Artist: Marco Albonetti, Roma Sinfonietta, Paolo Silvestri
Title: Postcards from Italy - Italian Music for Film
Year Of Release: 2023
Label: Chandos
Genre: Classical
Quality: 24bit-96kHz FLAC (tracks) + booklet
Total Time: 01:05:41
Total Size: 1.20 GB

Tracklist:

1. Morricone: The Mission: Gabriel's Oboe (2:41)
2. Morricone: The Mission: The Falls (4:35)
3. Morricone: The Legend of 1900: Playing Love (4:36)
4. Morricone: Nuovo Cinema Paradiso: Nostalgia (2:22)
5. Morricone: Nuovo Cinema Paradiso: Looking for You (3:50)
6. Morricone: Once Upon a Time in America: Deborah's Theme (3:25)
7. Morricone: Once Upon a Time in America: Main Theme (3:27)
8. Lacalle, Morricone: Once Upon a Time in America: Amapola (5:20)
9. Morricone: Malèna: Theme (5:25)
10. Rota: Amarcord: Theme (4:36)
11. Rota: The Godfather: The Godfather Waltz (3:48)
12. Rota: The Godfather: Remeniscence of Sicilian Pastorale (1:43)
13. Rota: The Godfather: Love Theme (3:10)
14. Rota: La dolce vita: Themes (9:34)
15. Silvestri: Controvento: Theme (3:08)
16. Barbieri: Last Tango in Paris: Theme (4:09)

For his third album for Chandos, the saxophonist Marco Albonetti turns to the rich tradition of film music from his native Italy. Marco writes: 'Film music has been described as the defining new genre of classical music in the twentieth century. It engages both the ear and the heart of an audience. The masterpieces composed by two Italian film composers in particular, Nino Rota and Ennio Morricone, embody the cultural identity of most Italians and they have become recognised and loved by audiences around the world. The film themes on this album capture the magical combination of romance, melancholy, friendship, and violence. The notes vibrate with such passion that the compositions continue to engage the listener, bringing the work of these great Italian composers to life wherever and whenever it is performed. Film music is meant to be an accompaniment to the action on screen. However, the music of the great Italian composers is so powerful and enduring that these melodies can stand on their own merit, transporting us to another time and place, evoking memories of past experiences or introducing us to new worlds, places which we can only see in our imagination. This album is a tribute to the Italian spirit, to my spirit, expressed through a musical journey: it offers Postcards from Italy.'

Marco Albonetti, soprano saxophone
Michelangelo Carbonara, piano (tracks 4, 7)
Vincenzo Bolognese, violin (track 6)
Roma Sinfonietta
Paolo Silvestri, conductor