Cilea, Francesco / Conte, Sandra - Francesco Cilea: Complete Piano Works Vol 1 - Import CD

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Cilea, Francesco / Conte, Sandra

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Francesco Cilea (1866-1950) was one of the most famous Italian opera composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and while influenced by French opera, he was also known as a leading figure in verismo opera. This is the start of a collection of piano works that reveals the charm and essence of Cilea as a "composer of instrumental music," a figure other than his great fame as an opera composer! In Cilea's piano works, which are scattered with unknown masterpieces, the Italian female pianist Sandra Conte, who is also making her Carnegie Hall debut, has carefully read and played the scores in order to revive a world where the vitality and strength that was the driving force of Italian music in the first half of the 20th century is definitely alive and well. The performance is based on a careful reading of the score. This is a significant project that reveals the full scope of Cilea's instrumental compositions as an opera composer. Tokyo M-Plus