Short bio Franco Donatoni
Birthday:
1927 in Verona, Italy
Died:
2000
Active:
1950s - 1990s
Genre:
Classical,Avant-Garde
Period:
20th Century, Contemporary
Full biography Franco Donatoni
Franco Donatoni was a prominent Italian composer known for his avant-garde style of composition. He was born on June 9, 1927, in Verona, Italy, and died on August 17, 2000.
Donatoni was a highly skilled composer, and his music was known for its sparkling and glorious nature. He won several prizes during his career, including the Lige prize in 1951 for his Quartet. In 1985, he was knighted in the 'Orde des Arts et des Lettres' by the French Minister of Culture.
Donatoni was a highly influential figure , especially in the Italian avant-garde music scene. His compositions were characterized by their innovative use of timbre, harmony, and rhythm, and he was heavily influenced by serialism and other avant-garde techniques.
His music often featured unconventional playing techniques and experimental sound effects. Donatoni was known for his questing reinterpretation of avant-garde values , and he was a master craftsman who was never content to rest on his laurels.
Overall, Franco Donatoni was a highly regarded composer who made significant contributions to the world of contemporary music. His innovative compositions and unconventional approach to music-making continue to influence and inspire composers today.
Compositions featuring Franco Donatoni
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prom, for orchestra | 12:08 min | Orchestral | 1999 |
| 2 | Elly, for clarinet, cello & piano | 0:44 min | Chamber Music | 1998 |
| 3 | Cerocchi 70, for clarinet, cello & piano | 1:34 min | Chamber Music | 1998 |
| 4 | Poll, for 13 players | 8:50 min | Chamber Music | 1998 |
| 5 | Al, for mandolin, mandola & guitar | 7:03 min | Chamber Music | 1997 |
| 6 | Feria IV, for accordion | Chamber Music | 1997 | |
| 7 | Refrain IV, for mandolin, guitar, harp, harpsichord, celesta, pianoforte, vibraphone & marimba | 6:07 min | Chamber Music | 1996 |
| 8 | Leoncavallo, for piano | 0:35 min | Keyboard | 1996 |
| 9 | Lem 2, for contrabass & ensemble | 13:42 min | Chamber Music | 1996 |
| 10 | Algo IV, for guitar & 12 instruments | 5:54 min | Chamber Music | 1996 |
| 11 | Lame II, for 8 cellos | 11:13 min | Chamber Music | 1996 |
| 12 | Rasch II, for saxophone quartet | 11:16 min | Chamber Music | 1995 |
| 13 | Rash II, for saxophone quartet, piano & percussion | 10:25 min | Chamber Music | 1995 |
| 14 | Puppenspiel No. 3, for flute & 14 instruments | 8:21 min | Chamber Music | 1994 |
| 15 | Small II for flute, viola & harp | 5:38 min | Chamber Music | 1993 |
| 16 | Refrain III, for 14 instruments | 7:40 min | Chamber Music | 1993 |
| 17 | Sincronie, for cello & piano | 7:21 min | Chamber Music | 1992 |
| 18 | Nidi 2, for tenor recorder | 5:40 min | Chamber Music | 1992 |
| 19 | Sweet, for recorder | 10:33 min | Chamber Music | 1992 |
| 20 | Mari II, for 4 marimbas | 5:09 min | Chamber Music | 1992 |
| 21 | Mari, 2 pieces for marimba | 6:17 min | Chamber Music | 1992 |
| 22 | Madrigale, for 4 children's choirs & 4 percussionists | 15:44 min | Vocal Music | 1991 |
