Toselli's Serenade

Ir T O Lau to me, Tan, Pastor, Magdalene, Josephine, Joseph, Hon, C
show details 10:22 PM (1 hour ago)

Dear Dr JB,

Thanks so much for the enlightenment about the music.....this goes to prove your extraordinary versatility, i.e. an artist and a scientist at the same time (that I knew it already after reading many of your emails in the past).

I'm only too privileged and delighted to be a friend of yours whom you would unselfishly pass on your invaluable knowledge!

The youtube music played by Andre Rieu is really very nice and soothing to the mind and soul. Totally enjoyed it.

Cheers,

T O Lau

P/s: I notice that you didn't copy your mail to other e-buddies. Hope you wouldn't mind my doing so to let them know about the music.

----- Original Message -----
From: JB Lim
Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2010 8:21 PM
Subject: Fwd: JUST TOO BEAUTIFUL NOT TO SHARE


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From: JB Lim
Date: Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 7:50 PM
Subject: Fwd: JUST TOO BEAUTIFUL NOT TO SHARE
To: Tai Onn Lau


Dear Ir. Lau,

Thanks for those lovely slides of roses and the beautiful accompanying music. I enjoyed it.

This is to let you know that the actual name of that music composition is called Toselli’s Serenade and not Nightingale Serenade as given in the first slide. It was probably mistaken as a nightingale serenade because of a nightingale chipping beautifully in the background. That’s wrong. We need to give credit to the name of the actual composer.

This piece was composed by Italian pianist and composer Enrico Toselli who was born and died in Florence, Italy (March 13, 1883 Florence-January 15, 1926). Although Toselli studied the piano with Giovanni Sgambati and composition with Giuseppe Martucci and Reginaldo Grazzini he started on a brilliant career as a concert pianist at an early age in Italy.

Toselli also composed many works for the violin, one of which is this Enrico Toselli serenata which is probably the most well-known. Technically, for us who study music, this composition is actually called Serenata 'Rimpianto' Op.6 No.1

Toselli also wrote two operettas, La cattiva Francesca in 1912, and La principessa bizzarra in 1913.

Serenata Rimpianto is one of my favourite classical pieces which I knew every since a child. Even today, I still play this piece on my violin now and then on request from friends and at functions as a solist, accompanied on a piano. I have also played it with an orchestra. It requires a lot of expression and feelings especially with the bowing when played on a violin
You may listen to this piece played once again by Andre Rieu, a Dutch violinist, conductor, and composer best known for his the waltz-playing "Johann Strauss Orchestra".
Click below. Happy listening
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkguCwO5i-M


jb lim
Music Student (violin)



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