The Italian Connection
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On vacation in Italy in 1903, English composer Edward Elgar wrote a friend, “Music is in the air. It’s everywhere--you only have to take as much of it as you need for your inspiration.”
Indeed, for northern Europeans, Italy was not only a winter haven, but a land filled with song and dance.
In this hour, five works inspired by the music, people and scenery of Italy--by Elgar, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Berlioz, and Richard Strauss.
FEATURED RECORDINGS
| Title |
Group/Artist |
Catalog # |
UPC |
| Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 |
London Symphony Orchestra, Abbado |
DGG 415 974-2 |
028941597427 |
| Italy After Dark: “Bella Ragazza dalle Trecce Bionde” |
Carlo Buti |
EMI 07777800232 |
077778002321 |
| Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien |
RCA Victor Symphony, Kondrashin |
BMG 09026-63302-2 |
090266330225 |
| Berlioz: Harold en Italie |
Frankfurt Radio Symph, Inbal; Bashmet, viola |
Denon CO-73207 |
081757320726 |
| Elgar Overtures: In the South |
Scottish National Orchestra, Gibson |
Chandos CHAN 8309 |
095115830925 |
| At His Best: “Faniculi, Fanicula” |
Mario Lanza |
BMG 09026-68130-2 |
828767162522 |
| Strauss: Aus Italien: . “Neapolitanisches Volksleen” |
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosler |
Naxos 8.550342 |
4891030503427 |
