Composer: Alfredo Catalani
Orchestra: Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma
Conductor: Francesco La Vecchia
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8573072
Release: 2014
Size: 945 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Ero e Leandro
02. Scherzo
03. Andantino in A Major
04. Contemplazione
05. 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.