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MUSICAL JOURNEY (A) - SICILY: Palermo / Erice / Segesta / Stromboli / Mt Etna

Sicily
Erice and Segesta
Landscapes
Vulcanelli di Macalube / Casa di Pirandello, Kaos / Porto Empedocle
Gibellina Vecchia / Santa Margherita di Belice (Traces of the 1968 Earthquake)
Pozzuoli: La Solfatara
Palermo by night: Cathedral / Harbour / Piazza Pretoria / Piazza Bellini / Politeama Garibaldi
Aeolian Islands (Isole Lipari): Vulcano and Stromboli
Palermo: Chiesa Santo Cataldo and La Martorana / Palazzo dei Normanni / Parco Indipendenza / Parco d'Orleans / Giardino Garibaldi / Mount Etna / Alcantara Gorge
Date of Production: 2015-10-29
Playing Time: 00:57:37
Catalogue Number: 2.110346
UPC: 747313534654

The Places

Sicily has enjoyed a remarkably varied history, held by Phoenicians and Carthaginians, it became part of Roman territory, later to be occupied by Ostrogoths, recaptured by the Byzantines, ruled by Saracens, and occupied by the Normans, followed by German, French and Spanish overlords. It was only in the mid-nineteenth century that the island was drawn into the unified country of Italy. The historical changes that Sicily has undergone are reflected in its culture.

The Music

The music chosen for this tour of Sicily is by Beethoven and consists of three of his best known piano sonatas, the Pathetique, the Moonlight and the Appassionata.

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