Alfredo Piatti: Siciliana - Moskovitz, Ayers & Friends (CD)

Concert pieces for cello by the Italian virtuoso Alfredo Piatti, who was the preeminent cellist of the mid- to late ninetenth century. His music ranges from virtuosic to elegiac and captures his warm melodic style.
[2007, Stereo, 59 minutes]

Alfredo Piatti
Follia on an aria of Geminiani, for cello and piano
Notturno, for cello and piano, Op. 20
Tarantella, for cello and piano, Op. 23
A Farewell, for voice, cello and piano*
Pioggia d’aprile, for cello and piano
Elegia, for 2 cellos and piano**
Siciliana, for cello and piano, Op. 19
The Lover’s Appeal, for voice, cello and piano*
Danza moresca, for cello and piano
Am Meer (Schubert), for voice and piano
Serenade, for 2 cellos & piano***

Marc Moskovitz, cello
Debra Ayers, piano
with
*Polly Cornelius Butler, soprano
**Lawrence Stomberg, cello
***Anthony Arnone, cello