Panni: Popsongs

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Label
Tactus
Release Date
November 7, 2025
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Marcello Panni
    • PERFORMER
      Ensemble Roma Sinfonietta
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      November 07, 2025
    • UPC
      8007194108347
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      TC941601
    • LABEL
      Tactus
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Crossover
    Works ⌄

    1. No. 1. Rinaldo: Lascia ch'io pianga

      Composer: Marcello Panni

      Ensemble: Roma Sinfonietta

      Conductor: Marcello Panni

    2. No. 2. Italiana in Algeri: Cruda sorte

      Composer: Marcello Panni

      Ensemble: Roma Sinfonietta

      Conductor: Marcello Panni

    3. No. 3. Trovatore: Di quella pira

      Composer: Marcello Panni

      Ensemble: Roma Sinfonietta

      Conductor: Marcello Panni

    4. No. 4. Rigoletto: Caro nome

      Composer: Marcello Panni

      Ensemble: Roma Sinfonietta

      Conductor: Marcello Panni

    5. No. 5. Traviata: Brindisi

      Composer: Marcello Panni

      Ensemble: Roma Sinfonietta

      Conductor: Marcello Panni

    6. No. 6. Thais: Méditation

      Composer: Marcello Panni

      Ensemble: Roma Sinfonietta

      Conductor: Marcello Panni

    7. No. 7. O Sole mio

      Composer: Marcello Panni

      Ensemble: Roma Sinfonietta

      Conductor: Marcello Panni

    8. No. 8. Marechiare

      Composer: Marcello Panni

      Ensemble: Roma Sinfonietta

      Conductor: Marcello Panni

    9. No. 9. Quando nascette ninno

      Composer: Marcello Panni

      Ensemble: Roma Sinfonietta

      Conductor: Marcello Panni

    10. No. 10. Torna a Surriento

      Composer: Marcello Panni

      Ensemble: Roma Sinfonietta

      Conductor: Marcello Panni

    11. No. 11. Saltarello della Pioggia

      Composer: Marcello Panni

      Ensemble: Roma Sinfonietta

      Conductor: Marcello Panni

    12. No. 12. Taranta indiavolata

      Composer: Marcello Panni

      Ensemble: Roma Sinfonietta

      Conductor: Marcello Panni

    13. No. 13. Isela na su pò

      Composer: Marcello Panni

      Ensemble: Roma Sinfonietta

      Conductor: Marcello Panni

    14. No. 14. Pizzica di Cosimino

      Composer: Marcello Panni

      Ensemble: Roma Sinfonietta

      Conductor: Marcello Panni

    15. No. 15. Mamma la rondinella

      Composer: Marcello Panni

      Ensemble: Roma Sinfonietta

      Conductor: Marcello Panni

    16. No. 16. Tempo d'estate

      Composer: Marcello Panni

      Ensemble: Roma Sinfonietta

      Conductor: Marcello Panni


The term Popsongs is a blend of the two English words popular (meaning both "popular" and "celebrated") and songs, emphasizing the intention to combine accessibility with the elegance of refined compositional forms. This collection of sixteen instrumental pieces, composed by Marcello Panni between 2013 and 2015 during his tenure as conductor of the "Tito Schipa" Symphony Orchestra in Lecce for the group of soloists Ensemble del Sud, represents a passionate and playful homage to the most celebrated melodies of Italian musical tradition, both operatic and folk. This project stands out not only for the exceptional artistic quality of it's orchestration but also for it's ability to pay tribute to and draw inspiration from the illustrious precedents of 20th-century mu- sical history. An essential reference is Luciano Berio's (1925-2003) Folk Songs, composed in 1964, with whom Panni was a close friend and collaborator for many years. This cycle of pieces, created for the singer Cathy Berberian (1925-1983), Berio's muse and spouse, was accompanied by a group of seven instruments, the "Juilliard En- semble" from New York, with which Panni himself collaborated in the 1970s. Another point of reference for the Popsongs is Igor Stravinsky's (1882-1971) famous Histoire du Soldat. This composition, also written for a septet (violin, double bass, clarinet, bassoon, cornet, trombone, and percussion, the same ensemble used by Panni), represents an extraordinary example of chamber music that combines storytelling, theatricality, and a remark- able fusion of musical styles.