Partita (Dallapiccola)

The Partita for orchestra with a solo soprano (Alla memoria di Ernesto Consolo) by the Italian composer Luigi Dallapiccola was composed between 1930 and 1932.[1]

Partita is the work with which Dallapiccola first came to international recognition.[2] Written in memory of the Italian pianist Ernesto Consolo [it; de], it is scored in four movements for orchestra, with a soprano solo in the final movement. In a manner analogous to the finale of Mahler's Fourth Symphony, the setting is a childlike medieval Latin lullaby.[2]

The work was premiered at the Teatro Comunale, Florence, on 22 January 1933 by the theatre orchestra under Vittorio Gui, with Laura Pasini [it] as soloist.

  1. ^ "Luigi Dallapiccola: Partita (1930–1932)" (work details) (in French and English). IRCAM.
  2. ^ a b MacDonald, Calum (2010). Luigi Dallapiccola: Orchestral Works, Volume 2 (PDF) (CD booklet). BBC Philharmonic, Gianandrea Noseda. Chandos Records. Retrieved 27 July 2022.