Adalgiso Ferraris [SEP] date of death
Adalgiso Ferraris
Adalgiso Ferraris (16 February 1890 – 31 December 1968) was an Italian-born British composer and pianist. Ferraris' compositions were based on classical and popular genres, with a particular flavour of gypsy, Hungarian and Russian traditionals. Among his best known melodies are the romantic Russian song "Dark Eyes", "Calinerie", "Souvenir d'Ukraine", "the Russian Pedlar" , "Two guitars" and "A Balalaika"
Biography.
Biography Early life.
Ferraris was born in Novara,
The Russian Pedlar
The Russian Pedlar is a song written in 1932 by Adalgiso Ferraris.
The song was written for Joseph Muscant and became one of his major successes.
The song was originally written for salon Orchestra, as many of the music of Adalgiso Ferraris . A copyrighted version for accordion is available online.