Polibio Fumagalli
1830 — 1900
Polibio Fumagalli was an Italian composer, organist, and pianist.
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Polibio Fumagalli, born in Inzago, Italy, on October 26, 1830, was a pianist and composer, noted for his works for both piano and organ, including “fine organ-sonatas,” according to A Biographical Dictionary of Musicians (1900). He was one of four musical brothers, all natives of Inzago. His brother Adolfo, an “excellent pianist,” undertook brilliant tours throughout Italy, France, and Belgium, earning the sobriquet of the “Paganini of the pianoforte” for his “elegant and effective pf.-pcs., which obtained extraordinary vogue.” The writer Antonio Ghislanzoni even included notes on Adolfo Fumagalli in his “Reminiscenzeartistiche.” Polibio’s other brothers included Disma, a prolific composer of over 250 piano pieces and a professor at the Milan Conservatory, and Luca, a fine concert-pianist who published admired salon music for piano and produced an opera.