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Luigi Dallapiccola (LP)
condition (record/cover): M/EX- (small sticker removal residue on front cover otherwise NM) Luigi Dallapiccola (1904-1975), pioneer of twelve-tone technique in Italy and one of the 20th century's most lyrical serialists, is presented here in a stunning collection of vocal and instrumental works. Dallapiccola's music combines rigorous dodecaphonic method with Italian melodic sensibility and profound humanism – particularly evident in his settings of texts addressing freedom, oppression, and human…
Il Prigioniero (LP)
condition (record/cover): NM/EX Gatefold sleeve with 12-page LP-size booklet stapled in. No libretto. A masterpiece of 20th-century opera! Luigi Dallapiccola's Il Prigioniero (The Prisoner, 1944-48) stands as one of the most powerful and harrowing operatic works of the post-war era. Set during the Spanish Inquisition, this one-act drama explores themes of hope, torture, freedom, and ultimate despair with devastating psychological intensity. Dallapiccola employs twelve-tone technique with extraor…
Oboe (LP)
condition (record/cover): VG (record looks near mint but has surface noise throughout) / VG (2" stripe on front + spine wear + minimal ring wear). Distinguished oboist Lothar Faber presents world premiere recordings of works commissioned specifically for him by leading Italian composers and international figures. The program features Francesco Valdambrini's Dioie, Yoritsuné Matsudaira's Somakash, Lawrence Singer's Musica A 2, Giuseppe Sinopoli's Numquid, Bruno Maderna's Aulodia, and Bruno Bartol…
Continuum Ensemble Dortmund (LP)
condition (record/cover): VG (record looks near mint but has surface noise throughout) / VG+ (creasing + small tag on front + spine wear + minimal general wear). Italian post-war avant-garde meets the new music pioneers! This rare Italia label release documents the Continuum Ensemble Dortmund under conductor Werner Seiss performing landmark works from the European experimental vanguard. Carlos Roqué Alsina's Funktionen (1965) showcases the Argentine-French composer's work with Luciano Berio and …
Alle Vittime Di Hiroshima (LP)
condition (record/cover): VG+ (record looks near mint but has some surface noise) / VG+ (small tag on front + light wear) Political consciousness meets avant-garde innovation. This Italian RCA Red Seal release dedicates itself to the victims of Hiroshima through landmark compositions of social protest and sonic experimentation. Bruno Maderna (1920-1973), conductor and co-founder of Milan's Studio di Fonologia, leads the Soloists of the Rome Symphony Orchestra with flutist Severino Gazzelloni in …
Musica Cameristica Italiana Contemporanea (LP)
condition (record/cover): EX- (minimal surface noise) / VG+ (small tag on front + ring wear) Gatefold sleeve. Italian post-war chamber music at its finest. Marcello Panni conducts the Solisti di Teatromusica, the ensemble he founded in 1971, in essential works by four masters of Italian modernism. Recorded Rome, March 1972. Collana Edizioni Suvini Zerboni.
Franco Donatoni's Souvenir (Kammersymphonie, Op.18) showcases his serial period before the compositional crisis of the mid-1960s. Camillo To…
1984
* 2022 Stock. Collector's Edition. One time pressing. Red Vinyl * Bassist/composer Hugh Hopper (of Soft Machine fame) has been involved in many projects during his more than 40 years in music. 1984, originally released in 1973, & his first solo release, remains perhaps his most singular. This combines Hugh's unique fuzz bass & compositions with tape work, multiple overdubs, & a very avant esthetic & then contrasts those works with short, weirdly devolved James Brown-inspired pieces. Nearly 50 ye…