| 23 | Cloches III, for 2 pianos & percussion | 8:06 min | Chamber Music | 1991 |
| 24 | Rasch, for 4 saxophones | 5:35 min | Chamber Music | 1990 |
| 25 | ...a Renzo e Marcella, variazione 29bis for piano | 0:56 min | Keyboard | 1990 |
| 26 | Cloches II, for 2 pianos | 9:28 min | Keyboard | 1990 |
| 27 | Bok, for bass clarinet & marimba | 1:48 min | Chamber Music | 1990 |
| 28 | Hot, for solo tenor saxophone, sopranino saxophone & ensemble | 14:07 min | Concerto | 1989 |
| 29 | Midi, for solo flute | 10:21 min | Chamber Music | 1989 |
| 30 | Blow for wind quintet | 13:13 min | Chamber Music | 1989 |
| 31 | Soft, for bass clarinet | 10:32 min | Chamber Music | 1989 |
| 32 | Cloches, for 8 wind instruments, 2 pianos & 2 percussionists | 15:37 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | 1988 |
| 33 | La Souris Sans Sourire, for string quartet | 16:25 min | Chamber Music | 1988 |
| 34 | Flag, for 13 instruments | 10:02 min | Chamber Music | 1987 |
| 35 | Refrain, for 8 instruments | 10:03 min | Chamber Music | 1986 |
| 36 | Arpège | 11:48 min | Chamber Music | 1986 |
| 37 | Still, for soprano, 2 flutes, 2 violins, celesta & piano | 5:21 min | Vocal Music | 1985 |
| 38 | Omar, pieces (2) for vibraphone | 13:21 min | Chamber Music | 1985 |
| 39 | Eco, for 16 instruments | Chamber Music | 1985 | |
| 40 | Ombra, for contrabass clarinet | 8:15 min | Chamber Music | 1984 |
| 41 | Ciglio 2o, for flute & violin | 4:53 min | Chamber Music | 1984 |
| 42 | Darkness, for 6 percussionists | 11:35 min | Chamber Music | 1984 |
| 43 | Cadeau, for winds & percussion | Chamber Music | 1984 | |
| 44 | Cadeau for small orchestra | 11:12 min | Orchestral | 1984 |
| 45 | A Françoise, for piano | 0:37 min | Keyboard | 1983 |
| 46 | Rima, 2 pieces for piano | 10:06 min | Keyboard | 1983 |
| 47 | Abyss, for contralto, bass flute & 10 instruments | 18:02 min | Vocal Music | 1983 |
| 48 | Alamari, for cello, double bass & piano | 11:10 min | Chamber Music | 1983 |
| 49 | Ala, for cello & double bass | Chamber Music | 1983 | |
| 50 | Tema for 12 instruments | 16:09 min | Chamber Music | 1982 |
| 51 | In cauda, for chorus & orchestra | 38:31 min | Choral | 1982 |
| 52 | Lame, for cello | 19:09 min | Chamber Music | 1982 |
| 53 | Fili for flute & piano | 12:18 min | Chamber Music | 1981 |
| 54 | Feria, for 5 flutes, 5 trumpets & organ | 12:39 min | Chamber Music | 1981 |
| 55 | Small, for piccolo, clarinet & harp | 8:15 min | Chamber Music | 1981 |
| 56 | Clair, for clarinet solo | 7:46 min | Chamber Music | 1980 |
| 57 | Le Ruisseau sur l'escalier, for cello & chamber orchestra | 13:39 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | 1980 |
| 58 | The Heart's Eye, for string quartet | 25:15 min | Chamber Music | 1980 |
| 59 | L'Ultima Sera, for female voice, violin, cello, flute, clarinet & piano | 20:36 min | Vocal Music | 1980 |
| 60 | Marches (2) for harp | 10:44 min | Chamber Music | 1979 |
| 61 | About, for violin, viola & guitar | 4:57 min | Chamber Music | 1979 |
| 62 | Argot, 2 pieces for violin | 13:26 min | Chamber Music | 1979 |
