Respighi: Church Windows, Metamorphoseon, Roman Festivals & Roman Trilogy

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Sumptuous, meaty performances, featuring Tortelier's vigorous Roman trilogy. The Philharmonia's rich sonorities enjoy a spacious Chandos recording. — BBC Music Magazine, August 2013, 4 out of 5 stars

Release Date: 29th Apr 2013
Catalogue No: CHAN241-45
Label: Chandos
Series: 241
Length: 2 hours 36 minutes

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Respighi: Vetrate di chiesa

Work length26:56

$4.75

$5.85

Geoffrey Simon, Philharmonic Orchestra
Recorded: 17-18 January 1984
Recording Venue: All Saints' Church, Tooting, London

I. La fuga in Egitto

Track length5:41

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II. San Michele arcangelo

Track length5:50

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III. Il mattutino di Santa Chiara

Track length5:36

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IV. San Gregorio Magno

Track length9:49

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Respighi: Metamorphoseon modi XII, theme & variations for orchestra, P. 169

Work length25:41

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Geoffrey Simon, Philharmonic Orchestra

Tema. Andante moderato

Track length1:48

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Modus I. Moderato non troppo

Track length1:53

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Modus II. Allegretto

Track length1:37

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Modus III. Lento

Track length2:22

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Modus IV. Lento espressivo

Track length2:38

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Modus V. Molto vivace

Track length0:36

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Modus VI. Vivo

Track length0:43

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Modus VII. Cadenze

Track length6:38

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Modus VIII. Andantino mosso

Track length1:21

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Modus IX. Lento non troppo

Track length2:18

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Modus X. Molto allegro

Track length0:41

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Modus XI. Molto allegro

Track length0:51

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Modus XII. Vivo non troppo

Track length2:15

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Respighi: Roman Festivals

Work length24:25

$4.75

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Yan Pascal Tortelier, Philharmonic Orchestra, Leslie Pearson

I. Circenses

Track length4:31

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II. Il giubileo

Track length6:36

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III. L'Ottobrata

Track length7:41

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IV. La Befana

Track length5:37

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Respighi: Fountains of Rome

Work length16:46

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Yan Pascal Tortelier, Philharmonic Orchestra, Leslie Pearson

I. La fontana di Valle Giulia all' alba

Track length4:40

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II. La fontana del Tritone al mattino

Track length2:44

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III. La fontana di Trevi al meriggio

Track length3:38

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IV. La fontana di Villa Medici al tramonto

Track length5:44

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Respighi: Pines of Rome

Work length21:56

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Yan Pascal Tortelier, Philharmonic Orchestra, Leslie Pearson

I. I pini di Villa Borghese

Track length2:49

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II. I pini presso una catacomba

Track length6:33

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III. I pini del Gianicolo

Track length7:10

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IV. I pini della Via Appia

Track length5:24

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Respighi: Belkis, regina di Saba, P. 177

Work length22:38

$4.75

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Geoffrey Simon, Philharmonic Orchestra

I. Il sogno di Salomone

Track length8:00

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II. Danza guerresca

Track length2:54

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III. La danza di Belkis all'aurora

Track length6:22

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IV. Danza orgiastica

Track length5:22

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Respighi: Impressioni brasiliane, P. 153

Work length18:46

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Geoffrey Simon, Philharmonic Orchestra

I. Notte tropicale

Track length9:46

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II. Butantan

Track length4:52

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III. Canzone e danza

Track length4:08

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The ‘Roman Trilogy’ is among Respighi’s best-known and best-loved works. Fountains of Rome and Pines of Rome are comprised of four distinct sections, each again depicting a particular fountain, or pine grove, in Rome, at a particular time of day. The final chapter in the trilogy, Roman Festivals, is inspired by, as the title suggests, four Rome-based festivals.

Respighi based his Church Windows on Three Piano Preludes on Gregorian Melodies. The preludes were published in 1922, and orchestrated three years later, Respighi adding one further movement, making it a four-piece symphonic suite. Each of the individual movements was given an appropriate sub-heading, illustrating a biblical or religious scene that might have appeared in actual stained-glass windows. The first movement, for instance, is slow and stately, its constant forward moving accompaniment suggesting ‘the passing of a chariot beneath a brilliant and starry sky’, hence the name ‘The Flight into Egypt’.

Brazilian Impressions took its inspiration from the composer’s colourful and vibrant memories of a trip to South America. The opening movement is a deeply atmospheric nocturne, depicting dance rhythms and folksongs heard in the distance on a warm, tropical Brazilian evening. A less pleasant memory perhaps is recalled in the second movement, namely a visit to the Butantan Reptile Institute, the sliding movements and angry whirring of the rattle-snakes perfectly depicted in the music.

The ballet score for Belkis, Queen of Sheba evokes the wondrous journey undertaken in the year 1000 B.C. by Belkis, the Queen of Sheba, in response to an imperial message from Solomon, the King of Israel. The full eighty-minute ballet required an enormous orchestra including such unconventional instruments as sitars and wind machines, a chorus and vocal soloists, and a narrator to relate the story in verse. Two years after completing the ballet score, Respighi extracted a purely orchestral suite, which is recorded here.

Metamorphoseon, commissioned by Serge Koussevitzky to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1930, consists of twelve variations, or ‘modes’. The day after the work’s premiere performance, The Boston Traveller wrote: ‘...a colossal achievement... His is a rare genius for melody, an absolute technical command and above all, brilliant orchestration.’

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August 2013

Sumptuous, meaty performances, featuring Tortelier's vigorous Roman trilogy. The Philharmonia's rich sonorities enjoy a spacious Chandos recording.

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