Ottorino Respighi Essentials

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Ottorino Respighi Essentials

Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936) was born in Bologna, less than a decade after Italy gained its independence. The optimism of a young nation runs through many of his compositions. Although he wrote operas and ballets, including Belfagor and Belkis, regina di Saba (Belkis, Queen of Sheba), he’s best known for his orchestral tone poems. Respighi evoked vibrant impressions of Rome past and present in Fontane di Roma, Feste romane and Pini di Roma, including a Roman legion on the march. He reinforced his reputation with other colourful symphonic scores, Impressioni brasiliane (Brazilian Impressions) and Gli uccelli (The Birds) among them.

I. I pini di Villa Borghese

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti

2:31

1. Prelude

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner

2:54

Overture "Belfagor" (1996 Digital Remaster)

Lamberto Gardelli, London Symphony Orchestra

11:32

III. Villanella

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

4:14

V. Cancan

Charles Dutoit, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal

6:03

La fontana di Valle Giulia all'alba

5:29

II. Butantan

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Jesús López-Cobos

4:39

Il tramonto, P. 101

Anna Caterina Antonacci, John Neschling, Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège

16:40

II. St. Michael Archangel

Geoffrey Simon, Philharmonia Orchestra

5:47

II - The Adoration of the Magi

Neville Marriner, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

8:45

I. Circenses

The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel

4:36

3. Campanae parisienses - Aria

Seiji Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra

5:56

IV. Tarantella "Puro Sangue"

BBC Philharmonic, Gianandrea Noseda

7:17

Poema autunnale for violin & orchestra

Julia Fischer, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, Yakov Kreizberg

14:23

War Dance

Sascha Goetzel, Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra

2:57

Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. III. III. Siciliana

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

3:13

V. Crepuscolo

Ingrid Attrot, Richard Hickox, BBC Philharmonic

4:20

3. Passacaglia - Allegro moderato ma energico Allegro moderato, ma energico

Krystian Zimerman, Kyung-Wha Chung

7:20

IV. La Befana

Johannes Geffert, Giuseppe Sinopoli, New York Philharmonic

5:42

Allegro vivo - Allegro moderato - Largo

Capella Istropolitana, Konstantin Scherbakov, Ewald Danel

5:54

Variazioni per chitarra

Giulio Tampalini

6:23

IV. La fontana di Villa Medici al tramonto

Antonio Pappano, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia

6:11

I. Di sera, P. 48

Armel Descotte, Gianni Viero, Riccardo Chailly, Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala

5:32

V. Il cucu. Allegro

Salvatore Di Vittorio, Chamber Orchestra of New York

4:22

IV. I pini della Via Appia

Riccardo Muti, The Philadelphia Orchestra

5:19