Postcards from Italy - Italian Music for Film Marco Albonetti, Roma Sinfonietta & Paolo Silvestri

• Ennio Morricone (1928 - 2020):
• 1Morricone: The Mission: Gabriel's Oboe02:40
• 2Morricone: The Mission: The Falls04:34
• 3Morricone: The Legend of 1900: Playing Love04:35
• 4Morricone: Nuovo Cinema Paradiso: Nostalgia02:21
• 5Morricone: Nuovo Cinema Paradiso: Looking for You03:49
• 6Morricone: Once Upon a Time in America: Deborah's Theme03:25
• 7Morricone: Once Upon a Time in America: Main Theme03:27
• Joseph Lacalle (1859 - 1937), Ennio Morricone
• 8Lacalle, Morricone: Once Upon a Time in America: Amapola05:20
• Ennio Morricone:
• 9Morricone: Malèna: Theme05:25
• Nino Rota (1911 - 1979):
• 10Rota: Amarcord: Theme04:35
• 11Rota: The Godfather: The Godfather Waltz03:48
• 12Rota: The Godfather: Remeniscence of Sicilian Pastorale01:43
• 13Rota: The Godfather: Love Theme03:09
• 14Rota: La dolce vita: Themes09:34
• Paolo Silvestri (b. 1960):
• 15Silvestri: Controvento: Theme03:07
• Gato Barbieri (1932 - 2016):
• 16Barbieri: Last Tango in Paris: Theme04:09
• Total Runtime01:05:41

Info for Postcards from Italy - Italian Music for Film

For his third album for Chandos, the saxophonist Marco Albonetti turns to the rich tradition of film music from his native Italy. Marco writes: 'Film music has been described as the defining new genre of classical music in the twentieth century. It engages both the ear and the heart of an audience. The masterpieces composed by two Italian film composers in particular, Nino Rota and Ennio Morricone, embody the cultural identity of most Italians and they have become recognised and loved by audiences around the world. The film themes on this album capture the magical combination of romance, melancholy, friendship, and violence. The notes vibrate with such passion that the compositions continue to engage the listener, bringing the work of these great Italian composers to life wherever and whenever it is performed. Film music is meant to be an accompaniment to the action on screen. However, the music of the great Italian composers is so powerful and enduring that these melodies can stand on their own merit, transporting us to another time and place, evoking memories of past experiences or introducing us to new worlds, places which we can only see in our imagination. This album is a tribute to the Italian spirit, to my spirit, expressed through a musical journey: it offers Postcards from Italy.'

Marco Albonetti, soprano saxophone
Michelangelo Carbonara, piano (tracks 4, 7)
Vincenzo Bolognese, violin (track 6)
Roma Sinfonietta
Paolo Silvestri, conductor

Marco Albonetti
Since his highly praised Carnegie Hall début, in New York City, the saxophonist Marco Albonetti has been performing and giving master-classes around the world. His ability to captivate audiences with his charismatic and innovative performances has made him one of the most influential classical saxophone artists of his generation. Though he is classically trained, his style of performance represents a unique blend of dynamic techniques and multifaceted influences.

He has appeared at myriad Italian theatres and distinguished international venues, including the Konzerthaus Berlin, Gewandhaus Leipzig, Wiener Saal, in Salzburg, Palau de la Música de València, Palau de la Música Catalana de Barcelona, Teatro Español de Madrid, Theater in der Josefstadt, in Vienna, Sverdlovsk State Philharmonic Hall, in Yekaterinburg, Wits Great Hall, in Johannesburg, Sala Verdi, in Milano, Zhongshan Hall, in Taipei, and Aram Khachaturian Hall, in Yerevan. He has also been awarded first prize at several international solo and chamber music competitions.

Concerto performances being at the heart of his career, both at home and abroad, he has enjoyed appearing with such orchestras as Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana, Orchestra da Camera di Mantova, I Virtuosi Italiani, Orchestra I Pomeriggi Musicali, Roma Sinfonietta, Orchestra Senzaspine, Orchestra Sinfonica della Provincia di Bari, Orchestra della Fondazione Teatro Petruzzelli, National Chamber Orchestra of Armenia, St Michel Strings, Latvian Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra, Vidin State Philharmonic Orchestra, Cyprus Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Maderna, Collegium Musicum Orchestra, and Jackson Symphony Orchestra.

Marco Albonetti has performed live on radio and television, notably on RAI 1, SABC, PIK 1, CBS, Hong Kong Broadcasting Corporation, Lumiere TV, Cypriot Radio, and Wisconsin Public Radio, and amassed a sizeable discography. In February 2021, in hommage to the centenary of the birth of Astor Piazzolla, he released Romance del Diablo: The Music of Piazzolla, on Chandos Records. This was followed, in 2022, by Amarcord d’un Tango. His latest recording Postcards from Italy will be released in October 2023.

Having worked with Luciano Berio for several years, he is active in the performance of both traditional and contemporary repertoire, and has premièred works for the saxophone by prominent composers such as John Harbison, Gunther Schuller, David Maslanka, Bernard Rands, Jorge Bosso, Kirk O’Riordan, David Stock, Phanos Dymiotis, Julie Spencer, Fred Sturm, and Ken Schaphorst. For several years, he toured as an actor / saxophonist with the renowned Italian ‘diva’ Milva, performing music by Astor Piazzolla, Hanns Eisler, and Kurt Weill. He has developed multiple projects featuring baroque, tango, and world music and shared the stage with musicians such as the percussionist Dane Richeson, legendary tango pianist Pablo Ziegler, and multiple Grammy award winner Branford Marsalis.

Marco Albonetti is a Légère Reeds Endorsing Artist and an ambassador for John Ashfield men’s clothing.

This album contains no booklet.