Nino Rota - Music from 'La Strada' & 'Il Gattopardo' (Riccardo Muti)

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Composer: Nino Rota

• Ballet suite from "La Strada"
• Concerto for strings
• Dances music from "Il Gattopardo"

Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala

Riccardo Muti, conductor

Date: 1994

Label: Sony

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Nino Rota (3 December 1911 – 10 April 1979) was an Italian composer, pianist, conductor and educator, internationally acclaimed for his film scores. He is best known for his collaborations with Federico Fellini and Luchino Visconti, as well as for scoring The Godfather and The Godfather Part II, the latter earning him an Academy Award. Over a 46-year career, Rota composed more than 150 film scores, in addition to operas, ballets, orchestral and chamber works, including a notable concerto for strings. He also wrote music for theatre and served for nearly three decades as director of the Liceo Musicale in Bari.

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Riccardo Muti (born 28 July 1941 in Naples) is an Italian conductor. He studied piano and conducting in Naples and Milan, gaining early recognition after winning the 1967 Guido Cantelli Conducting Competition. He led several major orchestras, including the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (1968–1980), the Philharmonia (1972–1982), Philadelphia Orchestra (1980–1992) and Teatro alla Scala (1986–2005). From 2010 to 2023, he was Music Director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and is now its Music Director Emeritus for Life. A prolific recording artist, Muti has received many honors and awards, including two Grammys.

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