Francesco La Vecchia - Catalani: Ero e Leandro / Scherzo / Andantino / Contemplazione & Il mattino (2014)

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Title: Catalani: Ero e Leandro / Scherzo / Andantino / Contemplazione & Il mattino
Year Of Release: 2014
Label: Naxos
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (image + .cue, log, booklet)
Total Time: 54:45 min
Total Size: 244 MB
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Tracklist:

1. Ero e Leandro (Hero and Leander), symphonic poem
2. Scherzo
3. Andantino
4. Contemplazione
5. Il Mattino "Sinfonia romantica"

Alfredo Catalani is best known today for his opera La Wally, but he also experimented with a number of orchestral works, including three symphonies. Ero e Leandro, Catalani’s last orchestral work, evokes the dramatic tragedy of the Greek mythological lovers Hero and Leander who lived on either side of the Hellespont (the modern Dardanelles). The brief Scherzo is a sparkling piece while the Andantino is noteworthy for its fluid melodic line. The bel canto lyricism of Contemplazione contrasts with Il Mattino, a single-movement Romantic symphony divided into several clearly distinguishable sections.