Alfredo Casella - Symphony II + A Notte Alta For Piano & Orchestra - Francesco La Vecchia & Orchestra Sinfonica Di Roma (Naxos 2010) mp3 320kbps

From the very first notes, with their tolling bells, Casella’s Symphony No. 2 is deeply indebted to its model, Mahler’s own Symphony No. 2, whose Parisian première was championed by Casella during his years in the French capital. A notte alta (‘In deepest night’), which Casella described as ‘the only piece of programme music I have ever composed…inspired by emotional events in my personal life’ (Casella’s love for his Parisian student Yvonne Müller), is a work of intimate self-revelation and sombre meditation on ‘the utter indifference of Nature to human passions’. (Naxos.com)

01 Lento Grave Solenne 13:20
02 Allegro Motto Vivace 10:24
03 Adagio Quasi Andante 12:57
04 Finale : Tempo Di Marcia Ben Resoluto Con Fuoco 18:50
05 A Notte Alta, Op. 30

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