Editing Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari (section)

==Music==
As well as his operas, Wolf-Ferrari wrote a number of instrumental works, mainly at the very beginning and very end of his career. Only his [[violin concerto]] has ever been performed with anything approaching regularity, though he also wrote ''Idillio-concertino'' (essentially a chamber [[symphony]]), various pieces of [[chamber music]] including a [[piano quintet]] and two [[piano trio]]s, three [[violin sonata]]s and a number of works for the [[organ (instrument)|organ]] amongst others. In recent years, a recovery of his instrumental music has been underway by the pianist [[Costantino Catena]], who has recorded his piano works, sonatas for violin and piano, sonata for cello and piano and piano quintet for the [[Brilliant Classics]] label.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brilliantclassics.com/articles/w/wolf-ferrari-piano-music/|title = Wolf-Ferrari: Piano Music - Brilliant Classics}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brilliantclassics.com/articles/w/wolf-ferrari-3-violin-sonatas/|title=Wolf-Ferrari: 3 Violin Sonatas - Brilliant Classics}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brilliantclassics.com/articles/w/wolf-ferrari-piano-quintet-cello-sonata-duo/|title=Wolf-Ferrari: Piano Quintet - Cello Sonata - Brilliant Classics}}</ref>

Wolf-Ferrari's work is not performed very widely (with the exception of several of his overtures and his ''Jewels of the Madonna'' intermezzo) although he is generally thought of as probably the finest writer of Italian comic opera of his time. His works often recall the [[opera buffa]] of the 18th century, although he also wrote more ambitious works in the manner of [[Pietro Mascagni]], which are thought of less well.