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Panni: Popsongs

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Details

Composer
Marcello Panni
Artist
Ensemble Roma Sinfonietta
Format
CD
Label
Tactus
Released
Nov 07, 2025
Catalog #
TC941601
UPC
8007194108347

About

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.

Tracklist 16 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1. Rinaldo: Lascia ch'io pianga 04:51
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. Rinaldo: Lascia ch'io pianga
    Duration
    04:51
    Composer
    Marcello Panni
    Ensemble
    Roma Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Marcello Panni
  2. 2 No. 2. Italiana in Algeri: Cruda sorte 05:23
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. Italiana in Algeri: Cruda sorte
    Duration
    05:23
    Composer
    Marcello Panni
    Ensemble
    Roma Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Marcello Panni
  3. 3 No. 3. Trovatore: Di quella pira 02:42
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. Trovatore: Di quella pira
    Duration
    02:42
    Composer
    Marcello Panni
    Ensemble
    Roma Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Marcello Panni
  4. 4 No. 4. Rigoletto: Caro nome 05:12
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 4. Rigoletto: Caro nome
    Duration
    05:12
    Composer
    Marcello Panni
    Ensemble
    Roma Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Marcello Panni
  5. 5 No. 5. Traviata: Brindisi 03:43
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 5. Traviata: Brindisi
    Duration
    03:43
    Composer
    Marcello Panni
    Ensemble
    Roma Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Marcello Panni
  6. 6 No. 6. Thais: Méditation 06:01
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 6. Thais: Méditation
    Duration
    06:01
    Composer
    Marcello Panni
    Ensemble
    Roma Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Marcello Panni
  7. 7 No. 7. O Sole mio 03:50
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 7. O Sole mio
    Duration
    03:50
    Composer
    Marcello Panni
    Ensemble
    Roma Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Marcello Panni
  8. 8 No. 8. Marechiare 03:23
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 8. Marechiare
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Marcello Panni
    Ensemble
    Roma Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Marcello Panni
  9. 9 No. 9. Quando nascette ninno 05:31
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 9. Quando nascette ninno
    Duration
    05:31
    Composer
    Marcello Panni
    Ensemble
    Roma Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Marcello Panni
  10. 10 No. 10. Torna a Surriento 03:51
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 10. Torna a Surriento
    Duration
    03:51
    Composer
    Marcello Panni
    Ensemble
    Roma Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Marcello Panni
  11. 11 No. 11. Saltarello della Pioggia 02:58
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 11. Saltarello della Pioggia
    Duration
    02:58
    Composer
    Marcello Panni
    Ensemble
    Roma Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Marcello Panni
  12. 12 No. 12. Taranta indiavolata 06:30
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 12. Taranta indiavolata
    Duration
    06:30
    Composer
    Marcello Panni
    Ensemble
    Roma Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Marcello Panni
  13. 13 No. 13. Isela na su pò 04:50
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 13. Isela na su pò
    Duration
    04:50
    Composer
    Marcello Panni
    Ensemble
    Roma Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Marcello Panni
  14. 14 No. 14. Pizzica di Cosimino 05:02
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 14. Pizzica di Cosimino
    Duration
    05:02
    Composer
    Marcello Panni
    Ensemble
    Roma Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Marcello Panni
  15. 15 No. 15. Mamma la rondinella 05:10
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 15. Mamma la rondinella
    Duration
    05:10
    Composer
    Marcello Panni
    Ensemble
    Roma Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Marcello Panni
  16. 16 No. 16. Tempo d'estate 05:32
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 16. Tempo d'estate
    Duration
    05:32
    Composer
    Marcello Panni
    Ensemble
    Roma Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Marcello Panni