Nino Rota

clarinet quartet (2 Bb clar, Eb alto clar (or 3d Bb clar), bass clar.)

trombone quartet (3 trombones, bass trombone)

sax quartet (sopr. sax, alto sax, tenor sax, baryt. sax)

The pieces mirror a kaleidoscope of feelings and sensations: witty and clever, elegantly sarcastic, dreamily floating, painterly and impressionistic, and restrained and melancholic.

In 1972 Nino Rota composed his Cello Concerto No. 1; the actual date of the world premiere, however, remains unknown today. In contrast to his Cello Concerto No. 2, he refers here to the late Romantic...