This has to be one of my most favourite pieces of classical music, written in 1890 and part of a short opera by Mascagni entitled ‘Cavallaeria Rusticana’.
Needless to say that it was through the medium of television that I was first introduced to this piece as it has been featured in a number of tv adverts and films (including ‘The Godfather – Part III’ and ‘Raging Bull’) and as a result is a piece that most people have probably heard but may not know its name or origins.
It is a wonderfully sublime piece of music and in listening to it in the quiet of the lounge when everyone is out shopping rather than on the tube through the headphones it conveys a sense of peace and wonderfully powerful emotion at the same time. You can almost feel the sadness and hope embodied in this music and that is what makes it truly magnificent.
This version Played by a Japanese Orchestra is the best example of it I can find…
Now listen to the song….
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