Following the melancholic main titles played against the images of the Venetian canals, the score keeps up its zaniness with the music for the Magic Bird, a musical construction who follows each lovemaking session with its own chirpy tune. The bulk of the score uses rare Baroque instruments to create the mysterious mood, including a glass harmonica and the oboe d'amour. A somewhat controversial film upon its release, Casanova has since then attained a cult following due to its lavish looks (he won the Academy Awards for Best Costume) and an unlikely score by Nino Rota.Ĭonductor Carlo Savina (who also orchestrated most of the score due to Rota's illness) said the music was a fever dream and there's really no better way to describe it. Starring Donald Sutherland, this version of Casanova is a world-weary, somewhat melancholic traveler who attends lavish masquerades and dispenses his otherworldly lovemaking skills to anyone interested.

In fact, the director made sure to keep only the barest minimum on details, instead focusing on giving his own interpretation of the character. In collaboration with Gruppo Sugar, Music Box Records is proud to present the expanded 2-CD edition of Nino Rota's melancholic masterpiece, Il Casanova di Federico Fellini.ĭirected by Italian Maestro Federico Fellini, Casanova is an unlikely adaptation of the legendary womanizer's autobiography. O Venezia, Venaga, Venusia (intro - alternate takes) 'L'intermezzo' della mantide religiosa (celesta version) 'L'intermezzo' della mantide religiosa (alternate mix) Il duca di Wurttenberg (instrumental version 2) L duca di Wurttenberg (instrumental version) Il duca di Wurttenberg (instrumental version with alternate ending) Il duca di Wurttenberg (instrumental version) 'L'intermezzo' della mantide religiosa (cello version) 'L'intermezzo' della mantide religiosa (version 2) Pin Penin (harpsichord and celesta version)

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