 1876. His works include chamber music, piano pieces, songs, two symphonies, a piano concerto, and a Requiem Mass.

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Francesco Caramiello (born 1964 in Naples) is a pianist and composer who studied under Vincenzo Vitale and Bruno Mazzotta. A graduate of the San Pietro a Majella Conservatory, he has performed internationally at prestigious venues and festivals, collaborating with major orchestras such as the Philharmonia Orchestra and the Nürnberger Philharmoniker. He teaches at the Domenico Cimarosa Conservatory in Avellino. His acclaimed discography includes recordings of Martucci, Sgambati and American composers like Gottschalk and Carter, released on ASV, Opus 111, Tactus, Nireo and Agorà labels.

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