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Dall'Alba
al Tramonto, based on a set of poems by Giovanni
Pascoli, was written in 2006 for the splendid Italian
duo of Alessandro Maffucci (tenor) and Roberto Russo
(piano). The première was given on Saturday
April 21st at Pieve Romanica di San Leolino, Panzano
in Chianti, Italy. It received further performances
in Italy before the work was toured in the UK. Concerts
here included St. James's Piccadilly (London) and
a sell-out performance at the Italian Cultural Institute.
Plans are in progress for a recording of the work
in 2008, but in the meantime the second movement
can be heard on the Listen page of this website.
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Giovanni
Pascoli (1855-1912) was one of Italy's best-loved
poets. He studied at the University of Bologna,
a period when he flirted with socialism, graduating
in Greek literature in 1882. He went on to teach
in several high schools before succeeding his tutor,
Giosuè Carducci, as professor in literature
in Bologna. By this time his leanings were of a
nationalist, patriotic character, and his subsequent
poetry had a marked influence on later Italian poets.
He settled in Barga (Garfagnana) with his sister
Mariù.
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