PSearPianist
|January 18, 2011 Alba (Dawn); Gondolieri (Gondoliers); Canzone Amoroso
(Venetian Love Song); Buona Notte (Good Night).
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The US composer Ethelbert Nevin (1862-1901) first studied music in
Pittsburgh and Boston, before completing his training - like so many of his
compatriots - in Germany. While there, he studied piano with Hans von Bulow
in Dresden and Klindworth in Berlin. Thereafter, he divided his time between
the USA and Europe. His most famous piano piece is 'Narcissus' - to me an
early forerunner of the novelty rag style.
Nevin had actually spent a year in Venice before he wrote this short suite
(in Boston, in 1898) so he knew his subject matter! This short suite is
remarkable for the degree of sentimentality - however, the sentiment is
always heartfelt and touching. It has always been a favourite of mine, and I
have played it in recital. The last movement (Buona Notte) starts with an '
Ave Maria ' before the gondoliers call out 'Addio' against a background of
chiming bells.
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