Nino Rota | Two Piano Concertos

Massimo Palumbo · I Virtuosi Italiani · Marco Boni

Both these works are unashamedly Romantic and nostalgic in style. The E minor Piano Concerto was composed in 1960. Rota composed four piano concertos, but the date of the one in C major seems to be in doubt. It's earlier than 1960, and is a sparer, jauntier work, in mood more reminiscent of the 1920s. It, too, presents a dialogue between the questlike piano part and the orchestra asserting a darker mood. Both concertos are played by Massimo Palumbo with brilliant technique; the recorded sound is excellent. Gramophone

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