Giuseppe Manente (1867-1941): "Rêverie de poète", andante appassionato
Giuseppe Manente was an Italian military band leader and composer (the score says he was "Chef de Musique de l'armee Italienne") who wrote prolifically for mandolin ensemble or orchestra, along with two operas and many pieces for other instrumentation. This particular piece for mandolin orchestra still seems to be widely performed -- there are 24 (!) other recordings already on Youtube, including two live recordings by "Het Consort" directed by Alex Timmerman. The piece is technically pretty straightforward, but is a good exercise for controlled dynamics and expressive tremolo. I attach the score from the Nakano Archive.
My own recording is as a mandolin quintet of two mandolins, mandola (waldzither), tenor guitar and mandocello.
1890s Umberto Ceccherini mandolin (x2)
1925 Zimmermann waldzither
Vintage Viaten tenor guitar
Suzuki MC-815 mandocello
Martin
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