Francesco Mander
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Francesco Mander, was an Italian conductor and composer
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(1795–1870), in his time a famous opera composer, though today completely forgotten.
Only a little older, he accompanied his parents to concerts held in the most famous concert hall in Rome at the time, the Augusteo.
After the family moved to Milan
Francesco Mander continued his piano study and also took up the cello. His teacher was Enzo Martinenghi, the solo cellist of the Teatro alla Scala orchestra, then under the baton of Arturo Toscanini
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Back in Rome he went to university (literature) and studied composition with Alfredo Casella
and Cesare Dobici
, obtaining his degree in composition at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome in only four years instead of the usual ten years required.
He studied conducting with Antonio Guarnieri
in Siena
, a city where not many years later he would teach himself, having amongst his pupils musicians like Zubin Mehta
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in Venice
in 1942, after a period of apprenticeship at the same theatre. It was the beginning of a long career, which brought him in front of many of the most important orchestras worldwide.
In 1948 he was appointed principal conductor of the Orquesta Sinfònica de Madrid, taking it on extended tours through Spain and Portugal, conducting concerts in all the most important cities.
By 1955 he had become a well-known and appreciated guest in many countries: "Exceptional" is the comment of composer and critic Richard de Guide
in. The same adjective was used by many others in cities such as London :"A formidable conductor". Or : Mr. Mander proved himself a master of his players....He achieved a remarkable dramatic response from the LPO
... A first rate musician. All in all, his Beethoven "V" Symphony was an exceptional performance). And Paris: Avec Mander l'O.N. brille dès les premières notes.
With the same enthusiasm he was acclaimed in Milan, Moscow, Budapest, Sydney, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Chicago, New York, Johannesburg, Buenos Aires, St Petersburg, and others.
In 1957 he toured the United States and Canada for three months conducting the Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentina of Florence
. That same year he leads the USSR State Orchestra in Moscow.
From 1969 till 1976 he was chief conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra of the South African Broadcasting Corporation in Johannesburg, in the mean time keeping up a busy concert schedule abroad.
Back in Europe Mander and his wife retire to Latisana in the Friuli region, in northern Italy. The region of his ancestors (the name Mander goes back to 1378 in the R.K. Church archives of a tiny village, Solimbergo, a little further north from Latisana). And from the Friuli he continued his career, albeit in a more relaxed way.
During this period he also started writing more seriously.
In the sixties he had already collaborated with several magazines, writing articles such as "The importance of music in Dante
's Divina Commedia", published in Elsinore
, April 1964, Elsinore Editrice.
His literary production consists of three novels and numerous short stories. Two of them, titled "Due racconti" have been published by Editrice.i.l.a. Palma, (Palermo, Italy and São Paulo
, Brazil) in the "Meridiana" series.
and Fonit - Angelicum
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Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
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Biography
Francesco Mander was the only son of Pietro Mander, a film producer and owner of Mander Film, and Lucia Mercadante. While from his father he inherited his love for literature, it was his mother who discovered her son's passion for music, while still at a very tender age. Not so amazing, the fact that it was his mother to discover this, since she descends in a direct line from Francesco Saverio Raffaele MercadanteSaverio Mercadante
Giuseppe Saverio Raffaele Mercadante was an Italian composer, particularly of operas. While Mercadante may not have retained the international celebrity of Gaetano Donizetti or Gioachino Rossini beyond his own lifetime, he composed as impressive a number of works as either; and his development of...
(1795–1870), in his time a famous opera composer, though today completely forgotten.
Only a little older, he accompanied his parents to concerts held in the most famous concert hall in Rome at the time, the Augusteo.
After the family moved to Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
Francesco Mander continued his piano study and also took up the cello. His teacher was Enzo Martinenghi, the solo cellist of the Teatro alla Scala orchestra, then under the baton of Arturo Toscanini
Arturo Toscanini
Arturo Toscanini was an Italian conductor. One of the most acclaimed musicians of the late 19th and 20th century, he was renowned for his intensity, his perfectionism, his ear for orchestral detail and sonority, and his photographic memory...
