CD's

The Wind Music of Franco Cesarini

Volume 1

Various Wind Orchestras

Product Category	Concert Band
Year of Release	1998
Product Type	CD
Label	De Haske Winds
Series	Composer's Portrait
Item number	DHR 10-008-3

A rich collection of early compositions by Franco Cesarini featuring 9 works.

Alpina Fanfare: a work in three movements composed for the Swiss Loss Band and dedicated to Kurt Brogli.

Harlequin: composed in 1995 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Swiss Federation of Wind Band Conductors.

The Haunter of the Dark: composed in 1994, it is based on a tale by the author Howard Phillips Lovecraft about a deserted church, where according to an old legend a monster had been lying low for years.

Pastorale de Provence: composed this work as a tribute to the memory of Darius Milhaud, born a century earlier in Aix-en-Provence, France. The premiere, conducted by the composer, was presented by the Civic Philharmonic of Balerna in December, 1992.

Interlude for Band: composed in 1987, it was premiered the same year by the National Youth Wind Band of Switzerland under the baton of Felix Hauswirth.

Convergents: composed in 1990, with Convergents Franco Cesarini has succeeded in composing a piece suitable for both concerts or contests which whilst not being too difficult still has the feel of a major work.

Mexican Pictures: composed in 1988, this four movement suite made Cesarini’s name known all over the world.

Festival Fanfare: composed in 1981, this work is extremely suited to open a concert.

Lugano: composed in 1998, this piece is a tribute to the Ceresio, also called Lugano Lake, located in the Southern part of Switzerland where Cesarini was born.

Content

Alpina Fanfare