Francesco Florimo and the transfer to Catania of Vincenzo Bellini’s remains in 1876
by Carmelo Neri* This year marks the 150th anniversary of the transfer to Italy of the humble remains of Vincenzo Bellini, who died in 1835 in Puteaux, a suburb of Paris. It took forty-one years to complete this heartfelt repatriation, a delay caused by wars, political upheavals,…
Rattle, the LSO, and a carefully selected cast enchant and excite in a new recording of Janáček’s “The Excursions of Mr. Brouček”
It is always a privilege exploring the fertile universe of the Moravian composer Leoš Janáček. Listeners and musicians approaching his scores never fail to be moved by his inexhaustible inventiveness and originality, qualities that allowed him to substantially shape an innovative style that would influence generations of…
Francesco Florimo e la traslazione a Catania delle ceneri di Vincenzo Bellini nel 1876
di Carmelo Neri* Ricorre quest’anno il centocinquantesimo anniversario della traslazione in Italia dei miseri resti di Vincenzo Bellini, deceduto nel 1835 a Puteaux, un sobborgo parigino. Per portare a termine quel pietoso rimpatrio si dovettero aspettare quarantuno anni, e tale ritardo fu causato da guerre, sconvolgimenti…