Fiorella Mannoia Le Canzoni (1993)

César Cui, one of the group of five nationalist Russian composers of the second half of the 19th century known as The Five or The Mighty Handful, was the son of a French officer who had remained in Russia after the retreat of Napoleon in 1812. In common with other composers of his generation and background, he had a career apart from music, in his case as a professor at the Academy of Military Engineering, an expert in fortification. This did not prevent him from ambitious activity as a composer and an important career as a critic, often harsh and intolerant in his judgements. He is best known for his colourful short piano pieces.

A distanza di 29 anni dalla sua ultima partecipazione in gara al Festival di Sanremo, Fiorella Mannoia torna sul palco dell’Ariston con “CHE SIA BENEDETTA” (il testo è di Amara e Salvatore Mineo, la musica di Amara), un brano che la stessa Fiorella definisce un “inno alla vita”. Per Fiorella sarà la quinta volta in gara sul palco del Teatro Ariston: l’esordio risale al 1981 con “Caffè nero bollente”, nel 1984 fu la volta di “Come si cambia”, nel 1987 di “Quello che le donne non dicono” che quest’anno compie 30 anni, e nel 1988 di “Le notti di maggio”.