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Back in Rome he went to university (literature) and studied composition with Alfredo Casella
Alfredo Casella
Alfredo Casella was an Italian composer, pianist and conductor.- Life and career :Casella was born in Turin; his family included many musicians; his grandfather, a friend of Paganini's, was first cello in the San Carlo Theatre in Lisbon and eventually was soloist in the Royal Chapel in Turin...
and Cesare Dobici
Cesare Dobici
Cesare Dobici was an Italian composer.Among his many compositions are a Requiem Mass written in 1900 for the funeral ceremony of King Umberto I of Italy ....
, obtaining his degree in composition at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome in only four years instead of the usual ten years required.
He studied conducting with Antonio Guarnieri
Antonio Guarnieri
Antonio Guarnieri was an Italian conductor and cellist.After playing cello in the Martucci string quartet he turned to conducting in 1904, being engaged by the Vienna Court Opera in 1912.He succeeded Toscanini at La Scala in 1929 and stayed there until shortly before his death...
in Siena
Siena
Siena is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena.The historic centre of Siena has been declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site. It is one of the nation's most visited tourist attractions, with over 163,000 international arrivals in 2008...
, a city where not many years later he would teach himself, having amongst his pupils musicians like Zubin Mehta
Zubin Mehta
Zubin Mehta is an Indian conductor of western classical music. He is the Music Director for Life of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.-Biography:...
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Career
Mander conducted his first important concert at the Teatro della FeniceLa Fenice
Teatro La Fenice is an opera house in Venice, Italy. It is one of the most famous theatres in Europe, the site of many famous operatic premieres. Its name reflects its role in permitting an opera company to "rise from the ashes" despite losing the use of two theatres...
in Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
in 1942, after a period of apprenticeship at the same theatre. It was the beginning of a long career, which brought him in front of many of the most important orchestras worldwide.
In 1948 he was appointed principal conductor of the Orquesta Sinfònica de Madrid, taking it on extended tours through Spain and Portugal, conducting concerts in all the most important cities.
By 1955 he had become a well-known and appreciated guest in many countries: "Exceptional" is the comment of composer and critic Richard de Guide
Richard de Guide
Richard de Guide was a Belgian composer. He was born in Basècles, Hainaut. He wrote 3 symphonies, choral works, songs for voice and piano, a concerto for the piano and numerous chamber works.-External links:...
in. The same adjective was used by many others in cities such as London :"A formidable conductor". Or : Mr. Mander proved himself a master of his players....He achieved a remarkable dramatic response from the LPO
London Philharmonic Orchestra
The London Philharmonic Orchestra , based in London, is one of the major orchestras of the United Kingdom, and is based in the Royal Festival Hall. In addition, the LPO is the main resident orchestra of the Glyndebourne Festival Opera...
... A first rate musician. All in all, his Beethoven "V" Symphony was an exceptional performance). And Paris: Avec Mander l'O.N. brille dès les premières notes.
With the same enthusiasm he was acclaimed in Milan, Moscow, Budapest, Sydney, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Chicago, New York, Johannesburg, Buenos Aires, St Petersburg, and others.
In 1957 he toured the United States and Canada for three months conducting the Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentina of Florence
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
. That same year he leads the USSR State Orchestra in Moscow.
From 1969 till 1976 he was chief conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra of the South African Broadcasting Corporation in Johannesburg, in the mean time keeping up a busy concert schedule abroad.
Back in Europe Mander and his wife retire to Latisana in the Friuli region, in northern Italy. The region of his ancestors (the name Mander goes back to 1378 in the R.K. Church archives of a tiny village, Solimbergo, a little further north from Latisana). And from the Friuli he continued his career, albeit in a more relaxed way.
During this period he also started writing more seriously.
In the sixties he had already collaborated with several magazines, writing articles such as "The importance of music in Dante
DANTE
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's Divina Commedia", published in Elsinore
Elsinore
Helsingør is a city and the municipal seat of Helsingør municipality on the northeast coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. Helsingør has a population of 46,279 including the southern suburbs of Snekkersten and Espergærde...
, April 1964, Elsinore Editrice.
