Short bio Alfredo Catalani
Birthday:
1854 in Lucca, Italy
Died:
1893 in Milan, Italy
Genre:
Classical
Period:
Post-Romantic, Romantic
Full biography Alfredo Catalani
Alfredo Catalani (June 19, 1854 - August 7, 1893) was an Italian operatic composer best known for his operas Loreley (1890) and La Wally (1892). Catalani’s music can be described as romantic , dramatic and highly emotional. Catalani had a deep appreciation for Wagnerian music, which became evident in his compositions, and was conscious of the difficulties in writing an opera in Italy post Verdi and post Wagner. Catalani worked with some major librettists of his time, including Luigi Illica, responsible for the libretto of his best known opera "La Wally".
Compositions featuring Alfredo Catalani
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La pescatrice, song for voice & piano | 2:30 min | Vocal Music | 1893 |
| 2 | La Wally, opera (dramma musicale) in 4 acts | 116:01 min | Opera | 1892 |
| 3 | Tempo di valzer (alla Tedesca), for piano, 4 hands | 1:46 min | Keyboard | 1891 |
| 4 | Serenatella, for string quartet in D major | 3:13 min | Chamber Music | 1889 |
| 5 | A sera, in Paganini, for piano (also arr. for string quartet) | 3:32 min | Keyboard | 1888 |
| 6 | Loreley, opera (azione romantica) in 3 acts | 125:29 min | Opera | 1888 |
| 7 | Sotto le tue finestra (Serenatella), for piano in D major (also arr. for string quartet) (from "Impressioni") | 4:07 min | Keyboard | 1887 |
| 8 | Senza baci, melody for voice & piano | 2:05 min | Vocal Music | 1884 |
| 9 | Ero e Leandro, symphonic poem for orchestra | 17:14 min | Orchestral | 1884 |
| 10 | Il sogno, melody for piano in A flat major (also arr. for violin & piano) (from "Impressioni") | 4:39 min | Keyboard | 1882 |
| 11 | Ricordo di Lugano, barcarola for piano in F minor | 3:12 min | Keyboard | 1880 |
| 12 | Le gondolier, song for voice & piano | 3:28 min | Vocal Music | 1880 |
| 13 | Serenata, for piano, 4 hands in F major | 5:22 min | Keyboard | 1879 |
| 14 | Il m'aimait tant, romance for voice & piano | 3:41 min | Vocal Music | 1879 |
| 15 | Notturno, for piano in G sharp minor | 4:14 min | Keyboard | 1879 |
| 16 | Scherzo-tarantella, for piano in A major | 4:18 min | Keyboard | 1879 |
| 17 | Scherzo for orchestra in A major (also arr. for piano) | 5:18 min | Orchestral | 1878 |
| 18 | Aspirazione (pensiero in the form of a waltz), for piano | 4:38 min | Keyboard | 1878 |
| 19 | Se tu sapessi, melody for piano | 3:38 min | Keyboard | 1878 |
| 20 | Contemplazione, for orchestra in B flat major (also arr. for piano) | 9:54 min | Orchestral | 1878 |
| 21 | In riva al mare, barcarolle for voice & piano in A minor | 3:32 min | Vocal Music | 1878 |
| 22 | La primavera, for 4 voices & orchestra in A flat major | 3:22 min | Vocal Music | 1877 |
| 23 | Sognai, song for voice & piano | 3:24 min | Vocal Music | 1877 |
| 24 | Chanson groëlandaise, song for voice & piano in E minor | 5:16 min | Vocal Music | 1876 |
| 25 | L'odalisque, oriental canzone for voice & piano in G sharp minor | 4:33 min | Vocal Music | 1876 |
| 26 | Extase!, for 4 voices in E flat minor | 4:07 min | Vocal Music | 1876 |
| 27 | La falce, opera in 1 act | 42:18 min | Opera | 1875 |
| 28 | O rea Gomorra, o Sodoma perversa, for voice & orchestra | 2:21 min | Vocal Music | 1875 |
| 29 | A una stella, song for voice & piano | 2:52 min | Vocal Music | 1874 |
| 30 | Il mattino, romantic sinfonia for orchestra | 14:32 min | Orchestral | 1874 |
| 31 | Fior di collina, for voice & piano | 2:35 min | Vocal Music | 1874 |
| 32 | String Quartet in A minor | 32:02 min | Chamber Music | 1873 |
| 33 | Romanza, song for voice & piano | 4:25 min | Vocal Music | 1872 |
| 34 | Mass for 4 voices & orchestra | 39:15 min | Vocal Music | 1872 |
| 35 | Sinfonia in F major, for chamber orchestra | 11:47 min | Orchestral | 1872 |
| 36 | La viola, for voice & piano | 3:31 min | Vocal Music | 1870 |
| 37 | Eleganza, capriccio-mazurka for piano | 3:03 min | Keyboard | 1870 |
| 38 | Edmea, opera in 3 acts | 107:40 min | Opera | - |
| 39 | Dejanice, opera (dramma lirico) in 4 acts | 133:10 min | Opera | - |
| 40 | Andantino, for orchestra in A major | 4:44 min | Orchestral | - |
| 41 | Variazioni su "Nel cor più non mi sento" di G. Paisiello, for voice & continuo | 5:20 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 42 | Variazioni su "Sul margine d'un rio", for voice & continuo | 7:20 min | Vocal Music | - |
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