Giuseppe Martucci

Short bio Giuseppe Martucci

Birthday: 1856 in Capua

Died: 1909 in Naples, Italy

Active: 1890s - 1900s

Genre: Classical

Period: Romantic

Full biography Giuseppe Martucci

Giuseppe Martucci was an Italian composer and conductor born in 1856 and passed away in 1909. He began his musical career as a composer at the age of 16, primarily writing short piano works. Unlike many Italian composers of his generation, he did not write any operas, but instead focused on instrumental music and songs. Martucci wrote a large amount of chamber and instrumental music , which includes a piano concerto, several short pieces for orchestra , many transcriptions, and two piano trios. His Symphony No. 1 is considered by many to be his masterpiece.

Martucci's music is known for its romantic style, lush orchestration, and expressive melodies. He was heavily influenced by the musical traditions of Germany and Austria and was instrumental in bringing the music of German composers like Beethoven, Brahms, and Wagner to Italy.

Despite his contributions to Italian music, Martucci's work fell into obscurity following his death, and it was not until the 1980s that his music began to be rediscovered and performed again. Today, Martucci is remembered as an important figure in Italian music, especially for his contributions to instrumental and chamber music.

Compositions featuring Giuseppe Martucci

#	Name	Duration	Genre	Year
1	Songs (3) for voice & piano, Op. 84	8:14 min	Vocal Music	1905
2	Novelletta, for small orchestra, Op. 82/2	6:11 min	Orchestral	1905
3	Symphony No. 2 in F major, Op. 81	42:34 min	Symphony	1904
4	Capriccio and Toccata, for piano, Op. 77	10:26 min	Keyboard	1897
5	Notturno for piano or small orchestra, Op. 76/1	7:35 min	Orchestral	1896
6	Symphony No. 1 in D minor, Op. 75	40:01 min	Symphony	1895
7	Giga for small orchestra, Op. 61/3	3:30 min	Orchestral	1892
8	Prelude, toccata and gigue, for piano, Op. 61	8:44 min	Keyboard	1892
9	Notturno for piano (or orchestra) in G flat major, Op. 70/1	6:38 min	Keyboard	1891
10	Nocturnes (2), for piano, Op. 70	11:34 min	Keyboard	1891
11	Melodia, for violin & piano	3:04 min	Chamber Music	1890
12	Songs (6) for voice & piano, Op. 68	10:31 min	Vocal Music	1889
13	Andante for cello & piano (or orchestra), Op. 69/2	11:42 min	Chamber Music	1888
14	Gavotta (Tempo di Gavotta), for piano, Op. 55/2	4:16 min	Keyboard	1888
15	Sogno d'amore, for voice & piano	3:13 min	Vocal Music	1887
16	Sogno di morte, for voice & piano	2:33 min	Vocal Music	1887
17	Pieces (3), for violin & piano, Op. 67	14:05 min	Chamber Music	1886
18	Serenata, for piano (or orchestra), Op. 57/2	4:16 min	Keyboard	1886
19	La Canzone dei ricordi (The Song of Memories), 7 songs for soprano & orchestra	29:55 min	Vocal Music	1886
20	Capriccio and Serenata, for piano, Op. 57	9:00 min	Keyboard	1886
21	Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 66	40:45 min	Concerto	1885
22	Pieces (3), for piano, Op. 64	5:08 min	Keyboard	1883