| 63 | Nidi, for flute solo | 8:08 min | Chamber Music | 1979 |
| 64 | Nidi, 2 pieces for piccolo | 8:23 min | Chamber Music | 1979 |
| 65 | ...ed insieme bussarono, for voice & piano | 8:23 min | Vocal Music | 1978 |
| 66 | Arie, for female voice & orchestra | 21:17 min | Choral | 1978 |
| 67 | De Près for voice & 5 instruments | 4:21 min | Vocal Music | 1978 |
| 68 | Toy, for 2 violins, viola & harpsichord | 12:41 min | Chamber Music | 1977 |
| 69 | Algo, 2 pieces for guitar | 14:53 min | Chamber Music | 1977 |
| 70 | Algo, for guitar solo | 9:25 min | Chamber Music | 1977 |
| 71 | Portrait, for harpsichord & orchestra | 18:48 min | Orchestral | 1977 |
| 72 | Ali, for viola | 12:30 min | Chamber Music | 1977 |
| 73 | Spiri, for 10 instruments | 9:53 min | Chamber Music | 1977 |
| 74 | Ash | 10:41 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | 1976 |
| 75 | Lumen for piccolo, clarinet, celeste, vibraphone, viola & cello | 5:02 min | Chamber Music | 1975 |
| 76 | Duo pour Bruno, for orchestra | 18:46 min | Orchestral | 1975 |
| 77 | Quarto Estratto, for piccolo, flute, violin, mandolin, harp, harpsichord, piano & celesta | 2:50 min | Chamber Music | 1974 |
| 78 | Voci, Orchesterübung for orchestra | 16:24 min | Orchestral | 1972 |
| 79 | Lied, for 13 instruments | 15:14 min | Chamber Music | 1972 |
| 80 | Secondo Estratto, for harp, harpsichord & piano | 10:29 min | Chamber Music | 1970 |
| 81 | Doubles II, for orchestra | 17:25 min | Orchestral | 1970 |
| 82 | Estratto, for piano | 1:04 min | Keyboard | 1969 |
| 83 | Orts (Souvenir No. 2), for narrator & 14 instruments | 14:45 min | Chamber Music | 1969 |
| 84 | Black and White N. 2 (esercizi per le dieci dita), for 2 pianos | 14:12 min | Keyboard | 1968 |
| 85 | Souvenir, chamber sympohony for 15 instruments, Op. 18 | 14:22 min | Symphony | 1967 |
| 86 | Etwas ruhiger im Ausdruck, for flute, clarinet, violin, cello & piano | 12:54 min | Chamber Music | 1967 |
| 87 | For Grilly, improvisation for 7 instruments | 6:12 min | Chamber Music | 1960 |
| 88 | Improvvisazioni (3), for piano | 21:23 min | Keyboard | 1957 |
| 89 | Composizione in quattro movimenti, for piano | 11:02 min | Keyboard | 1955 |
| 90 | Musica, for chamber orchestra | 17:29 min | Orchestral | 1954 |
| 91 | Concerto for bassoon & string orchestra | 18:26 min | Concerto | 1952 |
| 92 | Concertino for strings, brass & timpani | 22:59 min | Concerto | 1952 |
| 93 | Diario, for 4 trumpets & 4 trombones | Chamber Music | - | |
| 94 | Ave | 8:21 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
Albums featuring Franco Donatoni
| # | Сover | Name album | Year | Music label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Franco Donatoni, Iannis Xenakis, Xavier Bonfill, Thanos Chrysakis, Tim Hodgkinson – Music For Trombones, Bass Clarinets & Horn(CD, Album) | 2023 | Aural Terrains |
| 2 |  |
Pennisi, Procaccini, Rota, Clementi, Donatoni, Sollima - Trio Clementi – Contemporary Italian Trios With Clarinet And Cello(CD, Album) | 2022 | Da Vinci Classics |
| 3 |  |
Luciano Berio, Giacinto Scelsi, Franco Donatoni, Salvatore Sciarrino, Stefano Scodanibbio - Dario Calderone – Il Nuovo Contrabbasso Italiano(CD, Album) | 2021 | Stradivarius |
