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Cécile Chaminade : Les Sylvains op. 60 ( The Fauns ) - Antonio Castagna

Pianist Antonio Castagna performs Les Sylvains op. 60 ( The Fauns ) by Cécile Chaminade. Il pianista Antonio Castagna esegue Les Sylvains op. 60 ( I Fauni ) di Cécile Chaminade . http://www.antoniocastagna.it #antoniocastagna #chaminade #sylvains Composed in 1892, Les Sylvains (commonly translated as ‘The Fauns’) is a characterful miniature built around two contrasting musical ideas – the first, a gravely lyrical melody with gently pulsating accompaniment; the second, a playful and capricious texture in the piano’s higher register, perhaps reminiscent of the mythical faun’s exuberant flute music. ‘Sylvains’ means ‘of the forest’ and this is music that richly evokes an enchanted woodland: arpeggios and glissandi cascade playfully and brightly, alternating in contrast with the darker colours of the piano’s lower register before, finally, the music gradually disappears ‘al niente’ (to nothing) into the forest’s depths. ( Benjamin Tassie, 2024 ) Composta nel 1892, Les Sylvains (comunemente tradotta come "I Fauni") di Cécile Chaminade (1857-1944) è una miniatura piena di carattere costruita attorno a due idee musicali contrastanti: la prima, una melodia gravemente lirica con un accompagnamento delicatamente pulsante; la seconda, una trama giocosa e capricciosa nel registro acuto del pianoforte, forse reminiscente dell'esuberante musica per flauto del mitico fauno. "Sylvains" significa "della foresta" e questa è una musica che evoca riccamente un bosco incantato: arpeggi e glissandi si susseguono giocosamente e brillantemente, alternandosi in contrasto con i colori più scuri del registro grave del pianoforte prima che, infine, la musica scompaia gradualmente "al niente" nelle profondità della foresta. A pianist and composer, Cécile began writing church music at the age of eight. Georges Bizet called her "my little Mozart" and had her take the entrance exam to the Paris Conservatory. She performed excellently, but since her father did not intend for his daughter to attend the Conservatory, Bizet had her study privately with Godard. During a business trip, she was asked to perform at the Salle Pleyel in Paris and was greatly appreciated. In 1881, she began publishing her works, in a variety of genres, attracting the interest of a large audience; with her father's death in 1887, composing became a necessity. In 1892, Cécile made her debut in England, and in 1908 she went to the United States, where she was also highly acclaimed. In 1913, she was awarded the Legion of Honor, the first woman composer to receive this prestigious award. She wrote over two hundred piano pieces, an opera, orchestral suites, lieder, choral compositions, and the music for the ballet Callirhoé. Among her most famous compositions to date are the Concertino for flute and piano, written for the 1902 Paris Conservatory Competition, and the Konzertstuck for piano and orchestra. She pioneered the great French tradition of the chanson, which was brought to the highest levels by Edith Piaf, Ives Montand, Charles Trénet, and George Brassens. Among the chansons that received positive critical acclaim are The Silver Ring and Ritournelle. The grace and French serenity of Chaminade's music contrasted with the "serious" music of Brahms, Beethoven, Schumann, and Fauré, which is why Richard Smith in the United States called her "the sister of perpetual indulgence." In the second half of the twentieth century, however, her works were forgotten, and despite her intelligent and captivating compositional style, many do not consider Chaminade's music to be "quality music." Chaminade's works nevertheless remained among the most published female compositions, and her highly evocative music is a testament to elegance and compositional richness. (Work edited by Fiorella Miracola on the Flaminio Virtual Orchestra website) Antonio Castagna graduated from IMP “G. Braga” of Teramo and, subsequently, he perfected himself with M° Franco Medori and M° Carlo Zecchi. He has held numerous concerts and recitals in Italy and abroad . He has participated several times in RAI radio and television programs. He played in Salzburg as part of the Salzburger Schlosskonzerte and in Paris, at the Italian Cultural Institute, as part of the “Hommage à LA FIGLIA DI JORIO” event. He toured Basel for the Consulate General of Italy. At the invitation of the Italian Cultural Institute, he played in BRAZIL, in Rio de Janeiro, in the prestigious National Museum of Fine Arts. He played, with the Teramo Trio, in Philadelphia (USA) in the Marshall Auditorium of Haverford College, in the Lincoln Hall of the Union League. He was Director, from 1996 to 2012, of the I.S.S.M "Gaetano BRAGA" of Teramo. He was a piano teacher at the Conservatories of Foggia and Teramo.