Secret Masterpieces

Composers like Casella, Pizzetti, Alfano, and Malipiero looked beyond Italy for inspiration, admiring the music of France and Russia. They blended those influences with the operatic style of their predecessors, creating their own distinct sound. Come to the Murray Hill Galleries to hear their secret masterpieces alongside music by their favorite composers: Debussy, Stravinsky, and Puccini.

DEBUSSY: Deux arabesques, I. Andantino con moto - Allison Hillier, piano

ALFANO: Cinq Danses de Cléo de Mérode, No 2. danse ancienne - Allison Hillier, piano

ROTA: Cinque Pezzi, II. Serenata, IV. La chioccia, V. Il soldatino - Zoe Stier, flute/Chris Neiner, piano

PIZZETTI: Tre Canti for Violin and Piano: I. Affettuoso - Brandon Armstrong, Violin/Allison Hillier, piano

STRAVINSKY: Three Easy Pieces: I. March à Alfredo Casella - Allison Hillier, piano/Chris Neiner, piano

CASELLA: Pupazzetti, Op.27: I. Marcietta, II. Bercuse, V. Polka - Chris Neiner, piano/Allison Hillier, piano

CASELLA: Barcarola et Scherzo for Flute and Piano, Op.4 - Zoe Stier, flute/Allison Hillier, piano

MALIPIERO: Il canto della lontananza - Brandon Armstrong, violin/Chris Neiner, piano

PUCCINI: Piccolo Valzer - Chris Neiner, piano

DEBUSSY: Deux arabesques, II. Allegretto scherzando - Chris Neiner, piano

ROTA: Trio for Flute, Violin, and Piano, I. Allegro ma non troppo - Zoe Stier, flute/Brandon Armstrong - violin/Allison Hillier, piano

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