condition (record/cover): NM/EX - this album captures world premieres and rare works performed by Gruppo Octandre under Alain Meunier and other distinguished ensembles. The program features Salvatore Sciarrino's Due Nuove Melodie, Andrea Mannucci's Adagio Sostenuto, Franco Donatoni's Françoise Variationen, Maurizio Ferrari's Berceuse, Gilberto Bosco's Aria delle Carte (based on Carmen), and Giacomo Manzoni's Due Sonetti Italiani - a complex choral work from 1961 receiving its belated first performance. This release initiated the important collaboration between Fonit Cetra and Accademia Musicale Chigiana, documenting both established masters and emerging voices of the younger Italian generation. Exceptional performances preserve a crucial moment in contemporary Italian composition.