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Rota: Piano Concertos

7/1/2013, 6 Tracks, 54:13

Featuring

  • Hannu Lintu
  • Janne Mertanen
  • Tampere Filharmonia
  • Nino Rota

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Composer Biography

At the age of 12, Nino Rota gained recognition with his oratorio "The Childhood of St John the Baptist" and befriended Igor Stravinsky.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Hannu Lintu, the conductor on this recording, assumed the post of Artistic Director of the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra in autumn 2009 and won the Nordic Conducting Competition in 1994.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Janne Mertanen, the pianist on this recording, is primarily known as a Chopin interpreter and won the International Chopin Competition in Darmstadt, Germany, in 1992.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Nino Rota aimed to foster beauty and happiness in his art, stating, "If I could make everyone around me experience a moment of happiness, I would do everything I possibly could."

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Nino Rota, best known for his film scores, composed music for over 150 films, including Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather" trilogy.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Nino Rota's music often features allusions and borrowings from his own and others' works, which in his film scores emphasized nostalgia, optimism, and humanism.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

The Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra, with 97 musicians, is one of Scandinavia's leading symphony orchestras and has released over 40 recordings, earning several awards.

Source: Booklet

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