"Il nostro concerto" is a 1960 Italian song composed by

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(music) and

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(lyrics). The song premiered at the Italian Music Festival in New York, in which was performed by

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and placed third. It eventually was Bindi's major hit, whose version topped the Italian hit parade for several months. The symphonic structure of the song was inspired by

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". "Il nostro concerto" was covered by numerous artists, including

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, José Carreras,

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, Gino Latilla,

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, Pino Calvi,

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, Christian, Paola Musiani.

Track listing

; 7" single – SRL 10-137 # "Il nostro concerto" (Umberto Bindi, Giorgio Calabrese) # "Tu" (Umberto Bindi, Giorgio Calabrese)

Charts

References

{{Authority control 1959 singles Italian songs 1959 songs Number-one singles in Italy Songs written by Umberto Bindi Demis Roussos songs Songs written by Giorgio Calabrese