23	Piano Trio No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 62	44:39 min	Chamber Music	1883
24	Momento musicale for orchestra, Op. 64/1	4:17 min	Orchestral	1883
25	Canzonetta for orchestra, Op. 65/2	3:05 min	Orchestral	1883
26	Piano Trio No. 1 in C major, Op. 59	37:08 min	Chamber Music	1882
27	Theme and variations for piano in E flat major, Op. 58	14:22 min	Keyboard	1882
28	Novella, for piano, Op. 50	11:16 min	Keyboard	1881
29	Fantasia for piano, Op. 51	12:17 min	Keyboard	1881
30	Scherzos (3), for piano, Op. 53	8:03 min	Keyboard	1880
31	Minuetto for piano in E minor, Op. 55/1	5:49 min	Keyboard	1880
32	Pieces (6) for piano, Op. 44	34:42 min	Keyboard	1879
33	Organ Sonata in D minor, Op. 36	24:15 min	Keyboard	1879
34	Romance (3), for piano, Op. 49	6:40 min	Keyboard	1878
35	Piano Quintet in C major, Op. 45	35:34 min	Chamber Music	1878
36	Fantasia for 2 pianos in D minor, Op. 32	15:00 min	Keyboard	1876
37	Colore Orientale, for piano (or orchestra), Op. 44/3	10:01 min	Orchestral	1875
38	Pensieri sull'opera Un ballo in maschera, for piano, 4 hands, Op. 8	8:57 min	Keyboard	1873
39	Alma gentile, for voice & piano	2:19 min	Vocal Music	1872
40	Romanza, for voice & piano	2:09 min	Vocal Music	1872
41	Notturno for piano in F sharp minor, Op. 70/2	6:49 min	Keyboard	-
42	Notturnino for piano in G major, Op. 42/2	2:50 min	Keyboard	-
43	Tarantella, for piano, Op. 44/6	5:53 min	Keyboard	-
44	Ballando, for voice & piano	7:02 min	Vocal Music	-
45	Barcarola for piano in A flat major, Op. 20	2:23 min	Keyboard	-
46	Barcarola for piano in F sharp minor, Op. 31/2	2:18 min	Keyboard	-
47	Notturnino for piano in G major, Op. 42/1	3:53 min	Keyboard	-
48	Sonata for violin & piano, Op. 22	14:07 min	Chamber Music	-
49	Sonata for cello & piano in F sharp minor, Op. 52	34:17 min	Chamber Music	-
50	Concert fantasy on Verdi's La forza del destino, for piano	8:59 min	Keyboard	-
51	Dolce Ricordo, for piano in E major, Op. 31/4	5:01 min	Keyboard	-
52	E Sarà Cosi (after Rachmaninov)	3:40 min	Vocal Music	-
53	Notturno for piano in D flat major, Op. 31/1	3:48 min	Keyboard	-
54	Romanze (2), for cello & piano, Op. 72	7:42 min	Chamber Music	-
55	Minuetto for string quartet	5:21 min	Chamber Music	-
56	Romanza for piano in G flat major, Op. 31/3	4:14 min	Keyboard	-
57	Romanza for cello & piano in F major (transcribed from Melodia, Op. 71)	3:21 min	Chamber Music	-
58	Notturnino for piano in E flat major, Op. 42/3	3:51 min	Keyboard	-
59	Novelletta, for orchestra, Op. 6/1	6:17 min	Orchestral	-
60	Novelletta, for piano, Op. 82/2	6:07 min	Keyboard	-
61	Momento musicale, for string quartet ("Andante con moto")	3:26 min	Chamber Music	-
62	Fuga for piano in F minor, Op. 14	3:24 min	Keyboard	-
63	Pieces (3) of G.F. Haendel, transcription for string quartet	5:09 min	Chamber Music	-
64	Pieces (3) for cello & piano, Op. 69	27:24 min	Chamber Music	-
65	Melodia, for piano in E flat major, Op. 21	3:47 min	Keyboard	-
66	Pensiero Musicale, for piano in A flat major, Op. 10	2:19 min	Keyboard	-
67	Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 40	36:27 min	Concerto	-

