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Originally Posted by Commander Wallace
Something different, again.
Quote: Pietro Mascagni (7 December 1863 – 2 August 1945) was an Italian composer primarily known for his operas. His 1890 masterpiece Cavalleria rusticana caused one of the greatest sensations in opera history and single-handedly ushered in the Verismo movement in Italian dramatic music.
It is called Cavalleria Rusticana Intermezzo but I have also heard it played by a symphony under the name Sancta Maria.
Just a beautiful piece of music.
Pietro Mascagni- Cavalleria Rusticana Intermezzo. [...] |
Cavalleria rusticana, yes! One of my favourite classic operas.
I like to listen ot it while driving .. once owned a small yellow Fiat
Berlinetta, built-in was a (then) car-independent sound system by Bose. I always cranked up the sequence in the initial part when the bell starts ..
Was driving alongside a truck in summer with the windows down and sound at maximum. When the bell gave that first bang i saw the truck in the rear mirror making a definite swerve ..