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Rota: Orchestral Works / Bender, Seal, West German Radio Orchestra Cologne
Capriccio

Rota: Orchestral Works / Bender, Seal, West German Radio Orchestra Cologne

$21.99

Details

Composer
Nino Rota
Artist
Esther Peristerakis, Marcel Sobol, Wdr Funkhausorchester Koln
Format
CD
Label
Capriccio
Released
Mar 03, 2023
Catalog #
C5494
UPC
845221054940

About

When Toscanini encouraged Nino Rota to study at the Curtis Institute, where instructions by Fritz Reiner and a friendship with Aaron Copland awaited the precocious composer, it was already clear he would have a massive career. Only the direction wasn’t certain yet. It turned out to be classical music and film music, the former informing the latter. Notable when you listen to the delicious waltz Rota from War & Peace or the darkly humorous snippets from the very apropos Orchestra Rehearsal. And while the de-facto horn concertino Castel del Monte, inspired by King Frederick II’s famous medieval castle in southern Italy, isn’t technically film music, it very much sounds like music to a fantasy film of Rota’s imagining.

REVIEW:

As a sampler of the range and effectiveness of the music he wrote, this new disc from Capriccio is excellent. The orchestra play this presumably unfamiliar music with great skill and real flair, aided by a very immediate and lush recording. Add a total playing time of just under 84 minutes for this single disc and the appeal is clear.

I would encourage curious collectors to seek out more of Rota’s orchestral and symphonic works. For all the qualities of his film scores he is much more than just the composer of music for Fellini or The Godfather. This disc provides a valuable overview of his range and style – excitingly played and boldly recorded.

-- MusicWeb International (Nick Barnard)

Tracklist 22 tracks

  1. 1 Introduzione 03:13
    Track
    1
    Title
    Introduzione
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Nino Rota
    Ensemble
    WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Felix Bender
  2. 2 Momento musicale 01:40
    Track
    2
    Title
    Momento musicale
    Duration
    01:40
    Composer
    Nino Rota
    Ensemble
    WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Felix Bender
  3. 3 Valzer di Natascha 01:38
    Track
    3
    Title
    Valzer di Natascha
    Duration
    01:38
    Composer
    Nino Rota
    Ensemble
    WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Felix Bender
  4. 4 Polonaise 01:48
    Track
    4
    Title
    Polonaise
    Duration
    01:48
    Composer
    Nino Rota
    Ensemble
    WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Felix Bender
  5. 5 La rosa di Novgorod 01:59
    Track
    5
    Title
    La rosa di Novgorod
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Nino Rota
    Ensemble
    WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Felix Bender
  6. 6 No. 54. Esoda da Mosca 03:23
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 54. Esoda da Mosca
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Nino Rota
    Ensemble
    WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Felix Bender
  7. 7 Andrea e Natascha 02:50
    Track
    7
    Title
    Andrea e Natascha
    Duration
    02:50
    Composer
    Nino Rota
    Ensemble
    WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Felix Bender
  8. 8 No. 66. La ritirata della Grande Armée 02:43
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 66. La ritirata della Grande Armée
    Duration
    02:43
    Composer
    Nino Rota
    Ensemble
    WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Felix Bender
  9. 9 No. 67. Prigionia 04:18
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 67. Prigionia
    Duration
    04:18
    Composer
    Nino Rota
    Ensemble
    WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Felix Bender
  10. 10 Ritorno a Mosca 02:17
    Track
    10
    Title
    Ritorno a Mosca
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Nino Rota
    Ensemble
    WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Felix Bender
  11. 11 Finale 02:44
    Track
    11
    Title
    Finale
    Duration
    02:44
    Composer
    Nino Rota
    Ensemble
    WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Felix Bender
  12. 12 Castel del Monte 11:32
    Track
    12
    Title
    Castel del Monte
    Duration
    11:32
    Composer
    Nino Rota
    Performer
    Marcel Sobol
    Ensemble
    WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Felix Bender
  13. 13 I. Preludio: Allegro ben moderato 04:08
    Track
    13
    Title
    I. Preludio: Allegro ben moderato
    Duration
    04:08
    Composer
    Nino Rota
    Ensemble
    WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Felix Bender
  14. 14 II. Scherzo: Allegretto comodo 03:57
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. Scherzo: Allegretto comodo
    Duration
    03:57
    Composer
    Nino Rota
    Ensemble
    WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Felix Bender
  15. 15 III. Aria: Andante quasi adagio 04:20
    Track
    15
    Title
    III. Aria: Andante quasi adagio
    Duration
    04:20
    Composer
    Nino Rota
    Ensemble
    WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Felix Bender
  16. 16 IV. Finale: Allegrissimo 03:04
    Track
    16
    Title
    IV. Finale: Allegrissimo
    Duration
    03:04
    Composer
    Nino Rota
    Ensemble
    WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Felix Bender
  17. 17 I. Allegro moderato 08:13
    Track
    17
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    08:13
    Composer
    Nino Rota
    Performer
    Esther Peristerakis
    Ensemble
    WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Michael Seal
  18. 18 II. Andante 06:33
    Track
    18
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    06:33
    Composer
    Nino Rota
    Performer
    Esther Peristerakis
    Ensemble
    WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Michael Seal
  19. 19 III. Allegro 06:32
    Track
    19
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    06:32
    Composer
    Nino Rota
    Performer
    Esther Peristerakis
    Ensemble
    WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Michael Seal
  20. 20 Risatine maliziose 02:08
    Track
    20
    Title
    Risatine maliziose
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Nino Rota
    Ensemble
    WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Felix Bender
  21. 21 Valzerino No. 72 01:55
    Track
    21
    Title
    Valzerino No. 72
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Nino Rota
    Ensemble
    WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Felix Bender
  22. 22 Galop 02:18
    Track
    22
    Title
    Galop
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Nino Rota
    Ensemble
    WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Felix Bender