Riccardo Drigo was one of the important ballet music composers working closely with Marius Petipa. The collaboration with Petipa in 1900 for ballet “Harlequin’s Millions” was a success.
Riccardo Drigo's score spawned two popular repertory pieces, the Serenade and the Valse bluette, both of which are considered cornerstones of Salon music. Later he re-wrote the music “serenade” with lyrics as "Notturno d'amor" for Beniamino Gigli. Ever since it has been arranged for every imaginable instrument as a repertory piece.
This serenade has a very strong Italian scent. I prefer the instrumental version that does create an imagination for a relaxing evening in the moonlight in an Italian village.
Cello & Piano version by Hugo Kreisler (cello) and Fritz Kreisler (piano)
Riccardo Drigo's score spawned two popular repertory pieces, the Serenade and the Valse bluette, both of which are considered cornerstones of Salon music. Later he re-wrote the music “serenade” with lyrics as "Notturno d'amor" for Beniamino Gigli. Ever since it has been arranged for every imaginable instrument as a repertory piece.
This serenade has a very strong Italian scent. I prefer the instrumental version that does create an imagination for a relaxing evening in the moonlight in an Italian village.
Cello & Piano version by Hugo Kreisler (cello) and Fritz Kreisler (piano)
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