Marcello Abbado
Marcello Abbado | |
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 Abbado in 1959 | |
| Born | 7 October 1926 Milan,Italy |
| Died | 4 June 2020(aged 93) Stresa,Italy |
| Education | Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory |
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Marcello Abbado(7 October 1926 – 4 June 2020) was an Italian pianist, composer, conductor and academic teacher. His compositions include severalorchestralworks, twoballets,numerous pieces for solopiano,andchamber music.As a pianist, he played in major concert halls of the world. He taught composition at several conservatories, ultimately at theGiuseppe Verdi Conservatory.In 1989 he was awarded the gold medal for Meritorious Culture and Art (Medaglia d'oro ai benemeriti della cultura e dell'arte) by theGovernment of Italy.
Early life and education
[edit]Born inMilaninto a family of famous musicians,[1]he was the son of violinistMichelangelo Abbado,brother of conductorClaudio Abbado,and father of conductorRoberto Abbadoand digital artist Adriano Abbado. He studied piano at theGiuseppe Verdi ConservatorywithGianandrea Gavazzeniand Renzo Lorenzoni, graduating in 1944. He further studied composition with Giulio Cesare Paribèni andGiorgio Federico Ghedini,earning the diploma in 1947.[1]
Career
[edit]As a pianist, his repertoire includedMozart's 27 piano concertos,played with theVienna Philharmonic,[1]and Debussy's entire piano works. He also performed keyboard music byJ. S. BachandAlessandro Scarlatti,andpiano concertos,including those byTchaikovskyandProkofievand Ravel'sConcerto for the Left Hand.[2]He performed in the major halls of Beijing, Budapest, Buenos Aires, London, Milan, Montreal, Moscow, New York, Paris, Rome, Tokyo and Vienna.[2]
In addition to his concert activity, Abbado was also a teacher of musical composition at theConservatory of Bolognafor twelve years, and also taught at theParma Conservatory.He later taught and served as the director of the Giuseppe Nicolini Conservatory in Piacenza (1958 to 1966), at the Conservatory "Gioacchino Rossini" in Pesaro (1966 to 1972) and finally at theGiuseppe Verdi Conservatoryin Milan (1972 to 1996).[3]He was also a member of the board at theTeatro alla Scalafor twenty-four years.[4]In 1993, together withVladimir Delman,he formed theSymphonic Orchestra of Milan "Giuseppe Verdi",of which he was the artistic director from 1993 to 1996.[3]He also taught masterclasses in Asia, Europe and the United States.[2]
His numerous compositions have been published by leading Italian publishers, including Carish, Curci,Ricordiand Suvini Zerboni.[2]Programs dedicated exclusively to his music have been performed in Japan, Russia and the United States.[2]
Abbado was the president and a jury member of international music competitions, including the Beethoven Competition in Vienna, Bösendorfer in Brussels,Maria Canals International Music Competitionin Barcelona, Ciani in Milan, Min-On in Tokyo, Obraztosva in Saint Petersburg,Rubinsteinin Tel Aviv, andVan Cliburn International Piano Competitionin Fort Worth, Ettore Pozzoli International Piano Competition in Seregno, among many others.[2]
Death
[edit]Abbado died inStresaat age 93.[3]
Compositions
[edit]Abbado's compositions include ballets, vocal music for choirs and solo voices, orchestral works and chamber music, often including the piano:[2][4]
- Ciapofor voice and nine instruments
- Duofor violin and cello (1952)
- Scena senza storia,ballet (1954)
- 15 Poesie T'angfor voice, flute, oboe, cello and piano (1959)
- Ostinato sopra un ritmo dalla Sinfonia del Signor Bruschino di Rossinifor piano,stringsandpercussion(1994)
- Sette Ricercari e Sei Intermezzifor violin and orchestra (1996)
- L'idea fissafor violin, choir and thirteen voices (1996)
- Musica celeste(1997)
- Dieci canti popolari sicilianifor violin, voice and orchestra (1997)
