See also: List of compositions by Nino Rota and List of film scores by Nino Rota.
| Artist: | Nino Rota |
| Soundtrack: | 22 |
| Option: | 20 |
| Option Name: | Film score compilations |
| 1Option: | 13 |
| 1Option Name: | Chamber music |
| 2Option: | 20 |
| 2Option Name: | Orchestral music |
| 3Option: | 2 |
| 3Option Name: | Opera |
Below is a selected discography for Nino Rota (1911–1979).[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] He was a prolific composer; there are a great many recordings of all of his music—both popular and classical; and it would be impossible to list all of them. Indeed, there are new performances and recordings of Rota's music being made to this day.[7]
Nino Rota is best known for his many film scores—in particular for the seminal Fellini films La Strada (1954), La Dolce Vita (1960), 8 1/2 (1963), Juliet of the Spirits (1965), and Amarcord (1974). He also wrote the scores for Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet (1968), Luchino Visconti's The Leopard, and Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather Part II. For Fellini alone, Rota produced almost 80 film scores starting with The White Sheik in 1952 and ending with the unfairly forgotten Orchestra Rehearsal in 1979,[8] the year of the composer's death.
Rota's film scores were a great commercial success. The soundtrack album of Romeo and Juliet, with combined dialogue and music, reached number two and spent 74 weeks on the Billboard charts.[9] The theme song for La Strada sold more than two million copies in Italy alone.[5]
The film scores won many awards. For example, the score for The Godfather was nominated for an Oscar, won a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Grammy.[10]
Less well known is the fact that Rota was a prolific composer of chamber music, operas, and orchestral pieces.[11] In all he produced four symphonies, twelve operas, five ballets, three piano concertos, three cello concertos, various choral works, and dozens of chamber works—the best known being his Concerto for Strings.[12]
| Album title and selections | Conductor/Artist(s) | Label | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Dolce Vita (The Sweet Life) | CAM Cat No: CAM 493095 10 January 2003 | 2003 | |
| Romeo and Juliet | Silva Cat No: 1140 25 June 2002 | 2002 | |
| Otto e Mezzo (8 1/2) | CAM Cat No: CAM 511316 1 March 2009 | 2009 | |
| Amarcord (I Remember) | CAM Cat No: CAM 511317 28 March 2003 | 2003 | |
| Giulietta degli Spiriti (Juliet of the Spirits) | CAM Cat No: CAM 511318 5 May 2003 | 2003 | |
| Il Bidone (The Swindle) |
| CAM Cat No: CAM 512127 21 May 2003 | 2003 |
| I Clowns (The Clowns) | CAM Cat No: CAM 515394 12 December 2006 | 2006 | |
| Rocco e i suoi fratelli (Rocco and his Brothers) | CAM Cat No: CAM 515510 17 June 2009 | 2009 | |
| Prova d'orchestra (Orchestra Rehearsal) | CAM Cat No: CAM 515465 23 September 2008 | 2008 | |
| Il Gattopardo (The Leopard) | CAM Cat No: CAM 493267 28 January 2005 | 2005 | |
| Il Casanova di Federico Fellini (Fellini's Casanova) | CAM Cat No: CAM 493094 30 April 2004 | 2004 | |
| War and Peace | El Records Cat No: EM 147C 10 June 2008 | 2008 | |
| Taming of the Shrew Soundtrack | DRG Catalog No: 335 | 1967 | |
