Riccardo Gandolfi (16 February 1839 – 6 April 1920) was an Italian composer and music critic.

Biography

Born in Voghera. His mother Camilla Guiscardi was a painter. He was sent to study musical composition in the Conservatory of Naples under C. Conti. He then moved to Florence to study under Teodulo Mabellini and Giovanni Pacini.

His first opera, Aldina, was staged in the Santa Radegonda theater of Milan. His second opera, Il paggio, was staged at the Royal Theater of Turin. He also wrote Il Conte di Monreale and Caterina di Guisa. He wrote a number of symphonic and chamber works, including a requiem for King Carlo Alberto played in the Turin Cathedral. He wrote a cantata Il battesimo di Santa Cecilia (1875). However, Gandolfi served for two decades as librarian of the Conservatory Luigi Cherubini in Florence, and is best remembered for his publications on music and musicians.

Publications

He was honored as a cavaliere di Great Cross and awarded the medal of the Corona d'Italia in 1912.[1]

References

  1. ^ Riccardo Gandolif entry (in Italian) in the Enciclopedia italiana