His literary production consists of three novels and numerous short stories. Two of them, titled "Due racconti" have been published by Editrice.i.l.a. Palma, (Palermo, Italy and São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
, Brazil) in the "Meridiana" series.
Compositions
- "Tre Romanze op 1.n. 1 for piano" (1940)
- "Romanza op. 1. n. 2 for violin and piano" (1940)
- "Racconto Fiabesco op. 2 for orchestra" (1940)
- "L'ultimo Viaggio di Ulisse op. 3 for orchestra" (1942)
- "Preludio, Aria e Finale op. 4 for orchestra" (1943)
- "Largo op. 5 for orchestra" (1944)
- "Ouverture ("Diastaltica") op. 6 for orchestra" (1944)
- "String quartet in D op. 7" (1945)
- "Studio op. 8 n.1 for piano" (1946)
- "Berceuse op. 8 n. 2 for piano" (1946)
- "Three Waltzes op. 8 n. 3 for piano" (1946)
- "Cello concerto op. 9" (1947), published by RicordiCasa RicordiCasa Ricordi is a classical music publishing company founded in 1808 as G. Ricordi & Co. by violinist Giovanni Ricordi in Milan, Italy...
- "Symphonic Variations on an Original Theme op. 10 for orchestra" (1948)
- "L'Usignolo, la Rosa e lo Scarabeo op. 11 for orchestra" (1949)
- "Symphony n. 1 in F mayor op. 12 (1951)", published by RicordiCasa RicordiCasa Ricordi is a classical music publishing company founded in 1808 as G. Ricordi & Co. by violinist Giovanni Ricordi in Milan, Italy...
- "Tre Canti d'Amore op 13 for soprano and orchestra" (1952)
- "Fantasia op. 14 for orchestra" (1952)
- "Oratorio Europeo op. 15 for soloists, choir and orchestra" (1954)
- "Corale Profano op. 16, n. 1 for choir and orchestra" (1954)
- "Sera op. 16, n. 2 for piano" (1955)
- "Giovanna la Pazza op. 17.n.1 Ouverture for orchestra" (1955)
- "Study for grand organ op. 17, n. 2" (1957)
Film
Francesco Mander also composed and/or conducted various soundtracks for films produced by his father.- La conquista dell'aria (1939). Music by Antonio Veretti, conducted by Francesco Mander.
- Piccolo alpino (1940). Music by Umberto Galassi and Armando Renzi, conducted by Francesco Mander.
- Pia de' TolomeiPia de' TolomeiPia de' Tolomei is a tragedia lirica, or tragic opera, in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti. Salvadore Cammarano wrote the Italian libretto after Bartolomeo Sestini's novella, in its turn after Dante's narrative poem The Divine Comedy part 2: Purgatorio...
(1941). Music composed and conducted by Francesco Mander. (The text of the songs "Maggiolata", "Introduzione", "Morte di Pia" is by Francesco Mander). - Penne nere (1952). Music by Francesco Mander, conducted by Franco FerraraFranco FerraraFranco Ferrara was an Italian conductor.After obtaining diplomas in piano, violin, organ and musical composition at the Conservatory of Bologna, Ferrara began his career as violin player in Bologna, in Rome and in Florence, with the Orchestra of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino...
. - A Tale of Five CitiesA Tale of Five CitiesA Tale of Five Cities is a 1951 British-Italian drama film directed by Romolo Marcellini and five other directors.-Cast:* Bonar Colleano - Bob Mitchell* Barbara Kelly - Lesley - American Magazine Editor* Anne Vernon - Jeannine Meunier...
(1951) Music by Francesco Mander, Joe Hajos, Hans May. - Mata Hari's Daughter (1954). Francesco Mander conductor.
Recordings
He has recorded for RCARCA
RCA Corporation, founded as the Radio Corporation of America, was an American electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1986. The RCA trademark is currently owned by the French conglomerate Technicolor SA through RCA Trademark Management S.A., a company owned by Technicolor...
and Fonit - Angelicum
Idéal Audience: video/DVD Tschaikovsky violin concerto. Soloist Ivry Gitlis.
EMI: DVD Tschaikovsly violin concerto. Soloist Ivry Gitlis
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