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Respighi: Roman Trilogy / Treviño, RAI National Symphony Orchestra
Ondine

Respighi: Roman Trilogy / Treviño, RAI National Symphony Orchestra

Contemporary Dramatic Triumphant Virtuosic
$18.99

Details

Composer
Ottorino Respighi
Artist
Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai
Format
CD
Label
Ondine
Released
Sep 15, 2023
Catalog #
ODE 1425-2
UPC
0761195142523

About

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)

Tracklist 12 tracks

  1. 1 I. La fontana di Valle Giulia all'alba (The Fountain of Valle Giulia at Dawn) 05:04
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. La fontana di Valle Giulia all'alba (The Fountain of Valle Giulia at Dawn)
    Duration
    05:04
    Composer
    Ottorino Respighi
    Ensemble
    RAI National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Robert Treviño
  2. 2 II. La fontana del Tritone al mattino (The Triton Fountain in the Morning) 02:43
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. La fontana del Tritone al mattino (The Triton Fountain in the Morning)
    Duration
    02:43
    Composer
    Ottorino Respighi
    Ensemble
    RAI National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Robert Treviño
  3. 3 III. La fontana di Trevi al meriggio (The Trevi Fountain at Noon) 03:39
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. La fontana di Trevi al meriggio (The Trevi Fountain at Noon)
    Duration
    03:39
    Composer
    Ottorino Respighi
    Ensemble
    RAI National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Robert Treviño
  4. 4 IV. La fontana di Villa Medici al tramonto (The Villa Medici Fountain at Sunset) 05:58
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. La fontana di Villa Medici al tramonto (The Villa Medici Fountain at Sunset)
    Duration
    05:58
    Composer
    Ottorino Respighi
    Ensemble
    RAI National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Robert Treviño
  5. 5 I. Circenses (Circus Games) 04:36
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Circenses (Circus Games)
    Duration
    04:36
    Composer
    Ottorino Respighi
    Ensemble
    RAI National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Robert Treviño
  6. 6 II. Il Giubileo (The Jubilee) 07:57
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Il Giubileo (The Jubilee)
    Duration
    07:57
    Composer
    Ottorino Respighi
    Ensemble
    RAI National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Robert Treviño
  7. 7 III. L'Ottobrata (The October Harvest) 07:57
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. L'Ottobrata (The October Harvest)
    Duration
    07:57
    Composer
    Ottorino Respighi
    Ensemble
    RAI National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Robert Treviño
  8. 8 IV. La Befana (The Epiphany) 05:22
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. La Befana (The Epiphany)
    Duration
    05:22
    Composer
    Ottorino Respighi
    Ensemble
    RAI National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Robert Treviño
  9. 9 I. I pini di Villa Borghese (The Pines of the Villa Borghese) 02:41
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. I pini di Villa Borghese (The Pines of the Villa Borghese)
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    Ottorino Respighi
    Ensemble
    RAI National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Robert Treviño
  10. 10 II. Pini presso una catacomba (Pines Near a Catacomb) 07:18
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Pini presso una catacomba (Pines Near a Catacomb)
    Duration
    07:18
    Composer
    Ottorino Respighi
    Ensemble
    RAI National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Robert Treviño
  11. 11 III. I pini del Gianicolo (The Pines of the Janiculum) 07:55
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. I pini del Gianicolo (The Pines of the Janiculum)
    Duration
    07:55
    Composer
    Ottorino Respighi
    Ensemble
    RAI National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Robert Treviño
  12. 12 IV. I pini della via Appia (The Pines of the Appian Way) 05:13
    Track
    12
    Title
    IV. I pini della via Appia (The Pines of the Appian Way)
    Duration
    05:13
    Composer
    Ottorino Respighi
    Ensemble
    RAI National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Robert Treviño