| The Godfather Part 3 - Original Soundtrack | Sony Cat No: 7243795 1 March 2008 | 2008 | |
| Waterloo | Legend Catalog No: CD20 | 1995 | |
| Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understand | Intermezzo Media Catalog No: 104 | 1995 | |
| Death on the Nile Soundtrack | DRG Catalog No: 19091 11 July 2006 | 2006 | |
Boccaccio 70 Soundtrack
| Phantom Cat No: 930204 1 March 2011 | 2011 | |
| Nino Rota LSD Roma | El Records Catalog No: El 61 27 December 2005 | 2005 | |
| Fellini-Rota: Three Original Motion Picture Soundtracks | CAM Catalog No: 7018 | 2003 | |
| Accadde Al Penitenziario (It Happened to the Prison) Un Eroe Dei Nostri Tempi (Hero of our Times) | CAM Cat No: CAM 493295 1 January 1992 | 1992 | |
| Alle Origini della Mafia (Roots of the Mafia) | RCA Catalog No: OST 137 | 1976 | |
| Album Title & Selections | Conductor/Artist(s) | Label | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Ultimate Best of Fellini & Rota | CAM Cat No: CAM 515348 3 February 2006 Silva America Catalog No: 1024 | 2006 | |
| Nino Rota: Music for Fellini, Part 1 1952 to 1958 | EL Records Cat No: 192 19 August 2010 | 2010 | |
| Romeo & Juliet Soundtrack | Capitol Catalog No: 2993 7 October 1968 | 1968 | |
| Nino Rota: Film Music Masterworks | Silva Catalog No: SILCD2007 23 July 2007 | 2007 | |
| The Film Music of Nino Rota Original scores and transcriptions for piano | Chandos Catalog No: CHAN9771 25 January 2000 | 2000 | |
| Nino Rota: International Film Music | Olympia Catalog No: MKM136 | 2003 | |
| Bravo Nino Rota music of Nino Rota from the films of Federico Fellini | Mana Music | 2001 | |
| Nino Rota: Film Scores | EMI Classics Cat: 0724357498722 | 2009 | |
| Tribute To Nino Rota | Nelmondo | 1995 | |
| Giovanna Canta Nino Rota | Kicco Classics Cat No: W 107481 7 April 2009 | 2009 | |
| Tito Gobbi: The Glass Mountain | Bel Canto Society Catalog No: 538 15 February 2005 | 2005 | |
| Romeo And Juliet | Silva Screen Catalog No: FILMCD358 | 2002 | |
| The Godfather Trilogy: I, II & III | Silva Screen Catalog No: 1121 13 March 2001 | 2001 | |
| Nino Rota: Music For Film | Sony Cat No: SK 63359 13 January 1998 | 1998 | |
| Nino Rota: Music Of Fellini Films | Cascavelle Cat No: 6134 5 June 2001 | 2001 | |
| Severino Gazzelloni plays Nino Rota | CAM Cat No: CAM 493397 1 January 1993 | 1993 | |
| Cinema Italiano: Music of Ennio Morricone and Nino Rota Soundtrack | RCA 30 October 1990 | 1990 | |
| Amarcord Nino Rota (I Remember Nino Rota) | Hannibal | 1995 | |
| Dancing with Nino Rota, Ballando con Nino Rota | CAM Cat No: CAM 493280 1 January 1995 | 1981 | |
| The Club Foot Orchestra Plays Nino Rota | Rastascan Records Cat: BRD 036 8 August 1998 | 1998 | |
| Album title and selections | Conductor/Artist(s) | Label | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rota: Chamber Music | Chandos Catalog No: CHAN9832 22 September 2000 | 2000 | |
| Nino Rota Chamber Music | ASV Cat No: DCA 1072 1999 | 1999 | |
| Rota: Chamber Music for Flute | Dynamic Catalog No: 172 1999 | 1999 | |
| Nino Rota - Kremerata Musica | BIS Catalog No: CD870 7 September 2000 | 2000 | |
| Nino Rota: Improvviso/Albatros Ensemble | Stradivarius Catalog No: STR33790 8 July 2008 | 2008 | |
