Giuseppe Martucci

Nevertheless, as a conductor, he did help to introduce Wagner's operas to Italy and also gave important early concerts of English music there.

His son Paolo, born in Naples in 1883, also became a pianist of note, briefly teaching at the Cincinnati Conservatory.

[2][3] Martucci's career as an international pianist commenced with a tour through Germany, France and England in 1875, at the age of 19.

As well as performing Charles Villiers Stanford's 3rd ("Irish") Symphony in Bologna in 1898,[6] he conducted one of the rare concerts of all-British orchestral music on the European continent in the later nineteenth century.

He wrote no operas, which was unusual among Italian composers of his generation, but instead concentrated on instrumental music and songs, producing also an oratorio, Samuel.

In 1989 Francesco d'Avalos tried to start a revival of Martucci's music by recording four CDs with major works including the two piano concertos, two symphonies, and La canzone dei ricordi.

In 2009, to mark the centenary of Martucci's death, Naxos Records released a series of CDs devoted to his orchestral music, featuring the Symphony Orchestra of Rome conducted by Francesco La Vecchia.