Short bio Franco Margola
Birthday:
1908 in Orzinuovi, Italy
Died:
1992 in Nave, Italy
Genre:
Classical
Period:
Contemporary
Full biography Franco Margola
Franco Margola (1908-1992) was an Italian composer known for his symphonies and chamber music. He studied at the Luigi Boccherini Conservatory in Lucca and later in Milan under the guidance of Ildebrando Pizzetti. Margola's early works show the influence of neoclassicism, but he later incorporated elements of serialism and atonality into his compositions.
Margola wrote numerous works for violin, including several concertos and sonatas. He also wrote for other instruments, such as clarinet, mandolin, and guitar. Notably, Margola wrote his Grand Sonata for mandolin in 1982 while he was a professor at the conservatoire in Parma.
Margola's music has been praised for its quality and received recognition during his lifetime. He won the prestigious RAI National Symphony Orchestra Prize three times, in 1948, 1959, and 1963. Margola's Piano Trio in A, which he began writing shortly after graduating from the conservatory, has been performed and recorded by many musicians.
Overall, Franco Margola was a prolific composer whose works blended neoclassicism, serialism, and atonality. He wrote numerous pieces for violin, clarinet, mandolin, and guitar and won several awards throughout his career. His music remains an important part of the 20th-century Italian music canon.
Compositions featuring Franco Margola
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Primavera, for piano, DC 189 | 1:04 min | Keyboard | 1989 |
| 2 | Omaggio ad uno fra i più grandi musicisti italiani d'Italia, for piano, DC 329 | 1:40 min | Keyboard | 1984 |
| 3 | Concerto for guitar & string orchestra No. 2 | 19:09 min | Concerto | 1983 |
| 4 | Piano Sonata No. 5, DC 308 | 8:50 min | Keyboard | 1982 |
| 5 | Sonata, for 3 guitars | 6:39 min | Chamber Music | 1981 |
| 6 | Improvviso, for piano, dC 248 | 3:02 min | Keyboard | 1979 |
| 7 | Sonata for cello & piano in E major, dC 233 | 15:57 min | Chamber Music | 1978 |
| 8 | Trio, for 3 guitars | 7:14 min | Chamber Music | 1977 |
| 9 | Concerto breve for guitar & string orchestra | 10:53 min | Concerto | 1975 |
| 10 | Duetti (6) for 2 flutes | 7:03 min | Chamber Music | 1974 |
| 11 | Altri 15 pezzi facili, for piano, DC 179 | 10:39 min | Keyboard | 1973 |
| 12 | Pezzi facili (15), for piano, DC 160 | 8:51 min | Keyboard | 1970 |
| 13 | Sonatina a 6, for winds & piano | 7:29 min | Chamber Music | 1961 |
| 14 | Piano Sonata No. 4, DC 122 | 14:35 min | Keyboard | 1958 |
| 15 | Piano Sonata No. 3, DC 118 | 10:46 min | Keyboard | 1957 |
| 16 | Piano Sonata No. 2, DC 117 | 10:42 min | Keyboard | 1957 |
| 17 | Piano Sonata, DC 113 | 9:11 min | Keyboard | 1956 |
| 18 | Pieces (3), for piano, DC 111 | 23:19 min | Keyboard | 1955 |
| 19 | Kinderkonzert No. 1, for piano & orchestra | 12:48 min | Concerto | 1954 |
| 20 | Kinderkonzert No. 2, for violin & orchestra | 14:35 min | Concerto | 1954 |
| 21 | Mosaico, for piano, DC 95 | 10:05 min | Keyboard | 1952 |
| 22 | Cello Concerto, dC 91 | 21:10 min | Concerto | 1949 |
| 23 | Piano Quintet No. 2, dC 83 | 16:34 min | Chamber Music | 1946 |
| 24 | Sonata a Domenico Scarlatti, for piano, DC 60 | 1:55 min | Keyboard | 1944 |
| 25 | Sonatina for piano, Op. 26, dC 71 | 5:55 min | Keyboard | 1942 |
| 26 | Piccola rapsodia d'autunno, for piano, DC 28 | 6:02 min | Keyboard | 1941 |
| 27 | Nocturne & Fugue, for string orchestra | 10:25 min | Orchestral | 1940 |
| 28 | Preludio, for piano in A major, dC 64 | 3:37 min | Keyboard | 1940 |
| 29 | Toccata for piano, DC 55 | 3:43 min | Keyboard | 1938 |
| 30 | Leggenda, for piano, DC 39 | 6:48 min | Keyboard | 1938 |
