Vincenzo Valente (1855-1921)
U Varcheceddare
Povera Rosa

Giuseppe de Candia (1997-2019)
Marche funèbre n° 4

Raffaele Caravaglios (1864-1941)
Perduta

Amilcare Ponchielli (1834-1886)
In Morte di Francesco Lucca

Grande Orchestra di Fiani "Francesco Peruzzi"
Michele Consueto, direction

“There are certain moments in life that, taking place in the prestige of the most varied poetry, connect so tenaciously to the soul, that with the passing of time, it is in futile to erase them”. With these words Giacinto Poli was beginning Una processione del Venerdì Santo, published in Naples in 1851 and written with a poetic and passionate prose. The narrative, almost like a wavering and sad processional stride, oscillates between introspection and the description and allows the reader to experience the frame of mind of the writer and the emotions of the narrated events. The words of Giacinto Poli confirm the ancient visceral attachment of Molfetta’s inhabitants to the rites related to the Holy Week. The funeral marches are undoubtedly an integral and indispensable part of those rites, because they provide the most spontaneous and immediate musical comment.