Amilcare Ponchielli: Serenata Lontana Op. 79, for Cello and Piano

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Amilcare Ponchielli: (b Paderno Fasolaro [now Paderno Ponchielli], 31 Aug 1834; d Milan, 17 Jan 1886). Italian composer. He was the most important opera composer (Verdi apart) between the mid-19th century and the advent of the so-called ‘Giovane Scuola’.