| 4 |  |
Berio, Bussotti, Donatoni, Maderna, Duo Controversia & Guests, Aurélie Bouchard, Sergio Menozzi – Dialodie(CD, Album) | 2019 | Editions Hortus |
| 5 |  |
Billone, Donatoni, Sciarrino, Nieder, Savron | Dario Savron – Mask(CD, Album) | 2018 | Stradivarius |
| 6 |  |
Franco Donatoni - Katarzyna Otczyk, Mario Caroli, Orchestra Di Padova E Del Veneto, Marco Angius – Abyss(CD, Album) | 2017 | Stradivarius |
| 7 |  |
Franco Donatoni - Ensemble Adapter – Chamber Works(CD, Album) | 2017 | Kairos |
| 8 |  |
Casella, Donatoni, Ghedini, Malipiero - Orchestra Della Svizzeria Italiana, Damian Iorio – Casella • Donatoni • Ghedini • Malipiero(CD, Album) | 2016 | Naxos |
| 9 |  |
Franco Donatoni : Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra • Yoichi Sugiyama – Orchestral Works(CD, Album) | 2014 | Neos |
| 10 |  |
Franco Donatoni, Oren Shevlin, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Peter Rundel – Le Ruisseau Sur L'Escalier(CD, Album) | 2014 | Edition Zeitklang |
| 11 |  |
Bussotti, Bortolotti, Abbado, Donatoni, Berberian, Bosco, Piacentini - Duo Alterno, Tiziana Scandaletti, Riccardo Piacentini, Penderecki String Quartet – La Voce Contemporanea In Italia Vol. 4(CD, Album) | 2011 | Stradivarius |
| 12 |  |
Franco Donatoni, Divertimento Ensemble – 10 Anni Dopo(CD, Album) | 2010 | Stradivarius |
| 13 |  |
David Gompper, Joseph Dangerfield, Ketty Nez, Ching-Chu Hu, Jeremy Dale Roberts, Anton Webern, Noel Zahler, Franco Donatoni – Viva Concertante!(2×CD, Album) | 2009 | Albany Records |
| 14 |  |
Franco Donatoni, Freon Ensemble, Stefano Cardi – Donatoni Edition VI(CD, ) | 2007 | Stradivarius |
| 15 |  |
Colin McAllister & Derek Keller - Reich, Donatoni, Murail, Mercer, Lachenmann – Solos And Duos For Guitar(CD, Album) | 2004 | Old King Cole Productions |
| 16 |  |
Franco Donatoni, Maria Isabella De Carli – Piano Music(CD, ) | 2002 | Stradivarius |
| 17 |  |
Xenakis, Cage, Hedstrøm, Donatoni, Wallin, Kjos Sørensen / Hans-Kristian Kjos Sørensen – Open Percussion(CD, Album) | 2002 | BIS |
| 18 |  |
Giacinto Scelsi , Nicola Sani, Claudio Vaira, Mauricio Sotelo, Daniele Lombardi, John Cage, Franco Donatoni - Roberto Fabbriciani, Massimiliano Damerini, Jonathan Faralli – HYXOS - Works Of Scelsi-Sani-Vaira-Sotelo-Lombardi-Cage-Donatoni(CD, Album, Stere | 2001 | Agorá |
| 19 |  |
Ligeti • Tanada • Donatoni • Xenakis • Gubaidulina - Habanera, Quator De Saxophones – Mysterious Morning(CD, Album, Stereo) | 2001 | Alpha Productions |
| 20 |  |
Franco Donatoni , composer Daniel Kientzy – Hot(CD, Album) | 2000 | Nova Musica |
| 21 |  |
Franco Donatoni - Andrea Molino, Demoé Percussion Ensemble – Darkness - Omar - Mari - Mari II - Bok - Clair - Earth And Heart Dances(CD, Album) | 2000 | Stradivarius |
| 22 |  |
Joan Izquierdo , Obras De Berio, Donatoni, Andriessen, Ishii, Varela, Bofill Y Mestres Quadreny – Bocins D'Aire(CD, Album) | 2000 | Lindoro |
| 23 |  |
Ferrero, Sciarrino, Sollima, Corghi, Donatoni, Einaudi – Compositori Italiani D'Oggi(CD, Compilation) | 2000 | Naxos |
| 24 |  |
