Messina: Beffa A Don Chisciotte Suite (La) / Rota: Concerto for Strings / Pessina: Concertango

Featuring

Paolo Pessina
Adriatic Symphony Orchestra
Salvatore Messina
Nino Rota

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Paolo Pessina's Concertango combines the Baroque form of the concerto grosso with the rhythms and sounds of Argentinian tango, believing both genres share common ground.

Composition History

Salvatore Messina's opera, La Beffa a Don Chisciotte, was selected as the winning composition of a 1929 competition by the Rome Royal Opera House, but could not be awarded first prize due to its incomplete orchestration.

Composer Biography

Nino Rota, the composer of the Concerto per archi, was considered a child prodigy and became a leading figure in Italian film music, producing over 150 soundtracks.

Composer Biography

Salvatore Messina, the composer of La Beffa a Don Chisciotte, had a successful career as both a composer and conductor, performing from the Bolshoy Theatre in Moscow to the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires.

Performer Biography

Paolo Pessina, who conducts this album, formed the Orchestra Sinfonica Adriatica in 2001 with talented Italian musicians.

Recording & Production

The Concertango by Paolo Pessina featured on this album is a world première recording.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Nino Rota's Concerto for Strings includes a clear tribute to Bach's Orchestral Suite No.3 in D major, known as the 'Air on the G string', through its descending bass accompaniment in the Aria movement.