Italian Compositions of the 20th Century

On this CD:

1. Concerto for strings
Composed by Nino Rota
Performed by I Solisti Italiani

2. Sinfonia No 7 "Delle canzoni"
Composed by Gian Francesco Malipiero
Performed by I Solisti Italiani

3. Vivaldi for string orchestra
Composed by Boris Porena
Performed by I Solisti Italiani

4. Exercises for 10 string soloists
Composed by Ennio Morricone
Performed by I Solisti Italiani

Italian Compositions of the 20th Century, Music, Gian Francesco Malipiero, Ennio Morricone, Boris Porena, Nino Rota, I Solisti Italiani, 20th/21st Century Symphony, Chamber, Chamber Music, Chamber Music for More than Nine String Instruments, Classical, Orchestral, Orchestral Music, Symphonic
Italian Compositions of the 20th Century: Rota: Concerto for Strings (1964-5) / Malipiero: Sesta Sinfonia for Strings (1947) / Porena: "Vivaldi" (1988) / Morricone: Esercizi for 10 String Soloists (1992-3)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • The depth of virtuosismo
 Italian Compositions of the 20th Century: Rota: Concerto for Strings (1964-5) / Malipiero: Sesta Sinfonia for Strings (1947) / Porena: "Vivaldi" (1988) / Morricone: Esercizi for 10 String Soloists (1992-3)

Manufacturer: Denon Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000034XN
Release Date: 1995-05-23

Tracks:

  1. Con: I. Preludio: Allegro Ben Moderato E Cantabile
  2. Con: II. Scherzo: Allegretto Comodo
  3. Con: III. Aria: Andante Quasi Adagio
  4. Con: IV. Finale: Allegrissimo
  5. Sesta Sinfonia: I. Allegro
  6. Sesta Sinfonia: II. Piuttosto Lento
  7. Sesta Sinfonia: III. Allegro, Vivo
  8. Sesta Sinfonia: IV. Lento, Ma Non Troppo
  9. 'Vivaldi': I. Allegro
  10. 'Vivaldi': II. Largo
  11. 'Vivaldi': III. Allegro
  12. Esercizi: I. Adagio
  13. Esercizi: II. Romanze

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The depth of virtuosismo.......1999-05-15

There's rather little to say about this gorgeously recorded and produced disk. It's Italian "virtuosismo" at its finest and a disk you can have on all day and still feel the enchantment. Recorded in a lovely villa near Venice, even the venue seems to impart its own elegance to this magnificent presentation.

Suffice it to say that all the music is superb, with that perculiarly luminescent, timeless quality that is a trait of this century's Italian music in general. The Malipiero is the gem here, a major work that challenges the gray matter without being in any way difficult to grasp. The others are significant works of the highest international standard that showcase the incomparable ensemble's intellect and approach, and in the Porena, go quite a bit beyond that.

Each of the works has its own mood and virtue of craftsmanship that conveys how many great Italian composers the century has produced, but also a great deal about the values of the nation that can produce such prodigious talent.

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