{"product_id":"flavio-motalla-lamore-e-poesia-vocalises-for-soprano-o","title":"Flavio Motalla: L'amore è poesia – Vocalises for Soprano \u0026 O","description":"\u003cp\u003eL'amore e poesia (love is poetry) is a song cycle for soprano and orchestra, built around four vocalises and an orchestral interlude. The various pieces were written over the course of nearly a decade and at very different stages of Flavio Motalla's life but they are all connected with each other by the underlying theme set forth in the title. The compositions feature a wordless soprano, even though I was urged by several of my friends to use a libretto at first. However, it occurred to me early on that the music could be vocal but without relying on words. Not only might a written text present a distraction for the audience, but even more so it's rhythmic pattern would have interfered too much with the organic flow of the composition. Also, given the subject matter, I strongly felt that the music should speak for itself. The pieces are written in a very lush, romantic style, both lyrical in expression and epic in scale. At times notably nostalgic, sometimes opulent but never cloying. The soaring melodies are clearly a nod to the likes or Erich Wolfgang Korngold and Max Steiner, whose film music from the golden era of Hollywood has always been an inspiration to Motalla.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Solo Musica","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":49605381718296,"sku":"4260123642471","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/4346\/3192\/files\/3495594.jpg?v=1777657431","url":"https:\/\/hbdirect.com\/products\/flavio-motalla-lamore-e-poesia-vocalises-for-soprano-o","provider":"HBDirect","version":"1.0","type":"link"}