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Donald Macleod explores Respighi's life and work in the 1920s, including his Botticelli Triptych.

1 hour

Last on

Thu 3 Jan 2013 12:00

Music Played

  • Ottorino Respighi

    Dance Of The Gnomes

    Conductor: Geoffrey SIMON Performer: Philharmonia Chamber Orchestra

    • CALA.
    • CACD1007.
  • Ottorino Respighi

    Adagio con variazioni, arr. for cello and orchestra [orig. for cello and piano]

    Conductor: Semyon BYCHKOV Performer: Mischa MAISKY - Cello (Cello) Performer: Paris Orchestra.

    • DEUTSCHE GRAMMOP.
    • 435 781-2-.
  • Ottorino Respighi

    Belfagor - opera in 2 acts with prologue & epilogue

    Conductor: Lamberto GARDELLI Performer: Giorgio LAMBERTI - Tenor Performer: Sylvia SASS - Soprano Performer: Hungarian Radio And Television Chorus Performer: Hungarian State Orchestra

    • HUNGAROTON.
    • HCD-12850/51.
  • Ottorino Respighi

    Trittico Botticelliano for small orchestra

    Performer: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    • DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
    • 437-533-2.
  • Ottorino Respighi

    Dance Of The Gnomes (1919)

    • CALA: CACD1007.
    • 1.
  • Ottorino Respighi

    Adagio Con Variazioni, for cello and orchestra

    • DEUSCHE GRAMMOPHON: 4358612.
    • 1.
  • Ottorino Respighi

    Belfagor - Act 1 extracts

    • HUNGAROTON: HCS1285051.
    • 1.
  • Ottorino Respighi

    Trittico Botticelliano -Spring

    • DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON:4375332.
  • Ottorino Respighi

    Trittico Botticelliano -The Birth Of Venus

    • DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON:4375332.

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  • Thu 3 Jan 2013 12:00

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