Respighi: Works for Orchestra / Simon, Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label
Signum Classics
Release Date
March 17, 2023
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Ottorino Respighi
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Philharmonia Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Leslie Person, Alexander Baillie
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      March 17, 2023
    • UPC
      635212216125
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      SIGCD2161
    • LABEL
      Signum Classics
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Ballata delle gnomidi, P. 124

      Composer: Ottorino Respighi

      Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

      Conductor: Geoffrey Simon

    2. I. La Primavera (Spring): Allegro vivace

      Composer: Ottorino Respighi

      Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

      Conductor: Geoffrey Simon

    3. II. L'adorazione dei Magi (The Adoration of the Magi): Andante lento

      Composer: Ottorino Respighi

      Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

      Conductor: Geoffrey Simon

    4. III. La nascita di Venere (The Birth of Venus): Allegro moderato

      Composer: Ottorino Respighi

      Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

      Conductor: Geoffrey Simon

    5. I. Preludio

      Composer: Ottorino Respighi

      Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

      Performer: Leslie Person

      Conductor: Geoffrey Simon

    6. II. Aria

      Composer: Ottorino Respighi

      Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

      Performer: Leslie Person

      Conductor: Geoffrey Simon

    7. III. Pastorale

      Composer: Ottorino Respighi

      Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

      Performer: Leslie Person

      Conductor: Geoffrey Simon

    8. IV. Cantico

      Composer: Ottorino Respighi

      Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

      Performer: Leslie Person

      Conductor: Geoffrey Simon

    9. Adagio con variazioni, P. 133

      Composer: Ottorino Respighi

      Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

      Performer: Alexander Baillie

      Conductor: Geoffrey Simon


When in 1913 Respighi settled in Rome where he would reside for the rest of his life, he would produce a large amount of highly varied music-some of it now well-known, much of it less so. Geoffrey Simon’s championship of the little-known works of celebrated composers has proved highly successful on both record and in the concert hall, and his exploration of Respighi’s catalogue has yielded a number of colourful compositions whose neglect hitherto remains something of a mystery. The works recorded on this Cala Signum reissue cover a wide range of moods, from the opulence and excitement for which Respighi was noted in his famous Roman Trilogy, to more reflective pieces inspired by nostalgia for the music of the past.