Francesco Paolo Tosti
Marechiare
(2019)
for voice, violin I, violin II, viola and violoncello
Duration: 3'
Bearbeitung: Paolo Fradiani
Solos:
voice
Instrumentation details:
violin I
violin II
viola
violoncello
Marechiare
Sample pages
Work introduction
Marechiare is a Neapolitan song from 1886, the text being written by Salvatore di Giacomo with two before the song was published in 1886, and the music was composed by Francesco Paolo Tosti.
Salvatore di Giacomo said he wrote the text at a table in a café in Piazza Triesto e Trento.
In 1914, the film "A Marechiaro 'nce stà na fenesta" was shot, directed by Elvira Notari, the first example of a director, the film telling a passionate drama inspired by the famous song by Di Giacomo and Tosti.
The string quartet version has been realized for a concert organized by "Maggio Musicale Fiorentino".