An Early Evening Stroll

This is episode three in a short series about the other side of bel canto composers. Vincenzo Bellini, Gaetano Donizetti and Gioacchino Rossini have become and remained famous mostly for their operas. However, they have also composed other music, some more than the others. This episode covers Gaetano Donizetti’s later works.

Playlist

Gaetano Donizetti

1. Impromptu for violin and piano. Rodolfo Bonucci, violin; Pietro Spada, piano
2. Larghetto and Allegro in G major for violin and harp: Rodolfo Bonucci, violin; Claudia Antonelli, harp
3. Allegro in F minor. Pietro Spada, piano
4. La Ricordanza. Pietro Spada, piano
5. Allegro in C major (I). Pietro Spada, piano
6. Allegro in C major (II). Pietro Spada, piano
7. Sinfonia in E minor. Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI conducted by Diego Dini Ciacci
8. Wals in G major. Larissa Kondratjewa & Reinhard Schmiedel, piano