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•Edition Schott Piano . Klavier

Nino Rota1911 - 1979

Suite del Casanova di Federico Felliniper pianofortefur Klavierfor Piano

ED 20181ISMN M-001-14732-3

www.schott-music.com

Mainz . London· Berlin· Madrid· New York, Paris· Prague· Tokyo· Toronto© 2008 SCHOll' MUSIC GmbH & Co. KG, Mainz . Printed in Germany

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COVER ART: Original painting by Giuliano Geleng © CAM. S.r.1. Private Collection

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Nino Rota era un ottimo pianista e questa sua abilita 10 aiuto molto nella pratica com­positiva per il cinema. Tale era la sua naturalezza nell'improvvisare e variare sui temiapprontati per Ie sed ute di lavoro con i registi, che questi ultimi spesso credevano diessere lora stessi gli autori della musica che si andava definendo per il film. Purtroppodi queste sedute di composizione estemporanea non rimaneva mai traccia compiuta.Fa eccezione If Casanova die Federico Fellini, per il quale il Maestro, sulla base degliabbozzi di lavorazione, scrisse una vera e propria suite pianistica. Nella colonna sonoraoriginale del film furono utilizzate in modo massiccio, anche contemporaneamente,tastiere di ogni epoca: dal c1aviecembalo al piano elettrico, dall'organo a canne a quelloelettronico. Questo fatto unito alia presenza di materiali relativi a due valzer perpianoforte sui nome BACH, composti dal Maestro qualche tempo prima, estate cer­tamente alia base dell'ispriazione di questa Suite che declina una grande varieta diesonorita pianistiche. Va infine sottolineato che, se pure per il tramite di uno spartito,il branD ci restituisce quell'aspetto della musicalita di Nino Rota che ha incantatoalcuni dei pill grandi registi cinematografici della seconda meta del Novecento.

Francesco Lombardi

Nino Rota war ein hervorragender Pianist, und diese Fahigkeit half ihm bei derkompositorischen Praxis fUr das Kino. Sein natLirliches Talent fur Improvisation oderVariation der Themen, die in den Sitzungen mit den Regisseuren aufgegriffen wurden, warso ausgepragt, dass letztere oftmals glaubten, selbst die Autoren der Musik zu sein,die fUr den Film entwickelt wurde. Leider blieb von diesen Improvisationssitzungenniemals ein vollstandiges Dokument erhalten. Eine Ausnahme bildet If Casanova diFederico Fellini, fur den Rota auf der Grundlage einiger Arbeitsskizzen eine eigeneKlaviersuite schrieb. In der originalen Filmmusik kamen daher in massiver Weise oftmalsauch gleichzeitigTasteninstrumente aller Epochen zum Einsatz: yom Cembalo bis zumelektrischen Klavier, von der Pfeifenorgel bis zur elektronischen Orgel. Diese Tatsache,verbunden mit Materialien, die sich auf zwei Walzer fur Klavier uber den NamenBACH beziehen, welche Rota einige Zeit zuvor komponiert hatte, bildet sicherlich dieBasis fur die Inspiration zu dieser Suite, die eine groBe Vielfalt an pianistischen Klangfarbenbietet. Betont sei, dass mittels einer Partitur uns das StOckjene Musikalitat Nino Rotasvermittelt, die einige der groBten Filmregisseure der zweiten Halfte des ZwanzigstenJahrhunderts verzaubert hat.

Francesco Lombardiobersetzu ng: Kersti n Marfordt

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Nino Rota was an excellent pianist and it was this ability which aided him in his com­positional work for films. His naturall talent for improvisation or variation on themeswhich evolved during consultation sessions with film directors was so pronouncedthat these directors were frequently convinced that they themselves had been theauthors of the film music which was subsequently developed. It is unfortunate thatno complete records of any of the improvisation sessions have been preserved. Anexception is 1/ Casanova die Federico Fellini for which Rota utilised severall preliminarysketches as a basis for the composition of an independent suite for piano. In the originalfilm music, keyboard instruments from various epochs were extensively utilised, oftenseveral simultaneously, ranging from the harpsichord to the electric piano and fromthe pipe organ to the electronic organ. Both this and the material based on two waltzesfor piano on the name of BACH, composed by Rota some time previously, seem tohave formed the basis of the inspiration for this suite which offers an extensive rangeof pianistic tonal colours. It must be emphasised that the piano score of this workconveys to us the particular musicality of Nino Rota which had enthralled a numberof the great directors of the second halt of the twentieth century.

Francesco LombardiTranslation: Lindsay Chalmers-Gerbracht

Nino Rota etait un pianiste remarquable, ce qui I'a beaucoup aide a composer pourIe cinema. Son aptitude naturelle aimproviser ou aecrire des variations sur Ie themesprepares pour les seances de travail avec Ie realisateurs etait telle que ces dernierscroyaint souvent etre eux-memes les auteurs de la musique au fur et amesure que Iefilm se faisait. Malheureusement, il n'a subsiste aucun document complet de cesseances d'improvisation. Le Casanova die Federico Fellini fait exception, ce film pourlequel Rota ecrivit une veritable suite pour piano apartir de quelques esquisses de travail.Dans la bande originale du film, il est fait appel, souvent de fac;:on simultanee, a ungrand nombre d'instruments aclavier de toutes les epoques, allant du c1avecin au pianoelectrique et de I'orgue atuyaux aI'oruge electronique. On peut rapprocher ces elementsdu materiel des deux valses pour piano sur Ie nom de BACH que Rota avait composeesquelque temps auparavant ; ce qUi constitue certainement la source d'inspiration pourcette suite qui offre une grande variete de sonorites pianistiques. II faut enfin soulignerque, grace acette partition, ce morceau nous fait percevoir un aspect de la musicalitede Nino Rota qui a enchante quelques-uns des plus grands cineastes de la secondemoitie du vingtieme siecle.

Francesco LombardiTradction: Christopher Hyde

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