Giardiniera di Verdure e Grigliate

At the end of the 18th century, when Mozart went to Paris to develop, his biggest rival was Giuseppe Maria Cambini (1746-1825). The full extent of his musical charm can be seen through these elegant pieces in the album. Not only are symphonic concertos with oboe and bassoon as the main instruments very rare, but the music in the album are all recorded for the first time in the world, adding to the rarity and preciousness of the album.

At the end of the 18th century, when Mozart went to Paris to develop, his biggest rival was Giuseppe Maria Cambini (1746-1825). The full extent of his musical charm can be seen through these elegant pieces in the album. Not only are symphonic concertos with oboe and bassoon as the main instruments very rare, but the music in the album are all recorded for the first time in the world, adding to the rarity and preciousness of the album.

The attached CD is dedicated to the latest winner of the 64th “Busoni” Prize, awarded “unanimously” after 28 years, the 24-year-old Russian pianist Arsenii Mun. On the album, the testimony of the extraordinary feat that took the pianist from the preliminaries to the final with the Haydn Orchestra of Trento and Bolzano conducted by Arvo Volmer: Bach: Choralvorspiel Nun komm der Heiden Heiland BWV 659; Haydn: Sonata in E flat major Hob. XVI: 52; Chopin: Three Mazurkas op. 6 no. 1, op. 17 no. 2 and no. 4; Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit; Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini op. 43 for piano and orchestra.

The idea for this album came about during the recording of its predecessor Cinema Suites (BBC Music Magazine’s “Screen Choice”, Album of the Week on WDR3 etc.), when the Morricone family sent Marco Serino a number of rarities that they hoped could also be recorded, particularly “Dedicated to Maria” (from the film The Sleeping Wife ) that the composer had dedicated to his wife. These works, along with others that Serino rediscovered in his own archives, make up the backbone of Cinema Rarities , an ideal sequel to the previous recording. After twenty years as Ennio Morricone’s chosen violinist, Serino continues his exploration of the compositions for violin and orchestra, but this time with a particular focus on pieces that, besides being less well known to the wider public, all share a degree of “Italianness”.