ADRIANO ARIANI (ROME, 25 NOVEMBER, 1877 –
PESARO, 28 JANUARY 28, 1935)
Born in Rome on November 25th.
1877, he studied piano at the Rossini musical high school in Pesaro with M.
Vitali and composition with P. Mascagni, graduating in August 1901. After
perfecting himself with F. Busoni, G. Sgambati and A. Rendano, in 1905 he won
the first prize of the Accademia di S. Cecilia with a Suite for orchestra,
which was partially performed in a concert conducted by P. Mascagni at the
Academy of St. Cecilia. There he subsequently devoted himself to concert
pianist and performed several times in Rome and in the main Italian cities,
enjoying success. After moving to New York, the A. instead he engaged in
orchestral conducting, and for six consecutive seasons he figured alongside A.
Toscanini in the Choral Institution. In 1916 one of his oratorios for soloists,
choir and orchestra, San Francesco, was performed at Camegie Hall; later, in
1920, the A. he also conducted an important season of Italian operas at the
Academy of Music theater in Brooklyn (New York). In 1932, returned to Italy, the
A. he was taught piano and appointed deputy director at the Pesaro music high
school, where he died on 28 January. 1935. In addition to the works already
mentioned, we recall two Symphonies, Masses, vocal chamber music, piano
selections, etc., and a reduction for solo piano of P. Mascagni's opera Amica
(Paris 1905).
TRACKLIST
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6, Db
(Liszt) Ampico 5078
Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op.
35 Marche Funebre (Chopin) Ampico 5039
Nocturne, Op. 27, No. 2 Db (Chopin)
Duo-Art 5566
Valse, Op. 64, No. 2, c# (Chopin)
Duo-Art 5568
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