Symphony No. 15 Movement 1 http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=13176681 Movement 2 http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=13176689 Movement 3 http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=13176699 Movement 4 http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=13176702 Paolo & Francesca An Historically true, 13thC., tragic love story Scene 1. Prologue, Francesca & Paolo's Love Theme - Strife between the Malatestas and the Riminis - The Malatestas and the Riminis make peace - Francesca da Rimini - Giovanni Malatesta - Marriage between Francesca and Giovanni (the couple are very ill-suited) - Paolo Malatesta (Giovanni's brother) -Paolo & Francesca ( these two are well suited), but both are already married and keep their relationship platonic. Scene 2. Paolo & Francesca read the Love Story of the French knight, Lancelot and the English Queen, Guinevere. Overwhelming desire is kindled and they kiss for the first time. Scene 4. Paolo & Francesca are deeply in love, keep their illicit love a secret and spend time together, for about ten years. Scene 7. Finally, after becoming suspicious of his wife and brother, Giovanni discovers them alone in Francesca's bedroom, and immediately kills them both. |