Otmar Nussio: Variations su un’ Arietta di Pergolesi (1953)

00:00 - I. Arietta: Moderato 01:26 - II. Scherzetto: Allegretto 01:52 - III. Tambourino: Presto 02:44 - IV. Lamento: Andante 04:18 - V. Ostinato: Molto moderato 05:23 - VI. Rapsodia: Moderato con fierezza 06:45 - VII. Elegia: Andante 10:05 - VIII. Barbaresca: Allegro feroce 10:44 - IX. Stornello: Allegretto 11:19 - X. Danza: Presto _____ Bassoon: Christopher Millard Conductor: Mario Bernardi Orchestra: CBC Vancouver Orchestra Year of Recording: 1999 _____ “Nussio was born in 1902 in Grosseto, Italy. He was the chief conductor of The Orchestra della Svizzera italiana in Lugano. During his life, he composed a great number of pieces for orchestra, strings and winds. The Variations over an Arietta by Pergolesi is one of his best works, it is a very famous and important piece for bassoon. This piece was composed in 1953 for bassoon and string orchestra, it included ten different variations. Some variations are very emotional and peaceful in slow tempo, however the re