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Fellini + Rota = Magic

Galina | Virginia, USA | 10/30/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

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Orchestrated and conducted by Derek Wadsworth and performed by The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, the scores on the CD "Fellini Rota: Music from the Classic Films of Federico Fellini" are marvelous and unforgettable and I am never tired of listening to them. The CD is one of the favorites in my collection.



Rota's melodies have everything in them: Italy's shining sun, her blue sky, the sound of her sea. They've got ancient wisdom of Rome and eternal innocence of a child. They are in Cabiria's smile, Gradisca's walk, Anita's fountain, Juliet's quiet loneliness, it the songs of Gelsomina's trumpet, in La Saraghina's lurid dance on the beach. Rota filled his tunes with beauty, poetry, romance, longing, regrets and dreams that may never come true but they are beautiful dreams anyway. Sweet and melodical, gentle and rhythmical, kind and lovely, they keep playing after the films are over, all characters disappear from the screen and what is left behind is "a little orchestra of Hope with Love as its conductor". The last that we hear in is the magic music of Rota, bringing affirmation, hope and love.

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Fellini's Great Composer

Helen Bed | Florida USA | 11/05/2008

(2 out of 5 stars)

"Fellini's films are practically unimaginable without the music of Nino Rota, and in fact there are very few Fellini films without it. However I find this compilation a bit disappointing, though I'm not totally sure why. The tracks are short, just 3 or 4 minutes, and taken out of context, I don't know, it just feels like something's missing, perhaps a sense of continuity. Certainly this is not to disparage their brilliance within their filmic context. But I caution the potential buyer. If you're buying just one Rota score, perhaps a better choice would be to buy that of your favorite Fellini film."

What happened ?

Eileen O'Keefe | Michigan City, Indiana USA | 01/07/2010

(2 out of 5 stars)

"I'm not certain why this CD is so disappointing. The selections from the films are strung together in an uninteresting way, and seem to be played at the same tempo. I plan to order Fellini soundtracks, because I love the music. Maybe a Czech symphony orchestra just can't capture Rota's sensual Italian spirit."