Piano Sonata In E Minor / Quattro Fantasie

De Maria, Pietro - Sonate Fuer Klavier E-dur
1. Allegro Moderato
2. Adagio, Con Intimo E Profondo Sentimento
3. Presto
4. Finale
De Maria, Pietro - Fantasie (Fuer Klavier)
1. Intermezzo Sogno, Sei Bello!
2. Pagina D'album
3. Intermezzo ...est Quedam Flere Voluptas...
4. Capriccio

Guido Alberto Fano was born in Padua in 1875. After his studies with
Martucci he went to Germany and Austria to develop as a pianist and
composer, and received support from Richard Strauss, who thought highly
of him. During his long lifetime (he died in 1961) he held important posts
at the conservatories of Naples and Milan, active as a promotor of Italian
instrumental music.
? Fano’s substantial E major Piano Sonata (over 35 minutes) is written in late
romantic style, rich and dense, highly polyphonic and chromatic and of the
highest technical level (Busoni loved the work). It is one of the most
important Italian piano sonatas, on a par with the Martucci sonata. The
four Fantasies are lighter in mood, a warm Mediterranean pendant of
Schumann and Brahms.
? Superb performance by one of Italy’s foremost pianists, Pietro de Maria,
who recorded for Decca the complete piano works of Chopin.