Adalgiso Ferraris

Adalgiso Ferraris
Ferraris in 1912, Russia
Born
Adalgiso Ferraris

(1890-02-16)16 February 1890
Died31 December 1968(1968-12-31) (aged 78)
EducationRegia Accademia Filarmonica, Bologna, Italy
Occupation(s)Musical composer, pianist
Years active1910–68
Spouse(s)Adele Brunelli, married 1920[1]
Parent(s)Carlo Ferraris
Cristina Cerri[1]
RelativesLuigi Ferraris
Carlo Ferraris
Gisella Ferraris

Adalgiso Ferraris (16 February 1890[1] – 31 December 1968) was an Italian-born British composer and pianist. Ferraris' arrangements and compositions were based on classical and popular genres, with a particular flavour of gypsy, Hungarian and Russian traditionals. Among his best known songs are the romantic Russian song "Dark Eyes", "Calinerie", "Souvenir d'Ukraine", "the Russian Pedlar", "Two guitars"[2] and "A Balalaika"[3][4]

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  2. ^ Maga Zoltan (22 May 2015). "Zoltán Mága: Two guitars - Két gitár (Adalgiso Ferraris)". Retrieved 24 November 2018 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ "UniCat-Search". www.unicat.be. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Risultati ricerca". Archived from the original on 2015-02-10. Retrieved 2015-02-10.