Albums featuring Giuseppe Martucci

#	Name album	Year	Music label
1	Giuseppe Martucci, Marco Enrico Bossi, Alessandro Longo (4) - Duo Fausone - Musso – Il Canto Dell’Anima (19th Century Italian Masterworks For Cello And Piano)(CD, Album)	2023	Da Vinci Classics
2	Johann Sebastian Bach, Giuseppe Martucci - Chiara Bertoglio – Orchestral Suites Nos. 1-3 (Piano Transcriptions) - Bach & Italy Vol. 4(CD, Album)	2022	Da Vinci Classics
3	Busoni, Cilea, Martucci - Ludovica Rana, Maddalena Giacopuzzi – Affresco Italiano (19th Century Italian Music With Cello)(CD, Album)	2022	Da Vinci Classics
4	Giuseppe Martucci, Pietro Massa, Neubrandenburger Philharmonie, Stefan Malzew – Piano Concerto No. 1 In D Minor Op. 54 \| Symphony No. 1 In D Minor Op.75(CD, Album)	2020	Myricae Classics
5	Malipiero, Martucci, Respighi - Gilda Buttà, Victoria Terekiev – Postcards From Italy(CD, Album)	2020	Da Vinci Classics
6	Brahms, Martucci - Luigi Piovano, Antonio Pappano – Two Sonatas And Two Romances For Cello And Piano(CD, Album)	2020	Arcana (4)
7	Martucci, Respighi & Rota, Vladyslava Luchenko, Christia Yulia Hudziy – Progetto Italiano: Works by Martucci, Respiphi & Rota(CD, Album)	2019	Claves
8	Giuseppe Martucci, Jacopo Francini, Alessandro Deljavan – Opera Omnia Per Violoncello E Pianoforte = Complete Works For Cello And Piano(CD, Album)	2016	Tactus
9	Giuseppe Martucci, Maria Semeraro, Quartetto Noferini – Music For String Quartet - Piano Trios - Piano Quintet(2×CD, Album)	2016	Brilliant Classics
10	Martucci, Alberto Miodini – 6 Piano Pieces, Novella, Fantasia, 2 Nocturnes(CD, Album)	2016	Brilliant Classics
11	Paderewski, Nelson Goerner, Martucci, Narodowa Orkiestra Symfoniczna Polskiego Radia, Jacek Kaspszyk, Sinfonia Varsovia – Piano Concertos(CD, Album)	2015	Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina
12	Giuseppe Martucci, Trio Vega, Marc Paquin, Orfilia Saiz Vega, Domenico Codispoti – Piano Trios Nos. 1 and 2(CD, )	2015	Naxos
13	Giuseppe Martucci, Pietro Massa, Neubrandenburger Philharmonie, Stefan Malzew – Piano Concerto No. 2 Op. 66; 2 Nocturnes Op. 70; Tema E Variazioni, Op. 58(CD, Album)	2014	Crystal Classic
14	Martucci / Roberto Trainini, Massimiliano Ferrati – Complete Music For Cello And Piano(CD, Album)	2014	Brilliant Classics
15	Giuseppe Martucci, Ottorino Respighi, Five Lines (3) – Quintetto Op.45 In Do Maggiore Per Pianoforte E Archi(CD, )	2011	Amadeus
16	Gerhard Oppitz, Symphonie-Orchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Riccardo Muti, Giuseppe Martucci – Giuseppe Martucci Konzert Für Klavier Und Orchester B-Moll, Op. 66(LP, Stereo)	2009	Clearaudio
17	Giuseppe Martucci, Gesualdo Coggi, Orchestra Sinfonica Di Roma, Francesco La Vecchia – Complete Orchestral Music • 4(CD, )	2009	Naxos
18	Giuseppe Martucci, Gesualdo Coggi, Silvia Pasini, Orchestra Sinfonica Di Roma, Francesco La Vecchia – Complete Orchestral Music • 3(CD, )	2009	Naxos
19	Giuseppe Martucci - Orchestra Sinfonica Di Roma, Francesco La Vecchia – Symphony No. 2	2009	Naxos
20	Giuseppe Martucci - Orchestra Sinfonica Di Roma, Francesco La Vecchia – Symphony No. 1(CD, Album)	2009	Naxos
