Raffaele Calace

Short bio Raffaele Calace

Birthday: 1863 in Naples, Italy

Died: 1934 in Naples, Italy

Active: 1890s - 1920s

Genre: Classical

Period: Post-Romantic, Romantic

Full biography Raffaele Calace

Raffaele Calace was an Italian musician who was born on December 19, 1863, and passed away on August 10, 1934. He was known for his skills as a mandolin player, composer, and luthier. Born in Naples, Italy, he began playing the mandolin at a young age and quickly became a virtuoso performer.

Calace composed about 200 compositions for the mandolin, including concert works for mandolin solo and mandolin ensembles , as well as sonatas for mandolin and piano and mandolin and guitar. His compositions are known for their technical virtuosity and melodic beauty, and many are still popular with mandolin players today.

Calace was also a skilled luthier who manufactured and designed his own mandolins. He made numerous technical innovations in the construction of the instrument, such as increasing the number of strings, which allowed for a wider range of tonal possibilities. His instruments were highly prized by mandolin players of his time and are still sought after today by collectors and musicians.

Although Calace is best known for his work with the mandolin, he was also a skilled violin maker, and he worked as a violin repairer in Naples. His contributions to the world of mandolin music and instrument-making have had a lasting impact, and he is still remembered and celebrated by mandolin enthusiasts worldwide.

Compositions featuring Raffaele Calace

#	Name	Duration	Genre	Year
1	Concerto for mandolin & piano in A minor, Op. 144	17:53 min	Concerto	1926
2	Elegia, for mandolin & piano, Op. 131	4:57 min	Chamber Music	1925
3	Danza Caratteristica, for mandolin quartet, Op. 61	4:13 min	Chamber Music	1915
4	Prelude for mandolin No. 15, Op. 151	3:31 min	Chamber Music	-
5	Mazurkas (6), for mandolin & guitar, Op. 141	4:11 min	Chamber Music	-
6	Minuetto lento for mandolin quartet Op. 59	4:26 min	Chamber Music	-
7	Piccolo gavotta for mandolin, Op. 73	3:15 min	Chamber Music	-
8	Polonese, Op. 36	7:02 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
9	Prelude for mandolin No. 1, Op. 45	6:53 min	Chamber Music	-
10	Prelude for mandolin No. 2, Op. 49	6:10 min	Chamber Music	-
11	Prelude for mandolin No. 3, Op. 63	7:08 min	Chamber Music	-
12	Prelude for mandolin No. 5, Op. 74	6:40 min	Chamber Music	-
13	Prelude for mandolin No. 10, Op. 112	6:35 min	Chamber Music	-
14	Prelude for mandolin No. 11, Op. 136	3:58 min	Chamber Music	-
15	Prelude for mandolin No. 12, Op. 137	5:38 min	Chamber Music	-
16	Prelude for mandolin No. 14, Op. 149	4:33 min	Chamber Music	-
17	Marcia Letizia, for mandolin & guitar, Op. 184	2:44 min	Chamber Music	-
18	Rapsodia Napoletana, for mandolin & piano, Op. 66	11:27 min	Chamber Music	-
19	Romanza senza parole (Romance without words) for mandolin quartet, Op. 60	7:38 min	Chamber Music	-
20	Romanze, for mandolin & guitar	3:57 min	Chamber Music	-
21	Rondo for mandolin & guitar, Op 127	3:45 min	Chamber Music	-
22	Saltarello for mandolin orchestra, Op. 79	3:37 min	Orchestral	-
23	Serenata malinconica, for mandolin & guitar, Op. 120	4:17 min	Chamber Music	-
24	Soirée du printemps	4:06 min	Chamber Music	-
25	Suite for orchestra	13:07 min	Orchestral	-
26	Tarantella, for mandolin & guitar, Op. 18	2:50 min	Chamber Music	-
27	Tramonto, poema descrittivo for mandolin quintet, flute, oboe & piano, Op. 81	8:07 min	Chamber Music	-
28	Fantasia Poetica, for mandolin quartet, Op. 56	7:01 min	Chamber Music	-
29	Amor si culla (Love is a Fool) for mandolin, Op.133	4:07 min	Chamber Music	-
30	Barcarola, for guitar, Op. 100	3:27 min	Chamber Music	-
31	Barcarola, for lute ("a mio figlio Peppino"), Op. 116	4:11 min	Chamber Music	-
32	Barcarola, for mandolin & guitar, Op. 20	5:49 min	Chamber Music	-
33	Bolero, for mandolin & guitar, Op. 26	3:11 min	Chamber Music	-
34	Concerto a plettro, Op.155	8:14 min	Concerto	-
35	Danza dei nani, for mandolin & piano, Op. 43	5:29 min	Chamber Music	-
36	Danza esotica (Erotic Dance) for madolin quartet, Op. 165	3:32 min	Chamber Music	-
37	Danza Spagnola, Op.105	4:26 min	Chamber Music	-
38	Duet for 2 madolins, Op. 98	14:27 min	Chamber Music	-
39	Duet for mandolin & mandola, Op. 97		Chamber Music	-
40	Mattino d'Autunno, Op.164	9:02 min	Chamber Music	-
41	Grand Prelude for mandolin, Op. 175	7:57 min	Chamber Music	-
42	Idillio for mandolin quartet, Op. 58	5:13 min	Chamber Music	-
43	Il Bolero, for mandolin & guitar, Op. 161	3:27 min	Chamber Music	-
44	Impressioni Orientali, Op.132	8:38 min	Chamber Music	-
45	Impressionismo, Momento Lirico, Op.145	7:55 min	Chamber Music	-
46	Intermezzo, Mesto Pensiero, Op.146	5:24 min		-
47	L'ardimentosa, mazurka for mandolin & guitar, Op. 57	4:38 min	Chamber Music	-
48	Les Maries, gavotte for mandolin & guitar, Op. 123	2:26 min	Chamber Music	-
49	Mandolin Concerto No. 1, Op. 113	22:29 min	Concerto	-
50	Album (di) ballabili, for mandolin & guitar, Op. 13	9:57 min	Chamber Music	-

Albums featuring Raffaele Calace

#	Name album	Year	Music label
1	Ancona, Calace, Mezzacapo, Munier, Napoli, Romano, Sorrentino - Gran Duo Vesuvius : Gianluigi Sperindeo, Giuseppe Ganzerli – 20Th Century Italian Chamber Music With Mandolin(CD, Album)	2020	Da Vinci Classics
2	Calace, Motus Mandolin Quartet – Music For Mandolin Quartet(CD, Album)	2017	Brilliant Classics
3	Opera Completa Per Mandolino E Chitarra	2014	Tactus
4	Raffaele Calace • Alison Stephens, Steven Devine – Mandolin Concertos Nos. 1 And 2(CD, Album)	2007	Naxos
5	Raffaele Calace / Daniel Ahlert Und Birgit Schwab – Werke Für Mandoline Und Gitarre(CD, Album)	1998	Musicom Podium
6	Raffaele Calace - Orchestra di Mandolini E Chitarre "Città di Brescia", Claudio Mandonico, Quintetto A Plettro "R. Calace" – Musica Da Camera Per Strumenti A Pizzico(CD, Album)	1991	Fonè