This ever popular song was first published in 1898. It quickly became a favourite encore for tenors and has been sung to great acclaim by all the greats, such as Enrico Caruso, Mario Lanza and Luciano Pavarotti. Even Elvis Presley recorded a version, called “It’s now or never”.

The song is a typical Neapolitan song, or “canzone napoletana”, which is most often presented as a love song or a serenade sung by a male voice. The genre rose to prominence in the 1830’s and was spread to USA and the rest of the world by emigrants from Naples and southern Italy later in the century.

The title “O sole mio” translates as “my sun” and the lyrics talk about a beautiful sunny day. But an even more beautiful sun – “my sun” – shining in the face of his beloved.

This arrangement was first made in 2007 and has since become the most requested encore performed by the wind quintet Carion. A recording can be found on the album “Schauspiel”.

Denne populære sang blev oprindeligt udgivet i 1898. Den blev hurtigt et foretrukkent ekstranummer, særligt for tenorer, og er bleven sunget af alle de store, så som Enrico Caruso, Mario Lanza og Luciano Pavarotti. Selv Elvis Presley indspillede en udgave, kaldet “It’s now or never”.

Sangen er en typisk neapolitansk sang, eller “canzone napoletana”, som oftest er kærlighedssange eller serenader sunget af mænd. Genren blev populær i 1830’erne og spredte sig til USA og resten af verden med emigranter fra Napoli og det sydlige Italien senere i århundredet.

Titlen “O sole mio” betyder “min sol” og teksten beskriver en smuk, solrig dag. Men en endnu smukkere sol – “min sol” – skinner i hans udkårnes ansigt.

Dette arrangement er skrevet i 2007 og er siden bleven det mest efterspurgte ekstranummer for blæserkvintetten Carion. Det er indspillet på albummet “Schauspiel”.

This edition is scored for Wind Quintet:

Flute
Oboe
Clarinet in Bb
Horn in F
Bassoon