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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
You've never heard "The Godfather" like this,
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This review is from: Nino Rota: Music For Film (Audio CD)
For me the highlight of this disc is a short suite from "Rocco and His Brothers," with some pungent accordion work and 1950's jazz influences. This is glorious and rarely performed music, and conductor Riccardo Muti and the fine La Scala musicians should be thanked for presenting it so beautifully. (The film itself, available on DVD, is one of Visconti's best and well worth seeking out.) But there isn't a stale moment anywhere.The melancholy themes from "The Godfather" have probably never been played so well. The famous opening trumpet solo, combining loneliness and menace in equal parts, is beautifully done, as are the relatively upbeat selections from "8-1/2" and "La Dolce Vita." Throughout the production, it is marvelous to hear these scores played with such passion and commitment, and the La Scala musicians sound sweepingly involved. But for many listeners the highlight will be the dazzling and haunting waltzes from "The Leopard," with their melodic arcs echoing the grand scale of Visconti's masterpiece. This is truly evocative film writing. An excellent introduction to Rota's music, played with suave intensity by one of the best conductors in the world. (For those interested, Muti and La Scala recorded another Rota CD with additional dances from "The Leopard," as well as music from "La Strada" and the "Concerto for Strings" -- also highly recommended.)
12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Italian Scala and Muti feels Rota!,
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This review is from: Nino Rota: Music For Film (Audio CD)
Perhaps this is the most powerfull collection of film music of Nino Rota, and Muti knows and feel this music. Splendid perfomance and sound.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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New to Nino Rota,
By Nucakes (Evanston, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nino Rota: Music For Film (Audio CD)
I bought this cd after watching The Leopard and was completely blown away by the ballroom scene. Very moving music
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Maravillosa música la de Nino Rota...excelente Muti,
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This review is from: Nino Rota: Music For Film (Audio CD)
En este cd escuchamos una hermosa selección de geniales temas originales para el cine compuestos por uno de los mejores compositores de música para películas que dió Italia: Nino Rota. En versión magistral de la Filarmonica della Scala a cargo del excelente director Riccardo Muti, oimos obras entrañables que acompañaron a grandes éxitos del cine mundial como "El Padrino", "El Ensayo de Orquesta", "Rocco y sus hermanos", "8 1/2" o "El Leopardo", verdaderas obras de arte cinematográficos.
Un disco de lujo.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Superb stuff,
By Skaynan (Brentwood, TN United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Nino Rota: Music For Film (Audio CD)
If you like either classical music, soundtracks, Italian cinema, Ricardo Muti, La Scala, or all of the above, you would love this offering. It's brilliant.
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Nino Rota: Music For Film by Nino Rota (Audio CD - 1998)
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