Cinema Memories

Bernstein, Leonard, Morricone, Ennio, Rota, Nino, różni kompozytorzy, Skoryk, Myroslav, Williams, John

Piccioni, Leandro, Serino, Marco

A 585

After releasing the complete set of Ennio Morricone’s Cinema Suites for violin and orchestra on two albums (Cinema Suites, A495 and Cinema Rarities, A554), Marco Serino now presents world premiere recordings of the Maestro’s own arrangements for violin and piano. Marco is joined by pianist Leandro Piccioni, who, like Marco, brings over twenty years of experience working closely with Morricone in his favoured orchestra, Roma Sinfonietta. These original arrangements, all from celebrated soundtracks, represent the point of departure for an original anthology in which the two musicians investigate the wider repertoire connected to the cinema. Cinema Memories ranges from works that have since become classics such as the Three Pieces from Schindler’s List by John Williams to Bernstein’s West Side Story Suite, one of the outright masterpieces of musicals on film, and Myroslav Skoryk’s Melody in A minor, a jewel of a piece that has since become a sort of national anthem for the Ukrainian people. It is a programme that interweaves memory and imagination, melancholy and light, dreams and reality, making each listening experience a truly multifaceted experience.

Works:

•Morricone, E: Cinema Suite
-I. Lolita
-II. Deborah’s Theme
-III. Playing Love
-IV. Nostalgia
-V. Looking for You - Love Theme
• Bernstein: Suite from West Side Story
-I. Prologue (Arr. for Violin and Piano by Marco Serino and Leandro Piccioni)
-II. Somewhere (Arr. for Violin and Piano by Raimundo Penaforte)
-III. Maria (Arr. for Violin and Piano by Marco Serino and Leandro Piccioni)
-IV. America (Arr. for Violin and Piano by Raimundo Penaforte)
• Williams, John: Three Pieces from Schindler’s List
-No. 1, Theme from Schindler’s List
-No. 2, Jewish Town (Krakow Ghetto - Winter ‘41)
-No. 3, Remembrances
• Rota, N: Un diavolo sentimentale. Improvviso per violino e pianoforte
• Skoryk: Melody in A Minor

CD x 1

Arcana

3.12.2025

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