• The Italian, late romantic composer Francesco Cilea is most remembered for his verismo opera Adrienne Lecouvreur. • He also composed chamber and solo music,...

• The Italian, late romantic composer Francesco Cilea is most remembered for his verismo opera Adrienne Lecouvreur. • He also composed chamber and solo music, a selection of which is presented on this CD. • The piano works are wonderfully evocative character pieces, in the style of early Debussy. • Italian pianist Sandro de Palma plays these works with great clarity and feeling. • Recorded 1990, Teatro Grande di Brescia, Italy