Roberto Fabbriciani, Massimiliano Damerini, Orchestra Da Camera "I Solisti di Fiesole" - Janácek, Castiglioni, Donatoni, Ferneyhough, Castérède, Loeb, Yun, Togni, Stockhausen, Bucchi – Piccolo XX - Ottavino XX° Secolo(CD, Album, Stereo) | 1999 | Arts (3) |
| 25 |  |
Maria Grazia Bellocchio - Sandro Gorli & Franco Donatoni – Musica Per Pianoforte(CD, ) | 1998 | Stradivarius |
| 26 |  |
Franco Donatoni, Ensemble Fa, Dominique My – Portrait(CD, ) | 1997 | Accord |
| 27 |  |
Boulez, Donatoni, Carter, Grisey - Ensemble Intercontemporain, BBC Singers Direction Pierre Boulez – Pour L'ensemble(CD, Compilation, Remastered) | 1996 | Erato |
| 28 |  |
Niccolò Castiglioni, Franco Donatoni – Liedlein / Cantus Planus I-Ii - Arpège / Madrigale(CD, Stereo) | 1996 | Stradivarius |
| 29 |  |
Arditti String Quartet - Berio, Bussotti, Castiglioni, Donatoni, Maderna, Melchiorre, Scelsi, Sciarrino, Scodanibbio, Stroppa – From Italy(2×CD, ) | 1995 | Montaigne |
| 30 |  |
Franco Donatoni - Luisa Castellani, Gruppo Musica Insieme Di Cremona, Andrea Molino – For Grilly · Lied · Lumen · Ash · Arpège · L'Ultima Sera(CD) | 1993 | Stradivarius |
| 31 |  |
Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart, Südfunk-Chor Stuttgart, Schumann, Donatoni, Britten, Mozart – Aus Konzerten Und Produktionen Der Saison 1990/91(CD, Album) | 1991 | Süddeutscher Rundfunk |
| 32 |  |
Carter, Donatoni, Kurtag, Ligeti, Quintetto Arnold – Quintet, Eight Etudes, Blow, Quintetto, Zehn Stücke | 1991 | Stradivarius |
| 33 |  |
Franco Donatoni, Ensemble 2E2M, Paul Méfano – Franco Donatoni(CD, Album) | 1991 | Adda |
| 34 |  |
Rima - Ala - Alamari - Spiri - Flag(CD, Album) | 1991 | Ricordi |
| 35 |  |
Harvey, Donatoni, Lindberg, Dufourt - Musique Nouvelle, Georges-Elie Octors – Ars Musica '90 - New Gesture And Virtuosity In Music(CD, Album) | 1990 | Ricercar |
| 36 |  |
Timo Korhonen / Brouwer, Donatoni, Koskelin, Ginastera – Guitar Guitar Guitar(CD, Album) | 1989 | Ondine |
| 37 |  |
Franco Donatoni - Ensemble 2E2M / Pierre-Yves Artaud / Paul Mefano – Alamari / Flag / Nidi / Toy / Ave(CD, ) | 1989 | Adda |
| 38 |  |
Kari Kriikku, Members Of The Avanti Chamber Orchestra - Lindberg · Salonen · Koskelin · Xenakis · Donatoni · Ambrosini – The Virtuoso Clarinet(CD, ) | 1989 | Finlandia Records |
| 39 |  |
Franco Donatoni, Nieuw Ensemble, Dorothy Dorow – Various Works - Spiri • Fili • De Près • Refrain • Etwas Ruhiger Im Ausdruck(CD, Album) | 1988 | Etcetera (3) |
| 40 |  |
Alain Damiens Plays Stravinsky - Boulez - Denisov - Stockhausen - Donatoni - Berio – Clarinette(CD, Album) | 1988 | Adda |
| 41 |  |
Ligeti / Donatoni / Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Ensemble Intercontemporain, Pierre Boulez – Études Pour Piano, 1er Livre / Trio Pour Violon, Cor Et Piano / Tema-Cadeau | 1987 | Erato |
| 42 |  |
Spiri, Eco, Ombra, Diario, Lame(CD, Album) | 1986 | Harmonic Records |
| 43 |  |
Liliana Poli, Fausta Cianti - Benvenuti / Donatoni / Dallapiccola / Lupi / Lolini / Petrassi – Musiche Di Benvenuti Donatoni Dallapiccola Lupi Lolini Petrassi(LP, Album) | 1981 | Edipan |
| 44 |  |
