Respighi: Complete Orchestral Music Vol. 3

Rome Symphony Orchestra;
Vecchia, Francesco La

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The third volume of Respighi’s complete orchestral cycle contains several concertante works for piano, violin and cello, large-scale compositions giving evidence of Respighi’s diverse sources of inspiration, going back as far as Gregorian Chant from the Middle Ages, and Italian (pre)- Baroque style of Frescobaldi and Vivaldi. Ottorino Resphighi’s quest to create his own musical style led him to the conflict of wider European tradition and the roots of Italian music. Several of the works in this collection show the influence of the former: Fantasia slava contains Russian melodies and is written in the style of Rimsky-Korsakov with whom Respighi studied, while the Adagio con variazioni includes elements of folk song, its mournful theme and variations for cello underpinned by orchestral colour. The composer’s Sinfonia drammatica, a distinctly gloomy work of huge proportions, reflects the mood of Europe prior to the First World War.

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13-11-2019

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