Domenico Cimarosa was one of the most important operatic composers of his day, yet the only one of his operas that is still performed is // matrimonio segreto (The Secret Marriage). Diaghilev contributed to the revival of interest in his other works some years ago with the ballet Le astuzie feminili, the music of which was drawn from the compositions of Cimarosa. The present work, ' La Cimarosiana ', an arrangement of certain symphonic fragments of Cimarosa, was without doubt a labour of love by the eminent Italian composer Malipiero.