Short bio Alessandro Solbiati
Full biography Alessandro Solbiati
Alessandro Solbiati is an Italian composer born in 1956 in Busto Arsizio , near Milan. He has composed a wide variety of works, including chamber music, orchestral music, opera, and solo pieces for various instruments. Solbiati has also worked as a composition teacher, teaching at the Piacenza Conservatory and serving as a guest lecturer at numerous other institutions.
Solbiati's works often include intricate rhythmic and harmonic structures, and he has been noted for his ability to combine complex modernist techniques with elements of traditional tonality. Some of his most well-known works include "Guernica", inspired by Pablo Picasso's painting of the same name, and his completion of Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola, Cello, and Orchestra, which was first performed by I Solisti Aquilani in Rotterdam.
Solbiati has received numerous awards and honors throughout his career, including the Vienna Opera Prize in 1986, the Kranichsteiner Musikpreis in 1988, and the Feltrinelli Prize in 2007. He is widely regarded as one of the most important contemporary composers in Italy, and his works have been performed by numerous orchestras and ensembles around the world.
Compositions featuring Alessandro Solbiati
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paradiso, for voice | 21:52 min | Vocal Music | 2021 |
| 2 | Guernica, for flute, violin, viola & cello | 12:48 min | Chamber Music | 2015 |
| 3 | String Trio No. 2 | 13:15 min | Chamber Music | 2013 |
| 4 | Novus, for flute, clarinet, violin, cello & piano | 14:41 min | Chamber Music | 2011 |
| 5 | Fête, for piano | 7:13 min | Keyboard | 2007 |
| 6 | Symphony No. 2 | 24:57 min | Symphony | 2005 |
| 7 | Sonata seconda, for piano | 15:48 min | Keyboard | 2005 |
| 8 | II Movimento - da Gesualdo per Gesualdi, for accordion | 3:33 min | Chamber Music | 2004 |
| 9 | Ach, so früh?, for soprano & ensemble | 12:48 min | Vocal Music | 2003 |
| 10 | Like as the waves, for 2 pianos | 9:26 min | Keyboard | 2002 |
| 11 | Quaderno d'immagini: 8 pezzi per cimbalom | 16:57 min | Chamber Music | 2002 |
| 12 | O vere beata nox, for voice, narrator & string quartet | 23:26 min | Vocal Music | 2002 |
| 13 | By my Window II, for pianoforte & ensemble | 18:52 min | Chamber Music | 2001 |
| 14 | Interludi, for piano | 33:39 min | Keyboard | 2000 |
| 15 | Sette Pezzi, for string orchestra | 21:19 min | Orchestral | 1999 |
| 16 | Quattro pezzi, for pianoforte & percussion | 15:16 min | Chamber Music | 1999 |
| 17 | Am Fuß Des Gebirgs II, for baritone & soprano saxophone, bassoon & piano | 10:06 min | Chamber Music | 1999 |
| 18 | Symphony No. 1 | 21:06 min | Symphony | 1998 |
| 19 | Studio, for guitar No. 1 | 3:51 min | Chamber Music | 1997 |
| 20 | Sonetto, for violin & piano | 3:35 min | Chamber Music | 1997 |
| 21 | Mari, for flute, clarinet, violin, cello & piano | 16:55 min | Chamber Music | 1997 |
| 22 | Piano Sonata | 14:20 min | Keyboard | 1996 |
| 23 | Tre duetti da Piccoli canti | 5:24 min | Chamber Music | 1996 |
| 24 | Pieces (10) for accordion, 2 violins & cello | 19:52 min | Chamber Music | 1995 |
| 25 | Mi lirica sombra, for bass clarinet & ensemble | 15:00 min | Chamber Music | 1993 |
