Composer: Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Mario (1895-1968)

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Year of birth	1895
Year of death	1968
Nationality	Unknown
Period	20th century

Top works

24 Preludes and Fugues for two guitars, Op.199 Cipressi Prelude and Fugue no. 17 in B major Sonata for clarinet and piano, Op.128

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New York CityMarc-André Hamelin

Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium, Thu 15 Nov at 20:00

Bach, Schumann, Weissenberg, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Chopin

Marc-André Hamelin, Piano

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Lilian Piercey Concert Hall, Sun 24 Feb 2019 at 14:00

Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Piazzolla, Debussy, Maute, Bartók, Assad

Marc Djokic; Jérôme Ducharme; Louis Trépanier

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Costa MesaMarc-André Hamelin, Piano

Segerstrom Center for the Arts: Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, Dec 19, 2019 Jan 15 at 20:00

Bach, Schumann, Trenet, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Chopin

Marc-André Hamelin, Piano

SanibelSharon Isbin with the Pacifica Quartet

BIG ARTS Center: Schein Performance Hall, Thu 10 Jan 2019 at 19:30

Vivaldi, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Boccherini

Sharon Isbin; Pacifica Quartet

Palm BeachSharon Isbin with the Pacifica Quartet

Society of the Four Arts, Sun 13 Jan 2019 at 15:00

Vivaldi, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Boccherini

Sharon Isbin; Pacifica Quartet

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Underwhelming Lost Cello Concerto at Houston Symphony

Sydney Boyd, 13 Apr

In a program with Chabrier’s España and Falla’s The Three-Cornered Hat, the Houston Symphony ambitiously unearthed Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s Cello Concerto, last heard at its premiere with the New York Philharmonic in 1935.

**111

Jeni Houser (Cecily Cardew) and Stefan Barner (Algernon Moncrieff) © Kathy Wittman

Kevin Wells, 18 Mar

Odyssey Opera has unearthed a gem with its production of Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s 1962 chamber opera The Importance of Being Earnest, never published and staged only twice previously.

*****

Peter Connors, 14 May

Craig Ogden in Castelnuovo-Tedesco's Guitar Concerto no. 1 is the highlight of the Northern Chamber Orchestra's varied concert of (mostly) Italian music in Macclesfield.

****1