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Ottorino Respighi, Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Respighi: Pines of Rome, Fountains of Rome
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (8) - Disc #1
1. Pini di Roma (The Pines of Rome), symphonic poem, P. 141: No. 1, 'I pini di Villa Borghese'
2. Pini di Roma (The Pines of Rome), symphonic poem, P. 141: No. 2, 'I pini presso una catacomba'
3. Pini di Roma (The Pines of Rome), symphonic poem, P. 141: No. 3, 'I pini del Gianicolo'
4. Pini di Roma (The Pines of Rome), symphonic poem, P. 141: No. 4, 'I pini della Via Appia'
5. Fontane di Roma (The Fountains of Rome), symphonic poem, P. 106: No. 1, 'La fontana di Valle Giulia all'alba'
6. Fontane di Roma (The Fountains of Rome), symphonic poem, P. 106: No. 2, 'La fontana del Tritone al mattino'
7. Fontane di Roma (The Fountains of Rome), symphonic poem, P. 106: No. 3, 'La fontana di Trevi al meriggio'
8. Fontane di Roma (The Fountains of Rome), symphonic poem, P. 106: No. 4, 'La fontana di Villa Medici al tramonto'

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CD Details

All Artists: Ottorino Respighi, Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Title: Respighi: Pines of Rome, Fountains of Rome
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Jmc / Xrcd
Original Release Date: 1/1/2008
Re-Release Date: 12/11/2001
Genre: Classical
Styles: Forms & Genres, Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music, Symphonies
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 693692100822, 4975769236853

Synopsis

Product Description

This performance from 1959 offers the Roman symphonic poems in their entirety. With these compositions, Respighi brought Italian instrumental music into the 20th century. This magnificent recording (by Layton and Mohr) typifies the legacy of stereo's Golden Age.
Track Listing
1.The Pines of the Villa Borghese
2.Pines Near a Catacomb
3.The Pines of the Janiculum
4.The Pines of the Appian Way
5.The Fountain of the Valle Giulia at Dawn
6.The Triton Fountain at Morning
7.The Fountain of Trevi at Midday
8.The Villa Medici Fountain at Sunset

CD Reviews

Better than the original

J. T. Brown | Albuquerque, NM United States | 01/28/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"i would encourage all to seek the other reviews of this recording. read them through, then enhance them by 10-20% and you get what should the review of this recording. yes, only pines and fountains are on this disc and if you love those pieces, then this is the recording for you. it is the same recordings that were previously released under the RCA label with fritz reiner and the CSO, but they have been re-processed. the dynamics are increased, the bass is tighter and in more control, the percussion is crisper, the strings are sweeter, and the brass is more powerful. i won't go so far as to say that it is an SACD, but you don't need some silly extra processor to play this disc. it will play in your CD player and make it sound much better than the original recording. this is an absolutely fabulous recording, my favorite disc, and very highly recommended."