ITALIA
Rhapsodie op. 11. "Italia" is a rhapsody for orchestra composed by Alfredo Casella in 1909, which evokes two of the most characteristic aspects of Southern Italy: the tragic and superstitious Sicily, and the Gulf of Naples, full of life and joy. The composition, which freely reworks some popular themes, was first performed in 1910.
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Italia, it’s a rhapsodic orchestral poem composed by Alfredo Casella (1883-1947) in 1909 and performed in the first time under his conducting at the Caveau Hall in Paris on 23 April, 1910. So Casella describes this rhapsody: “The composer wanted to evoke in this work two of the most characteristic aspects of southern Italy: the tragic one of Sicily, the volcanic island from the vast desert areas burned by a scorching sun, and superstitious and feverish life; the other, it’s about Naples and its bay, full of the most exuberant life force and the most carefree joy”. The composition is the free reworking of some popular themes.
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