Alfano: Songs viol consort The three arrangements presented on

The three arrangements presented on this disc – the Egmont Overture

this recording celebrates not only the composer’s legacy but also the continuing historical unity in performance of voices and instruments at the Chapel Royal over several hundred years

and a spiritual undercurrent

Paolo Pandolfo (viola da gamba)

Alfano: Songs viol consort The three arrangements presented onAnna Pirozzi (soprano) Bozidar Vukotic (cello) Emma Abbate (piano) Franco Alfano was a major musician and teacher who enjoyed considerable success with his operas during his lifetime, but who has been overlooked for decades. Generally regarded as the regenerator of the Italian art song, the works featured in this album offer a generous overview of Alfanos vocal output, from his Opus 1 Cinq mlodies, written in 1896 when he was a twenty one year old