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de Sica?s music is difficult to categorise, and
that in itself is its strength: it seamlessly crosses borders
between ?serious? and ?light? music, touches on tragic events
(a...
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No division between ?absolute? and ?applied? music ? that?s the way
it has always been for Manuel de Sica. Here we have the chance to
explore the oeuvre of this contemporary Italian composer, best
known for his contributions to the world of film; Il giardino dei
Finzi Contini, the last track on the release, won an Oscar
nomination for Best Original Score.Much of De Sica?s work centres
around the themes of pain and suffering, where music is invested
with the power to help alleviate the indifference that surrounds so
much human grief ? thus pieces such as In memoriam and Kojiki, the
latter of which was inspired by the bombing of Pearl Harbour ? look
to console and redeem. Also included on the set are the Concerto
for violin and strings, which pays homage to two of the most
important influences on the composer?s style ? Berg and Bartók ?
and Una breve vacanza, the leitmotif of the like-named film
directed by De Sica?s father and, by the composer?s own admission,
one of his most beautiful melodies. Filmusic, a three-part
concertino with a Russian-inspired first movement and swirling
tarantella-based finale, completes the line-up.Performing this
music is the Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini, one of Italy?s most
important symphony orchestras and which has appeared under
conductors of the calibre of Charles Dutoit, Lorin Maazel and Kurt
Masur ? to name but a few. The ensemble provides the background to
a wonderfully lively instrumental fantasy in which the harp,
violin, viola and piano ? here astutely performed Floraleda Sacchi,
Maristella Patuzzi, Anna Serova and Michelangelo Carbonara
respectively ? becomes the soloists in a fascinating, wide-reaching
musical fabric. Flavio Emilio Scogna conducts.Other information:-
Recorded 27 & 28 May 2013, Centro di Produzione Musicale della
Filarmonica Toscanini, Parma.- Manuel de Sica?s music is difficult
to categorise, and that in itself is its strength: it seamlessly
crosses borders between ?serious? and ?light? music, touches on
tragic events (a memoriam for the victims of the earthquake of
Abruzzo and Emilia), and illuminates films. The diversity of De
Sica?s inspirations (Maderna, Berg, Bartók, Mancini) points at his
eclectic and unconventional style.- The works on this CD are
concertante works for a variety of solo instruments: violin, viola,
harp and piano.- Music of immediate appeal, a source of beauty and
inspiration!- Excellent performances by the Filarmonica Arturo
Toscanini, conducted by Flavio Emilio Scogna.- Liner notes by the
composer and orchestra biography.