Elisabeth Chojnacka - Xenakis / Ligeti / Marco / Halffter / Constant / Donatoni / Mâche – Le Nouveau Clavecin(LP, Album) | 1980 | Erato |
| 45 |  |
Carluccio / Cerha / Donatoni / Gorli / Maderna / Pennisi / Sciarrino / Vacchi – Musica Contemporanea(2×LP, Box Set) | 1980 | Fonit Cetra |
| 46 |  |
Gruppo "Musica Insieme" Di Cremona, Giorgio Bernasconi, Niccolò Castiglioni, Luigi Dallapiccola, Franco Donatoni, Aldo Clementi, Giorgio Bernasconi – Gruppo "Musica Insieme" Di Cremona(LP, Stereo) | 1977 | Ars Nova (2) |
| 47 |  |
Marcello Panni, Solisti Di Teatromusica, Donatoni, Togni, Maderna, Clementi – Musica Cameristica Italiana Contemporanea | 1974 | CBS |
| 48 |  |
Franco Donatoni / Gyorgy Ligeti – Doubles / Quartetto IV / Volumina(10") | 1969 | Fratelli Fabbri Editori |
| 49 |  |
Concerto Pour Timbales, Cordes Et Cuivres(LP, Album) | 1952 | Disques Festival |
Videos featuring Franco Donatoni
Marches (1979) for Harp Solo: I
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Marches (1979) for Harp Solo: I · Gunnhildur Einarsdóttir
Franco Donatoni: Chamber Works
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Released on: 2017-09-01
Artist: Gunnhildur Einarsdóttir
Producer: Rainer Pöllmann
Composer: Franco Donatoni
Clair (1980) for Clarinet Solo: I
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Clair (1980) for Clarinet Solo: I · Ingólfur Vilhjálmsson
Franco Donatoni: Chamber Works
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Released on: 2017-09-01
Artist: Ingólfur Vilhjálmsson
Producer: Björn Gottstein
Composer: Franco Donatoni
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Small (1981) for Piccolo, Clarinet and Harp
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Small (1981) for Piccolo, Clarinet and Harp · Ensemble Adapter · Kristjana Helgadóttir · Ingólfur Vilhjálmsson · Gunnhildur Einarsdóttir
Franco Donatoni: Chamber Works
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Released on: 2017-09-01
Arti
Estratto (1969) for Piano Solo
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Estratto (1969) for Piano Solo · Elmar Schrammel
Franco Donatoni: Chamber Works
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Released on: 2017-09-01
Artist: Elmar Schrammel
Producer: Rainer Pöllmann
Composer: Franco Donatoni
Engineer: Thomas
Secondo Estratto (1970) for Piano, Harpsichord and Harp
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Secondo Estratto (1970) for Piano, Harpsichord and Harp · Ensemble Adapter · Elmar Schrammel · Petteri Pitko · Gunnhildur Einarsdóttir
Franco Donatoni: Chamber Works
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Released on: 2017-09-01
Artist
Quarto Estratto (1974) for Piccolo, Flute, Violin, Mandolin, Harp, Harpsichord, Piano and Celesta
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Quarto Estratto (1974) for Piccolo, Flute, Violin, Mandolin, Harp, Harpsichord, Piano and Celesta · Ensemble Adapter · Aaron Dan · Chatchatur Kanajan · Seth Josel · Petteri Pitko · Elmar Schrammel
Franco Dona
György Ligeti - Hungarian Rock
György Ligeti, Hungarian Rock (Chaconne).
Elisabeth Chojnacka, Harpsichord.
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