| 31 | Preludio, for piano in C major, dC 52 | 1:56 min | Keyboard | 1938 |
| 32 | Tarantella-Rondò, for piano, DC 24 | 3:58 min | Keyboard | 1938 |
| 33 | Trittico, for strings | 16:47 min | Orchestral | 1936 |
| 34 | Valzer, for piano, dC 36 | 4:36 min | Keyboard | 1934 |
| 35 | Piano Quintet No. 1, dC 17 | 18:32 min | Chamber Music | 1933 |
| 36 | Il cieco di Korolenko, for piano, DC 7 | 6:26 min | Keyboard | 1929 |
| 37 | Burlesca, for piano, DC 1 | 2:38 min | Keyboard | 1928 |
| 38 | Sonata for guitar No. 2 | 8:43 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 39 | Poi che'l cammin | 1:59 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 40 | Sonata for guitar | 8:21 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 41 | [Untitled], for piano, DC 628 | 1:25 min | Keyboard | - |
| 42 | Sonata breve for violin & piano No 3 | 12:06 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 43 | Allegro con brio, for piano, DC 639 | 1:23 min | Keyboard | - |
| 44 | Sonata a 3 | 11:57 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 45 | Six Madrigals, for string orchestra | 8:21 min | Orchestral | - |
| 46 | Saltarello for piano, DC 644 | 1:24 min | Keyboard | - |
| 47 | Quattro Episodi, for flute & guitar | 6:41 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 48 | Antiche musiche di Virginalisti inglesi, for ensemble | 7:31 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 49 | Arioso, for ensemble | 6:08 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 50 | Bagatella, for piano, DC 215 | 1:50 min | Keyboard | - |
| 51 | [Untitled], for piano, DC 188 | 0:56 min | Keyboard | - |
| 52 | Sonata for violin & piano No 4, Op 32/1 | 22:53 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 53 | Sonata for violin & piano, No 1 in D major | 19:11 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 54 | [Untitled], for piano, DC 627 | 0:49 min | Keyboard | - |
| 55 | [Untitled], for piano, DC 626 | 1:50 min | Keyboard | - |
| 56 | [Untitled], for piano, DC 623 | 1:00 min | Keyboard | - |
| 57 | Sonatine (4) for piano, DC 112 | 8:15 min | Keyboard | - |
| 58 | Sonatine facili (6), for piano, DC 108 | 5:32 min | Keyboard | - |
| 59 | Studi (2) for guitar | 2:42 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 60 | [Untitled], for piano, DC 622 | 1:53 min | Keyboard | - |
| 61 | [Untitled], for piano, DC 619 | 3:35 min | Keyboard | - |
| 62 | Trio for oboe, clarinet & bassoon | 4:32 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 63 | [Untitled], for piano, DC 617 | 3:28 min | Keyboard | - |
| 64 | Trittico for guitar | 5:39 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 65 | [Untitled], for piano, DC 616 | 2:11 min | Keyboard | - |
| 66 | Ultimo Canto for guitar | 1:32 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 67 | Impressioni (3) for flute in G & piano | 4:49 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 68 | Partita for oboe & strings | 6:44 min | Concerto | - |
| 69 | Grand Sonata, for mandolin & guitar | 5:47 min | - | |
| 70 | La Longobarda | 8:01 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 71 | Fantasia for guitar & piano | 8:21 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 72 | Little Concerto, for oboe & strings | 9:45 min | Concerto | - |
| 73 | Mazurka for piano, DC 641 | 0:55 min | Keyboard | - |
| 74 | Meditativo for guitar | 2:51 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 75 | Miniatures (8), for guitar | 9:28 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 76 | Moderato, for piano, DC 642 | 4:00 min | Keyboard | - |
| 77 | Moderato, for piano, DC 643 | 0:44 min | Keyboard | - |