| 26 | Canto per Ania, for violoncello & ensemble | 15:33 min | Chamber Music | 1992 |
| 27 | Die Sterne des Leidlands, for orchestra | 18:19 min | Orchestral | 1991 |
| 28 | String quartet with lied | 23:32 min | Chamber Music | 1991 |
| 29 | Am Fuß des Gebirgs, for flute, bass clarinet & piano | 10:46 min | Chamber Music | 1991 |
| 30 | Piano Trio | 19:00 min | Chamber Music | 1987 |
| 31 | Nel deserto | 61:14 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | 1984 |
| 32 | Da "Hölderlin Lieder" I, for voice & piano | 3:51 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 33 | Sonetto a Rilke for ensemble | 10:34 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 34 | Pieces (3) for guitar (Version 2) | 13:39 min | Chamber Music | - |
Albums featuring Alessandro Solbiati
| # | Сover | Name album | Year | Music label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Alessandro Solbiati - Andrea Monarda – Works For Guitar(CD, Album) | 2020 | Limen Classic & Contemporary |
| 2 |  |
Il Suono Giallo(DVD, ) | 2017 | EMA Vinci |
| 3 |  |
Alessandro Solbiati, Ex Novo Ensemble – Novus(CD, Album) | 2017 | Stradivarius |
| 4 |  |
Carter, Drouet, Ichiyanagi, Solbiati, Benoît Cambreling, Yi-Ping Yang – Contemporary Works For Timpani(CD, Album) | 2015 | Artalinna |
| 5 |  |
Crescendo (2011-2013)(CD, Album) | 2015 | EMA Vinci |
| 6 |  |
Alessandro Solbiati - Emanuela Piemonti, Alfonso Alberti – Piano Works(CD, Album) | 2013 | Stradivarius |
| 7 |  |
Morricone, Bettinelli, Chailly, Manzoni, Solbiati, Di Bari, Mannino, Oppo, Bo, Piacentini, Fellegara, Ravinale, Semini, Molino, Cardi – Campi Sonori - Musica Contemporanea(4×CD, ) | 2012 | Edizioni Curci |
| 8 |  |
György Kurtág, Alessandro Solbiati, Luca Francesconi - Luigi Gaggero – Un Brin De Bruyère(CD, Album) | 2007 | Stradivarius |
| 9 |  |
Alessandro Solbiati : Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale Della RAI, Daniel Kawka – Sinfonia Seconda - Sinfonia - Die Sterne Des Leidlands(CD, Album) | 2007 | Stradivarius |
| 10 |  |
Clementi, Colla, Lombardi, Manzoni, Pinelli, Solbiati, Vacchi, Duo Alterno – La Voce Contemporanea In Italia Vol. 3(CD, Album) | 2007 | Stradivarius |
| 11 |  |
Massimo Botter, Alessandro Solbiati - Orquesta de Radio Televisión Española RTVE, Orchestra Camerata Dei Laghi, Arte Quartett, Quartetto D'Archi Di Torino – Agli Inquieti Spiriti(CD, Album) | 2006 | Stradivarius |
| 12 |  |
Alessandro Solbiati - Ensemble Orchestral Contemporain, Divertimento Ensemble – By My Window(CD, Album) | 2004 | Stradivarius |
| 13 |  |
Adriano Guarnieri, Alessandro Melchiorre, Giuseppe Giuliano (2), Ivan Fedele, Alessandro Solbiati, Giovanni Cospito – LaSDIM(CD, Album) | 1999 | Sezione Musica Contemporanea |
| 14 |  |
Alessandro Solbiati - Ensemble Alternance – Musica Da Camera(CD, Album) | 1999 | Stradivarius |
| 15 |  |
Trio Matisse, Charles Ives, Luis de Pablo, Alessandro Solbiati – Piano Trios | 1994 | Ermitage |
| 16 |  |
Nel Deserto(CD, Album) | 1990 | Adda |
| 17 |  |
Joo Cho, Marino Nahon - Berg, Nono, Castiglioni, Manzoni, Solbiati, Spinosa, Scelsi – Journey Of The Voice(CD, Album, Stereo) | - | Limen Classic & Contemporary |
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