Nino Rota (1911-1979)
String quartet (1948-54)
1st Movement 0:00
2nd Movement 4:49
3rd Movement
Nuovo Quartetto Italiano
This is the world premiere recording of film composer Nino Rota's string quartet. A student of Pizzetti and Casella, Rota composed the work between 1948 and 1954, using pastel tones and gentle irony (a hint of the dies irae in the last movement).
Painting: "Basket of Fruit" by Caravaggio (1571-1610)
beautiful.
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