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Rota - Sinfonia, Concerto-Soiree

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Label: Arts Music

Cat No: 475962

Barcode: 0600554759623

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Orchestral

Release Date: 23rd October 2007

Works

Rota, Nino

Concerto soiree for piano and orchestra
Sinfonia sopra una canzone d'amore

Artists

Mario Folena (flute)
Benedetto Lupo (piano)
Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana

Conductor

Massimo de Bernart

Works

Rota, Nino

Concerto soiree for piano and orchestra
Sinfonia sopra una canzone d'amore

Artists

Mario Folena (flute)
Benedetto Lupo (piano)
Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana

Conductor

Massimo de Bernart

About

Nino Rota was born in Milan in 1911. He was the son of a pianist and was seen as a child prodigy, writing his first works at the age of eight. Although Rota had a normal career as a "classical" composer throughout his life with a musical style that was deeply traditional, his international renown was mainly based on his composition of film music. His music is particularly linked with the films of the great Italian director Federico Fellini, who used the Milanese composer's music exclusively in his films throughout his career until Rota died in 1979. However he is probably known to most for his unforgettable scores for the “Godfather” trilogy.

This disc intends to pay homage to the concert and symphonic work of the Italian composer, the area of his music which is less familiar to listeners and concert-goers. The “Sinfonia sopra una canzone d’amore” was written in 1947 but only given its first performance in 1972. The composer used music featured in three of the movements in two of his most famous film scores, “The Glass Mountain” and “The Leopard”, and consequently the piece has a cinematic quality, whilst remaining firmly in the romantic tradition.

The “Concerto Soirée” for piano and orchestra, completed in 1958, is a far more demanding work. It still features many references to his film music, including a wonderful melancholy theme in the third movement (Romanza) which the composer adapted from music used in Fellini’s “La Strada”.