Eleanor Hodgkinson, the pianist on this recording, is a versatile musician who performs, teaches, and writes, and is the keyboard coordinator at the Junior Academy of the Royal Academy of Music.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Nino Rota's musical language was shaped by composition tutors Ildebrando Pizzetti and Alfredo Casella, leading to a cosmopolitan style that fused various influences with a neo-Classical approach.
Recording & Production
This album includes several world première recordings of Nino Rota's solo piano works.
Compositional Technique
Nino Rota frequently used the cryptogram BACH (B flat, A, C, B natural) in his compositions, employing variations and anagrams of the name, as seen in 'Variazioni e fuga nei dodici toni sul nome di Bach' and 'Due Valzer sul nome BACH'.
Composer Biography
Nino Rota was a prolific film composer, writing music for over 170 films, with his score for the British film 'The Glass Mountain' bringing him international recognition in 1949.
Composer Biography
Nino Rota, born in Milan in 1911, was enrolled at the Conservatorio di musica di Milano at the age of twelve.
Album & Artwork
This album, 'Complete Solo Piano Works • 2', is the second and final volume of Nino Rota's solo piano music.
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