APPASSIONATA (2CD)

Label: Quartet QRSCE028
Date: 1974
Tracks: 45

Limited edition of 500 copies.

From Quartet Records: "World premiere release of the complete score! One of the most important works by Piero Piccioni! APPASSIONATA (1974) was a sexually-charged production starring Gabriele Ferzetti, Valentina Cortese, Ornella Muti and Elenora Giorgi. Chronicling the competition of two nubile girls who attempt to seduce the patriarch of a household, Gianluigi Calderone’s movie didn’t shy away from depicting such forbidden subjects as incest or the early sexual awakening of teenagers. This disturbing story was made more all the sensual by the lush underscore of Piero Piccioni. This 2CD edition contains the original Cinevox LP on disc one (previously issued on CD in Japan in 1993 by the label SLC and out-of-print for many years). The second disc includes over 70 minutes with the original film tracks, plus some alternates and outtakes, which have never before been released. The two discs together contain 108 minutes of music, over 60 of which premiere on our release, carefully restored from the first generation session tapes, preserved in mint condition in the Cinevox vaults in Rome. This release includes a 12-page full color booklet with titillating behind-the-scenes film stills and liner notes by Gergely Hubai—discussing the film, the composer and the score."

cd 1 the original album (stereo) 1. strano mercoledi 2 (4:00) 2. la chatte (2:55) 3. appassionata (3:34) 4. descrizione di un sogno (2:47) 5. valzer di valzentina (3:57) 6. presi per incantamento (3:02) 7. donna oggetto non identificata (2:43) 8. altri legami piu tenui (4:50) 9. la chatte a la satie (2:01) 10. appassionata n.2 (3:07) 11. strano mercoledi 18 (2:16)

cd 2 the film score, alternate takes and outtakes (stereo) 1. valzer di valentina n.2 (2:33) 2. strano mercoledi 11 (2:14) 3. la chatte a la satie n.2 (1:52) 4. presi per incantamento n.2 (1:39) 5. la chatte (organetto love) (0:53) 6. strano mercoledi 16 (2:24) 7. valzer di valentina (sweet eyes) (2:47) 8. appassionata (nostalgic piano) (2:49) 9. la chatte a la satie (sax waltz) (0:55) 10. strano mercoledi 2 (misty mood) (3:27) 11. appassionata (funny mood sax) (2:44) 12. appassionata (mistic mood) (0:58) 13. altri legami piu tenui (saties memory) (5:00) 14. la chatte a la satie (magic garden) (1:30) 15. valzer di valentina (tenderness time) (1:35) 16. strano mercoledi 2 (love at dawn) (2:23) 17. appassionata (discoteque) (2:54) 18. la chatte a la satie (little interlude) (0:24) 19. presi per incantamento (hunted love) (1:50) 20. la chatte a la satie (lively waltz) (1:30) 21. strano mercoledi 2 (brief magic) (0:47) 22. la chatte a la satie (old fashioned waltz) (1:42) 23. altri legami piu tenui (saties memory 2) (1:10) 24. la chatte a la satie (old fashioned waltz 2) (0:41) 25. appassionata (funny moog) (2:44) 26. la chatte a la satie (slow waltz) (1:52) 27. strano mercoledi 2 (magic in the night) (3:44) 28. la chatte a la satie (little delicious waltz) (1:29) 29. appassionata (beat mood) (1:12) 30. valzer di valentina (piano waltz) (1:53) 31. presi per incantamento (enchanted mood) (2:45) 32. la chatte a la satie (moog little waltz) (1:30) 33. valzer di valentina (cool day of love) (1:50) 34. strano mercoledi 2 (magic wednesday) (4:20)