Italian Writers
With Peggy Reynolds.
5: Dante. In The Divine Comedy,
Dante included many real people and their stories in his description of hell's inhabitants. These people were well known to the Italians of his day, and rumours were rife that
Dante had actually been to hell and managed to come back. The stories told by Gianni Schicchi and Paolo and Francesca in The Inferno have been as inspirational to musicians as to
Dante himself. Including excerpts from: Tchaikovsky Francesca da Rimini London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Leopold Stokowski
Riccardo Zandonal Francesca da Rimini
Bulgarian Radio Orchestra, conductor Maurizio Arena
Puccini Gianni Schicchi
Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra, conductor Bruno Bartoletti