The fourth installment of the complete orchestral works O. Respighi include some of his most popular works - the Ancient Airs and Dances and the Rossiniana. Respighi's imaginative use of timbre and first-class orchestration permeate these engaging works, which are skillfully interpreted by an all-Italian cast. About the first volume in the series, The Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma under Francesco La Vecchia certainly plays very well, with the brass fully on top of the numerous passages in which they are mercilessly exposed.
1 Balletto Detto 'Il Conte Orlando'. Allegretto Moderato
2 Gagliarda. Allegro Marcato - Andantino Mosso
3 Villanella. Andante Cantabile - Poco Più Mosso - Tempo I
4 Passo Mezzo E Mascherada. Allegro Vivo - Vivacissimo - Allegretto - Vivace - Allegretto - Vivo - Vivacissimo - Meno - Tempo I
5 Laura Soave. Andantino - Allegro Marcato - Lo Stesso Tempo - Andantino
6 Danza Rustica. Allegretto
7 Campanae Parisienses. Andante Mosso - Aria. Largo Espressivo
8 Bergamasca. Allegro
9 Italiana. Andantino
10 Arie Di Corte. Andante Cantabile - Allegretto - Lento Con Grande Espressione - Allegro Vivace - Vivacissimo - Andante Cantabile
11 Siciliana. Andantino
12 Passacaglia. Maestoso - Vivace
13 Barcarolla E Siciliana 'Capri E Taormina'. Allegretto - Andantino - Allegretto
14 Lamento. Andantino Maestoso
15 Intermezzo. Allegretto - Poco Più Mosso - Tempo I
16 Tarantella 'Pur Sangue'. Allegro Vivacissimo - Andante Religioso - Tempo I
- Disc 2 -
1 Moderato - Desiree Scuccuglia/Orchestra Sinfonica Di Roma
2 Lento - Desiree Scuccuglia/Orchestra Sinfonica Di Roma
3 Passacaglia. Allegro Energico - Desiree Scuccuglia/Orchestra Sinfonica Di Roma
4 Metamorphoseon Modi XII
The fourth installment of the complete orchestral works O. Respighi include some of his most popular works - the Ancient Airs and Dances and the Rossiniana. Respighi's imaginative use of timbre and first-class orchestration permeate these engaging works, which are skillfully interpreted by an all-Italian cast. About the first volume in the series, The Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma under Francesco La Vecchia certainly plays very well, with the brass fully on top of the numerous passages in which they are mercilessly exposed.
