Respighi: Roman Trilogy / Treviño, RAI National Symphony Orchestra

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Label
Ondine
Release Date
September 15, 2023
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Ottorino Respighi
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale Della Rai
    • PERFORMER
      Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      September 15, 2023
    • UPC
      0761195142523
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      ODE 1425-2
    • LABEL
      Ondine
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. I. La fontana di Valle Giulia all'alba (The Fountain of Valle Giulia at Dawn)

      Composer: Ottorino Respighi

      Ensemble: RAI National Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Robert Treviño

    2. II. La fontana del Tritone al mattino (The Triton Fountain in the Morning)

      Composer: Ottorino Respighi

      Ensemble: RAI National Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Robert Treviño

    3. III. La fontana di Trevi al meriggio (The Trevi Fountain at Noon)

      Composer: Ottorino Respighi

      Ensemble: RAI National Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Robert Treviño

    4. IV. La fontana di Villa Medici al tramonto (The Villa Medici Fountain at Sunset)

      Composer: Ottorino Respighi

      Ensemble: RAI National Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Robert Treviño

    5. I. Circenses (Circus Games)

      Composer: Ottorino Respighi

      Ensemble: RAI National Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Robert Treviño

    6. II. Il Giubileo (The Jubilee)

      Composer: Ottorino Respighi

      Ensemble: RAI National Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Robert Treviño

    7. III. L'Ottobrata (The October Harvest)

      Composer: Ottorino Respighi

      Ensemble: RAI National Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Robert Treviño

    8. IV. La Befana (The Epiphany)

      Composer: Ottorino Respighi

      Ensemble: RAI National Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Robert Treviño

    9. I. I pini di Villa Borghese (The Pines of the Villa Borghese)

      Composer: Ottorino Respighi

      Ensemble: RAI National Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Robert Treviño

    10. II. Pini presso una catacomba (Pines Near a Catacomb)

      Composer: Ottorino Respighi

      Ensemble: RAI National Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Robert Treviño

    11. III. I pini del Gianicolo (The Pines of the Janiculum)

      Composer: Ottorino Respighi

      Ensemble: RAI National Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Robert Treviño

    12. IV. I pini della via Appia (The Pines of the Appian Way)

      Composer: Ottorino Respighi

      Ensemble: RAI National Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Robert Treviño


After recordings of Beethoven’s complete symphonies; two Ravel albums; one Rautavaara album; and the award-winning album ‘Americascapes’; Robert Treviño now turns his focus on the symphonic poems by Ottorino Respighi (1879–1936).Together with the Orchestra Nazionale Sinfonica della RAI; Robert Treviño presents the composer’s famous Roman Trilogy; an exciting orchestral masterpiece culminating in the triumphant Pines of Rome.

Respighi's fascination with the Eternal City is nowhere better expressed than in the three symphonic poems that make up the so-called Roman Trilogy. He had rarely taken on works of such proportions and his most recent large-scale orchestral work, the Sinfonia Drammatica, dating from 1914, still reveals the lasting influence of Brahms and Franck. But just one year later, he finally shook off the shackles of late 19th-century Romanticism, and offered a first glimpse of the remarkable use of color that would soon become a hallmark of his orchestral writing.

REVIEW:

Respighi’s three tone poems, collectively known as the “Roman Trilogy,” have been popular since their premieres, and there is no shortage of recordings. However, here is one that is worth consideration from a rising conductor and a major orchestra that is not recorded as often as it ought to be. This is absolutely infectious fun, and the performances are fully in the spirit of these evergreen favorites. Here is a release that will make one remember what it was they loved about this music in the first place.

-- AllMusic,com (James Manheim)