21	Arturo Toscanini, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Glauco D'Atilli / Giuseppe Martucci – Concerto Per Pianoforte E Orchestra Op. 66; Notturno; Novelletta; Tarantella(CD, )	2005	Amadeus
22	Giuseppe Martucci - Enrico Dindo, Andrea Dindo – Complete Works For Cello And Piano	2004	Velut Luna
23	Giuseppe Martucci, Philharmonia Orchestra, Francesco D'Avalos, George Ives – Symphony No. 1 / Colore Orientale / Giga(CD, Album)	2003	ASV Digital
24	Arturo Toscanini - Vaughan Williams / Brahms / Martucci / Tchaikovsky - NBC Symphony Orchestra – Complete Concert 1938 / War Bond Concert 1942(2×CD, )	2002	Guild
25	Massimo Palumbo, Thomas Christian, Mario Castelnuovo Tedesco, Nino Rota, Antonio Bazzini, Giuseppe Martucci – Sonate Italiane Per Violino E Pianoforte(DVD, DVD-Video, Remastered)	2000	Video Rhona Classics
26	Arturo Toscanini, Robert Schumann, Richard Wagner, Giuseppe Martucci, Vincenzo Tommasini, NBC Symphony Orchestra – Werke von Schumann, Wagner, Martucci, Tommasini(2×CD, Album, Remastered, Mono)	2000	Naxos Historical
27	Francesco Caramiello, Giuseppe Martucci – Martucci Piano Music Vol.2(CD, )	2000	ASV Digital
28	Giuseppe Verdi, Arturo Toscanini, Zinka Milanov, Kerstin Thorborg, Helge Roswaenge, BBC Choral Society, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Giuseppe Martucci, Glauco D'Atilli – Messa Da Requiem	1998	Olympic Records (4)
29	Giuseppe Martucci, Ottorino Respighi, Arturo Bonucci (2), Antonio Bacchelli, Pietro Spada – Martucci Respighi - Works For Cello And Piano(CD, )	1997	Arts (3)
30	Giuseppe Martucci - Mirella Freni, Carlo Bruno (2), Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala, Riccardo Muti – La Canzone Dei Ricordi - Concerto Per Pianoforte E Orchestra	1996	Sony Classical
31	G. Setaccioli / G. Martucci / M. Castelnuovo Tedesco - Gabriele Mirabassi, Raffaella Lisi – Tra '800 E '900 In Italia(CD, Album)	1993	Quadrivium (2)
32	Respighi / Martucci - Quartetto Di Venezia, Patrizia Prati – Piano Quintets	1993	Ermitage
33	Giuseppe Martucci – The Philharmonia, Francesco d'Avalos – Symphony No. 1 • Novelletta • Notturno • Danza (Tarantella)(CD, Album)	1993	Musical Heritage Society
34	Busoni, Casella, Martucci, Orchestra Filarmonica Della Scala, Riccardo Muti – Turandot Suite - Paganiniana - Three Pieces(CD, Album)	1993	Sony Classical
35	Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Bellini, Martucci, Donizetti, Ursula Schoch, Francesco Quaranta (2), Konzertensemble Salzburg, Alberto Veronesi – Romantische Serenaden Vol.III(CD, Album, Stereo)	1992	Bayer Records
36	Giuseppe Martucci - Giovane Quartetto Italiano, Mario Borciani – Quintet Op.45; Trio Op.59(CD, Stereo)	1992	Claves
37	Orchestre Philharmonique De Montpellier, Bizet, Monteverdi, Martucci – Opéra Berlioz - Le Corum -Montpellier France(CD, )	1991	Arkadia
38	Giuseppe Martucci, Francesco Caramiello, Philharmonia Orchestra, Francesco D'Avalos – Piano Concerto No 2; Canzonetta; Gavotta; Giga; Serenata; Minuetto; Momento Musicale	1990	ASV
39	Giuseppe Martucci, Francesco Caramiello, Rachel Yakar, Philharmonia Orchestra, Francesco D'Avalos – La Canzione Dei Ricordi; Piano Concerto No 1	1990	ASV
