Paolino Vassallo - Symphony in D minor (1894)

[@mattbrown5947]

Bom Cabsdal, thank you for this and all the other interesting music you upload. Yours is one of my favorite channels on KZbin. Best wishes

[@ttle18]

Thank you for uploading this, I never managed to order the CD. You (and Christopher Muscat) must be right about the Marcia religiosa e fuga. Nothing in this symphony is even remotely close to D minor. The Andante is in A flat major, the Finale starts in C minor and ends in C major, the scherzo is in F minor, so a first movement in A flat major is fairly reasonable.

[@bomcabedal]

I wouldn't want to compary my knowledge of Maltese music to that of Christopher Muscat - HE is the authority here. I agree, however, that considering the dearth of documentation this is a reasonable assumption - moreover, it is more or less the only way to make sense of this composition.

[@jerrycallison6125]

Thank you so much for another wonderful find! Another new (to me) composer. One doesn't find that many symphonies from Italian composers as their emphasis tends toward opera. It is a shame they are for the most part ignored by orchestras. They have a totally different, and delightfully different feel than the Germanic symphonic works.

[@bomcabedal]

Vassallo was Maltese, in fact, and mainly wrote choral pieces for the church. However, he's clearly influenced by Italian sacred and opera music.

[@jerrycallison6125]

Thanks for the info. I should have looked him up, but was too lazy. I just assumed from the name and the style. Note to self: Never assume!

[@bomcabedal]

@@jerrycallison6125 'Tis but a short boatride between the two, after all.

[@jerrycallison6125]

@@bomcabedal True. Hadn't thought of that. I'm going to relisten right now.

[@user-ws6ru6jn4v]

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