| 78 | Epigrammi greci (3) | 6:35 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 79 | Danza e notturno, for piano, DC 123 | 2:43 min | Keyboard | - |
| 80 | Notturno for 2 cellos, dC 762 (completed by G. Sollima) | 1:51 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 81 | Danza a notturno, for piano, DC 3 | 4:19 min | Keyboard | - |
| 82 | Partita for flute & oboe | 6:55 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 83 | Bagatelles (3), for guitar | 3:17 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 84 | Per celli divisi, for 2 cellos, dC 761 | 3:56 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 85 | Pezzi (3) for bassoon & piano | 2:42 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 86 | Pezzi (3) for clarinet & piano | 5:43 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 87 | Pezzi (3) for flute & piano | 2:52 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 88 | Pezzi facili (8) for guitar | 7:49 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 89 | Concerto for oboe & strings (incomplete) | 4:50 min | Concerto | - |
| 90 | Carillon, for piano | 0:38 min | Keyboard | - |
| 91 | Cammina cammina | 1:53 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 92 | Caccia for guitar | 2:04 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 93 | Ballata for guitar | 5:16 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 94 | Bagatelles (6) for guitar | 8:00 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 95 | Bagatelles (4) for winds | 3:47 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 96 | Piccola suonata for violin & piano | 6:10 min | Chamber Music | - |
Albums featuring Franco Margola
| # | Сover | Name album | Year | Music label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Margola · Ghedini · Rieti - Mythos Trio – Piano Trios(CD, Album) | 2022 | Brilliant Classics |
| 2 |  |
Rota, Margola, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Esposito - Beltramini Paolo, Arosio Roberto – Sonata In Re • Tre Studi Da Concerto • Sonata Op. 128 • Tre Momenti Musicali • Allegro Danzante(CD, Album) | 2022 | Aulicus Classics |
| 3 |  |
Franco Margola, Ottorino Respighi, Jacopo Francini, Orchestra Della "Fondazione Teatro Verdi" Di Trieste, Paolo Longo (3), Alessandro Deljavan, Giovanni Sollima – Opere Per Violoncello = Cello Works(CD, Album) | 2020 | Tactus |
| 4 |  |
Margola, Raffaele La Ragione, Gabriele Zanetti (2), Daniele Richiedei, Giacomo Ferrari (3) – Music For Mandolin And Other Chamber Music(CD, Album) | 2019 | Brilliant Classics |
| 5 |  |
Franco Margola, Alessandro Deljavan – Opera Omnia Per Pianoforte - Complete Piano Works(3×CD, Album, Box Set, ) | 2018 | Tactus |
| 6 |  |
Franco Margola / Ferruccio Busoni Chamber Orchestra / Massimo Belli – Sinfonia Delle Isole/Concerto Dell'Alba Per Violino E Orchestra/Concerto Per Tromba, Percussioni Ed Archi(CD, Album) | 2008 | Rainbow Classics (2) |
| 7 |  |
Musica Per Archi E Concerti Per Oboe(CD, ) | 2008 | Tactus |
| 8 |  |
Franco Margola, I Solisti Aquilani, Ruggero Ruocco, Irene Tella, Vittorio Parisi – Kinderkonzert N. 1 Per Pianoforte E Orchestra - Kinderkonzert N. 2 Per Violino E Orchestra - Trittico Per Archi - Notturno E Fuga(CD, ) | 2007 | Bongiovanni |
| 9 |  |
Franco Margola, Alessandra Fabio – Piano Music By Franco Margola(CD, ) | 1997 | Rainbow Classics (2) |
| 10 |  |
Paolo Spadetto / Margola - Asencio - Harris - Mompou - Rodrigo – Contemporary Guitar Composers(CD, Album) | 1996 | Phoenix Classics |
| 11 |  |
Roncalli, J. S. Bach, Sor, Villa-Lobos, De Falla, Mosso, Quaranta, Margola, Guido Margaria – La Chitarra / Musiche Per Chitarra(LP) | 1980 | Fabbri Editori |
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