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

Neville Marriner, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

2:54

Overture "Belfagor" (1996 Digital Remaster)

Lamberto Gardelli, London Symphony Orchestra

11:32

III. Villanella

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

4:14

V. Cancan

Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit

6:03

La fontana di Valle Giulia all'alba

5:29

II. Butantan

Jesús López-Cobos, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

4:39

Il tramonto, P. 101

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

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

4:38

3. Campanae parisienses - Aria

Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa

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

BBC Philharmonic, Ingrid Attrot, Richard Hickox

4:20

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

Krystian Zimerman, Kyung-Wha Chung

7:20

IV. La Befana

New York Philharmonic, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Johannes Geffert

5:42

Allegro vivo - Allegro moderato - Largo

Konstantin Scherbakov, Capella Istropolitana, Ewald Danel

5:54

Variazioni per chitarra

Giulio Tampalini

6:23

IV. La fontana di Villa Medici al tramonto

Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano

6:11

I. Di sera, P. 48

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

5:32

V. Il cucu. Allegro

Salvatore Di Vittorio, Chamber Orchestra of New York

4:22

IV. I pini della Via Appia

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti

5:19