| Malpiero, Rota & Respighi: Three Italian String Quartets | Claves Catalog No: 509617 1 February 2002 | 2002 | |
| Nino Rota - Complete music for viola & violin and piano | Arts Catalog No: 477188 26 November 2007 | 2007 | |
| The Violin Sonata Around 1900 / Van Keulen, Brauigam | Challenge Classics Catalog No: CC72307 8 September 2009 | 2009 | |
| Nino Rota - Piano Music | Brilliant Classics Catalog No: 9097 15 June 2009 | 2009 | |
| Corigliano, Rota & Korngold: Works for Piano | Analekta Catalog No: AN29973 14 September 2010 | 2010 | |
| Nina Rota Plays Nino Rota | Istituto Discografico Italiano Catalog No: IDIS 335 1 March 2000 | 2000 | |
| Luis Bacalov plays Nino Rota | CAM Cat No: CAM 493398 1 January 1994 | 1994 | |
| The Sacred Heart of Nino Rota | Choral music | Zitto Music Catalog No: ZTO 1077 12 November 2007 | 2007 |
| Album title and selections | Conductor/Artist(s) | Label | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nino Rota: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 | Sony Classical Catalog No: 88697924102 29 Aug 2011 | 2011 | ||
| Nino Rota: Concertos | Chandos Catalog No: CHAN9954 23 April 2002 | 2002 | ||
| Rota: La Strada; Concerto per Archi; "Il Gattopardo" | Sony Classical 2 May 1995 | 1995 | ||
| Rota La Strada | ATMA Catalog No: ACD22294 27 March 2003 | 2003 | ||
| Rota: Two Piano Concertos | Chandos Catalog No: CHAN9681 20 October 1998 | 1998 | ||
| Rota: 2 Concerti Per Pianoforte | Emi Classics Catalog No: 56869 1 February 2000 | 2000 | ||
| Nino Rota: Symphony No. 3; Concerto Festivo; Le Molière Imaginaire Suite | BIS Catalog No: CD1070 1 August 2001 | 2001 | ||
| Nino Rota: Concerto For Strings; La Strada Ballet Suite; Dances from Il gattopardo | Sony Catalog No: 66279 2 May 1995 | 1995 | ||
| Rota: Concerto For Cello No 2, Concerto For Strings, Clarinet Trio | Concerto Catalog No: CD2043 30 June 2009 | 2009 | ||
| Nino Rota: Aram Khachaturian | Lindoro Catalog No: AA0101 12 June 2006 | 2006 | ||
| Rota: Fantasia 'Don Giovanni' | Naive Catalog No: V1003 9 September 2002 | 2002 | ||
| Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conducts Rota And Weill | ATMA Classique Cat No: ALCD21036 26 December 2006 | 2006 | ||
| Nino Rota: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 | Chandos Cat No: CHAN10546 30 June | 2009 | 2009 | |
| Nino Rota: Symphony No. 3 | Chandos Cat No: CHAN10669 26 April 2011 | 2011 | ||
| Rota: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 | BIS Catalog No: CD970 1 November 1998 | 1998 | ||
| Rota: Sinfonia sopra una canzone d'amore | Arts Music Catalog No: 47596 6 November 2007 | 2007 | ||
| Nino Rota: La Strada, Etc. | Chandos Catalog No: CHAN10090 16 June 2003 | 2003 | ||
| Rota: La Vita di Maria | Pan Dream Catalog No: PDL1034 13 November 2006 | 2006 | ||
| La Vita di Maria | CAM Cat No: CAM 493062 1 January 1995 | 1995 | ||
| Rota: La Strada, Il Gattopardo, Concerto Soirée | Harmonia Mundi Cat No: 901864 12 July 2005 | 2005 | ||
| Album title and selections | Conductor/Artist(s) | Label | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rota: I Due Timidi, La Notte Di Un Nevrastenico | Bongiovanni Cat No: GB2367/68 1 March 2005 | 2005 | ||
| Rota: Il cappello di paglia di Firenze(The Italian Straw Hat) | Opera D'oro Cat No: 1420 4 January 2005 | 2005- |