Alfredo Casella: Cinque pezzi (1920)

Alfredo Casella (1883-1947): Cinque Pezzi op.34 (1920).
I. Preludio: Allegro vivace e barbaro
II. Ninna Nanna: Tempo di "Berceuse" (Andantino dolcemente mosso) [03:50]
III. Valse ridicule: Tempo di di valzer grazioso [10:03]
IV. Notturno: Lento grave funebre [13:19]
V. Fox-Trot: Tempo giusto (Allegro molto moderato) [20:58]
Quartetto di Venezia.
Cover image: painting by Carlo Carrà.
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[@mrtchaikovsky]

The concluding Fox-Trot also exists in a delightful arrangement for piano 4 hands.

[@parzooman]

I didn't realize there was a musical counterpart to the Italian Futurists. This seems to somewhat be in that vein.