Alfonso Rendano e il suo Concerto per pianoforte e orchestra

Alfonso Rendano and his Concert for piano and orchestra

This paper brings to the reader’s attention information regarding the existence of a private collection related to the composer and pianist Alfonso Rendano. It includes, inter alia, the autographed manuscripts of Consuelo, Quintetto per pianoforte e archi and Tarantella per pianoforte, in addition to all the orchestral parts of Concerto per pianoforte e orchestra, some printed by Ricordi in 1885, others non-autograph manuscripts, together with a manuscript score written after the author’s death. The paper then expands on the scores regarding the Concerto, with a performance history. Rendano’s Concerto was greatly appreciated by Liszt, who, in 1880, played the transcription for two pianos with the composer. Liszt promoted the Concerto in various ways, and even tried to have it performed in the Tonkünstler Versammlung in Weimar in 1884 and 1885, without success.

Keywords: Alfonso Rendano, Concerto for piano and orchestra, Franz Liszt, XIX century Italian music