40	Giuseppe Martucci, Philharmonia Orchestra, Francesco D'Avalos – Symphony No 2 In F Major, Op 81	1989	ASV
41	Giuseppe Martucci, Philharmonia Orchestra, Francesco D'Avalos – Symphony No 1; Novelletta; Notturno; Danza (Tarantella)	1989	ASV
42	Giuseppe Martucci, Ottorino Respighi - English Chamber Orchestra, Alfredo Bonavera, Carol Madalin – La Canzone Dei Ricordi; Notturno; Il Tramonto	1988	Hyperion
43	Giuseppe Martucci – Giorgio Cozzolino – Music For Piano(LP)	1984	Frequenz
44	Giacomo Puccini, Umberto Giordano, Pietro Mascagni, Alfredo Catalani, Giuseppe Martucci, Luciano Rosada, Orchestra Dell'Angelicum Di Milano – Musica Sinfonica di Operisti Italiani(LP, Stereo)	1979	Ars Nova (2)
45	Giuseppe Martucci(LP, 10", Stereo)	1968	Fratelli Fabbri Editori
46	Ottorino Respighi, Giuseppe Martucci – La "Generazione Dell'Ottanta"(7", 33 ⅓ RPM)	1966	Fratelli Fabbri Editori
47	Giuseppe Martucci, Ferruccio Busoni – Cronache Dell'Ottocento Strumentale Italiano(7", 33 ⅓ RPM)	1966	Fratelli Fabbri Editori
48	Giuseppe Martucci, Orchestra Dell'Angelicum Di Milano, Francesco Mander – Notturno - Novelletta - Giga(7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP)	1958	Angelicum
49	Giuseppe Martucci, Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, Kees Bakels – Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2(CD, Stereo)	-	BIS
50	Symphony No.2(CD, )	-	ASV
51	Martucci, The Philharmonia, Francesco D'Avalos – Complete Orchestral Works(4×CD, , Box Set, )	-	Brilliant Classics
52	Spontini, Verdi, Wagner, Catalani, Leoncavallo, Martucci, Antonio Guarnieri – Il Mito Dell'Opera(LP, Compilation)	-	Bongiovanni
53	Grieg, Martucci – Canzone di Solveig, Notturno Op.70 N.1(7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo)	-	audio edizioni paoline
54	Verdi, Mascagni, Mancinelli, Martucci, Ponchielli, Pierino Gamba, The London Symphony Orchestra – Adventure In Sound(LP, Mono)	-	Decca
55	Martucci - Francesco D'Avalos, The Philharmonia – The Complete Orchestral Works(4×CD, Album, Stereo, Box Set, )	-	ASV Digital
56	Giuseppe Martucci / Trio Modigliani – Trii Per Pianoforte E Archi Op.59 E 62(CD, Album)	-	Amadeus
57	Ottorino Respighi, Giuseppe Martucci, Ferruccio Busoni, Luca Salvadori – Italian Organ Works(CD, )	-	Musikstrasse
58	Marco Fornaciari, Daniele Roi, Antonio Bazzini, Giuseppe Martucci, Ottorino Respighi – Marco Fornaciari / Daniele Roi(LP)	-	Fonè
59	Giuseppe Martucci, Antonio Guarnieri – Symphony No.2 In F Major(LP, Album)	-	Capitol Records
60	Martucci, La Scala Orchestra Conducted By Antonio Guarnieri – Symphony No. 2 In F Major(5×7", 45 RPM, Mono, Box Set, Album)	-	Capitol Records
61	Arturo Toscanini, NBC Symphony Orchestra / Brahms, Gluck, Liszt, Kodály, Martucci – Brahms / Gluck / Liszt / Kodály / Martucci(CD, Album)	-	Naxos Historical
62	I Solisti Del Teatro Alla Scala, Massimo Palumbo, Luigi Boccherini, Giuseppe Martucci, Niccolò Paganini, Marco Enrico Bossi, Ferruccio Busoni, Gaetano Donizetti, Giovanni Bottesini – Due Secoli Di Musica Strumentale Italiana(CD, Promo)	-	Dynamic (4)