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And so to Rossiniana: a reworking of slight piano pieces by the composer of An Italian Girl in Algiers, The Barber of Seville, The Thieving Magpie and William Tell. The four movements -- Allegretto, Lamento, Intermezzo and a hugely infectious Tarantella -- are so full of Respighi's colourful and rhythmically diverse orchestration that they bring the curtain down to 'Bravos' from me and (I don't doubt) very many others.
Listen -- Tarantella (Rossiniana)
(track 11, 5:57-7:09) © 2007 Naxos Rights International Ltd
The Naxos/Respighi CD notes (front and back) shows four stained glass windows at St Joseph Cathedral, Buffalo, NY.
Stained glass windows at St Joseph Cathedral, Buffalo, NY, USA
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Here the Buffalo team meet 'head-to-head' with the BBC Philharmonic and conductor Gianandrea Noseda (Chandos) in stellar Respighi performances, including Burlesca, Preludio, Corale e Fuga, Rossiniana and Five Etudes Tableaux (after Rachmaninov).
The price differential tips the scales unquestionably in Buffalo's favour. Bravo!
Copyright © 20 May 2008
Howard Smith, Masterton, New Zealand
Respighi: Church Windows
8.557711 DDD Stereo NEW RELEASE 65'26" 2007 Naxos Rights International
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936): Vetrate di chiesa (Church Windows) (La fuga in Egitto; San Michele Arcangelo; Il mattutino di Santa Chiara; San Gregorio Magno); Impressioni brasiliane (Brazilian Impressions) (Notte tropicale; Butantan; Canzona e danza); Rossiniana: Suite for Orchestra (Allegretto - Andantino - Allegretto; Lamento: Andantino maestoso; Intermezzo: Allegretto moderato - Poco più mosso - Tempo 1; Tarantella: Allegro Vivacissimo - Andante religioso - Tempo 1) |
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