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Respighi: Roman Trilogy / Wilson, Sinfonia of London
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Respighi: Roman Trilogy / Wilson, Sinfonia of London

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Composer
RESPIGHI, OTTORINI
Artist
Sinfonia Of London, Wilson
Format
SACD
Discs
1
Label
Chandos
Released
Aug 07, 2020
Catalog #
CHSA 5261
UPC
095115526125

About


Following the widespread critical acclaim of their first two recordings – including a BBC Music Magazine Award – John Wilson and the Sinfonia of London turn to Respighi’s Roman Trilogy for their third release. Born in Bologna in 1879, Respighi trained as a violinist and composer, and travelled extensively. His influences are therefore wide-ranging, from Richard Strauss and Debussy to Rimsky-Korsakov (who taught him orchestration) in addition to a love of – and fascination with – Plainsong and music of the Italian baroque. Fountains of Rome was the first of these three great tone poems, composed between 1913 and 1916, and inspired by a series of photographs given to him by the artist Edita Broglio. Intensely programmatic, the work sees Respighi setting out to evoke ‘sentiments and visions suggested… by four of Rome’s fountains contemplated at the hour in which their character is most in harmony with the surrounding landscape, or in which their beauty appears most impressive to the observer’. Pines of Rome was completed in 1924 – a particularly turbulent time in Italy, following Mussolini’s appointment as Prime Minister, in 1922. Like Fountains, the work is explicitly programmatic, set in four sections, and calling for extremely large orchestral forces – including a gramophone recording of a nightingale in the third movement. Roman Festivals was premiered in 1928 by the New York Philharmonic under Toscanini, who was a great supporter of Respighi and regularly performed his works throughout his career. Again, in four parts, Festivals calls for the largest orchestration of all, including a vast array of percussion as well as organ, four-hand piano and mandolin. Despite some negative criticism when they were first introduced, these works have found favor with concert goers around the world and been regularly performed ever since.

Tracklist 12 tracks

  1. 1 I. Circenses (Circuses) 04:18
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Circenses (Circuses)
    Duration
    04:18
    Composer
    Ottorino Respighi
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  2. 2 II. Il Giubileo (The Jubilee) 06:30
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Il Giubileo (The Jubilee)
    Duration
    06:30
    Composer
    Ottorino Respighi
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  3. 3 III. L'Ottobrata (The October Festival) 07:51
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. L'Ottobrata (The October Festival)
    Duration
    07:51
    Composer
    Ottorino Respighi
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  4. 4 IV. La Befana (The Epiphany) 05:08
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. La Befana (The Epiphany)
    Duration
    05:08
    Composer
    Ottorino Respighi
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  5. 5 I. La fontana di Valle Giulia all'alba (The Fountain of the Valle Giulia at Dawn) 04:16
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. La fontana di Valle Giulia all'alba (The Fountain of the Valle Giulia at Dawn)
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Ottorino Respighi
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  6. 6 II. La fontana del Tritone al mattino (The Triton Fountain in Early Morning) 02:23
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. La fontana del Tritone al mattino (The Triton Fountain in Early Morning)
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Ottorino Respighi
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  7. 7 III. La fontana di Trevi al meriggio (The Trevi Fountain at Midday) 03:03
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. La fontana di Trevi al meriggio (The Trevi Fountain at Midday)
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Ottorino Respighi
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  8. 8 IV. La fontana di Villa Medici al tramonto (The Fountain of the Villa Medici at Sunset) 05:06
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. La fontana di Villa Medici al tramonto (The Fountain of the Villa Medici at Sunset)
    Duration
    05:06
    Composer
    Ottorino Respighi
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  9. 9 I. I pini di Villa Borghese (The Pines of the Villa Borghese) 02:39
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. I pini di Villa Borghese (The Pines of the Villa Borghese)
    Duration
    02:39
    Composer
    Ottorino Respighi
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  10. 10 II. Pini presso una catacomba (Pines Near a Catacomb) 06:39
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Pini presso una catacomba (Pines Near a Catacomb)
    Duration
    06:39
    Composer
    Ottorino Respighi
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  11. 11 III. I pini del Gianicolo (The Pines of the Janiculum) 06:43
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. I pini del Gianicolo (The Pines of the Janiculum)
    Duration
    06:43
    Composer
    Ottorino Respighi
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  12. 12 IV. I pini della via Appia (The Pines of the Appian Way) 05:12
    Track
    12
    Title
    IV. I pini della via Appia (The Pines of the Appian Way)
    Duration
    05:12
    Composer
    Ottorino Respighi
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia of London
    Conductor
    John Wilson