- Le campane di Moscafor violin and percussion (1998)
- Hawaii 2000
- Lento e Rondòfor violin and percussion orchestra (2000)
- Costruzionefor twelve cellos (2001)
- Variazioni sopra un tema di Mozartfor orchestra (2001)
- Nuova Costruzionefor eightwoodwinds(2002)
- Concerto per flauto e orchestra(2002)
- Australiafor violin,didgeridoo,piano and percussion (2002)
- Asif, Saleem, Nasreenfor violin, viola, cello and strings (2002)
- Risonanza magneticafor piano and percussion (2003)
- Stage music forLa voix humainebyJean Cocteau(2003)
- Il buio negli occhi(2003)
- La strage degli innocenti,cantatafor solo voice, boys' choir, mixed choir and orchestra
- Concertofor orchestra
- Hommage à C. Debussyfor orchestra
- Doppio concertofor violin, piano and double chamber orchestra
- Quadruplo concertofor piano, violin, viola, cello and orchestra
- Concertofor harp andstring quartet(2003-2004)
- Concerto per carillon e orchestra(2005)
- Tankstream,for string quartet (2005)
- Fantasia russafor violin and string quartet (2005)
- Sinfonia degli arrivi(2006)
- Carillon su Joyce Yangfor piano and percussion (2006)
- QuattroViola Fantasiefor oboe, trumpet, piano andvibraphone(2006)
- Kazach Fantasyfor violin and orchestra Kazach (2006)
- Balifor violin and Indonesiangamelan(2006)
- Costruzioni... e Ricostruzioni 2007
- Mondrian trio,piano trio(2007)
- Carillon on Min-Onfor piano four-hands (2008)
- Van Cliburn Concertofor four pianos and orchestra (2008)
- Javafor percussion (2008)
- Concertofor four violins and strings (2008)
- Dialogo a due vocifor the left hand (2009)
- Per due orchestre(2009)
- Gloria per Gloriafor soprano, choir and orchestra (2009)
- Stagionifor violin and reciter (2009)
- Alicantefor sixteen horns, sixteen trumpets, and sixteen trombones (2010)
- Sognofor orchestra (2010)
- Asiafor percussion, voice recordings and Asian instruments (2010)
- Dialogofor harp and trumpet (2011)
- Sitkovetsky Wufor violin and piano (2011)
- Marlaena Kessickfor flute orchestra (2011)
- Fantasiafor cello (2011)
- Triofor piano, singer, and dancer (2012)
- Fantasia ungheresefor flute (2012)
- Triofor violin, cello and double bass (2012)
- Cenerifor piano (2012)
- Così non fan tuttefor orchestra (2013)
- Tastiera solafor piano (2013)
- Fibonaccifor piano (2013)
- Alhambrafor orchestra
- Aus dem klavierfor piano
- Chaconnefor violin
- Costruzioni for 5 piccole orchestre
- Divertimentofor four woodwinds and piano
- Doppio concertofor violin, piano and double chamber orchestra
- Lamento per la morte della madrefor piano
- Musicafor orchestra
- Quartetto n. 1, n. 2 and n. 3,string quartets
- Riverberazionifor flute, oboe, bassoon and piano
References
[edit]- ^abc"Marcello Abbado".Casa Ricordi.Retrieved5 June2020.
- ^abcdefg"Marcello Abbado".salottovalperga.Retrieved13 July2017.
- ^abc"Addio al maestro Marcello Abbado, fratello maggiore di Claudio".La Repubblica(in Italian). 4 June 2020.Retrieved5 June2020.
- ^ab"Morto Marcello Abbado, pianista e compositore fratello di Claudio".Il Messaggero(in Italian). 4 June 2020.Retrieved5 June2020.
External links
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- Literature by and about Marcello Abbadoin theGerman National Librarycatalogue
- Marcello Abbado (Composer, Arranger)Bach Cantatas Website
- Marcello Abbadodiscography atDiscogs
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- 1926 births
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- People of Piedmontese descent
- Academic staff of the Conservatorio Giovanni Battista Martini
- Academic staff of the Parma Conservatory
- Italian male composers
- Italian male conductors (music)
- Italian classical pianists
- Italian male classical pianists
- Milan Conservatory alumni
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- Italian music educators
- Italian ballet composers
- 21st-century Italian conductors (music)
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