Riccardo Chailly & Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala - Respighi (2020) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Riccardo Chailly and the Filarmonica della Scala’s new album Respighi aims to present the full complexity of the composer as well as the richness of his oeuvre by featuring two “triptychs” of his works: three rarities from his youth, and three mature compositions including two from his famous Roman trilogy. Thirty years of music are represented, spanning almost the entirety of Respighi’s output, from his student years to the outstanding examples from his maturity.

The early rarities featured in the first “triptych” are the Aria, the Leggenda and Di Sera composed, respectively, in 1901, 1902 and 1903. The three mature masterpieces featured are Fountains of Rome from 1915–16, Pines of Rome from 1924 and the third set of Ancient Airs and Dances from 1931. Here we meet the ‘Roman’ Respighi, who from 1913 was professor of composition (and later director) at the Conservatory of Santa Cecilia and an established composer, and there is a radical change in geography and mood as well as in Respighi’s position in the world.

Respighi was one of the leading Italian composers of the early 20th Century. Among his best-known works are his three Roman tone poems, Fountains of Rome, Pines of Rome and Roman Festivals which are among the finest examples of the symphonic poem, rich in cultural and emotional resonances, and demonstrate Respighi’s mastery of orchestration.

Respighi’s style consists of a complex collection of ingredients including his mastery of orchestral colour and his passion for, and reimagining of, ancient music that provided the inspiration for the Ancient Airs and Dances. He was also fascinated and inspired by Italy and its cultural history. Rome was Respighi’s spiritual home, where the first performances of Fountains and Pines took place, and where the Respighis resided.

Tracklist:
1. Riccardo Chailly, Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala & David Hinitt – Pini di Roma: I. I pini di Villa Borghese (02:39)
2. Riccardo Chailly, Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala, Francesco Tamiati & David Hinitt – Pini di Roma: II. Pini presso una catacomba (07:09)
3. Riccardo Chailly, Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala, Fabrizio Meloni & David Hinitt – Pini di Roma: III. I pini del Gianicolo (07:00)
4. Riccardo Chailly, Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala & David Hinitt – Pini di Roma: IV. I pini della Via Appia (05:39)
5. Riccardo Chailly & Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala – Aria per archi (Trans. Di Vittorio) (05:57)
6. Francesco De Angelis, Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala & Riccardo Chailly – Leggenda for Violin and Orchestra (06:10)
7. Riccardo Chailly, Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala, Armel Descotte & Gianni Viero – Di sera (05:32)
8. Riccardo Chailly & Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala – Antiche danze ed arie per liuto, Suite No. 3, P. 172: I. Italiana. Andantino (03:14)
9. Riccardo Chailly & Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala – Antiche danze ed arie per liuto, Suite No. 3, P. 172: II. Arie di corte. Andante cantabile (06:57)
10. Riccardo Chailly & Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala – Antiche danze ed arie per liuto, Suite No. 3, P. 172: III. Siciliana. Andantino (03:01)
11. Riccardo Chailly & Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala – Antiche danze ed arie per liuto, Suite No. 3, P. 172: IV. Passacaglia. Maestoso - Vivace (03:18)
12. Riccardo Chailly, Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala & David Hinitt – Fontane di Roma: I. La fontana di Valle Giulia all'alba (04:35)
13. Riccardo Chailly, Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala & David Hinitt – Fontane di Roma: II. La fontana del Tritone al mattino (02:42)
14. Riccardo Chailly, Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala & David Hinitt – Fontane di Roma: III. La fontana di Trevi al meriggio (03:25)
15. Riccardo Chailly, Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala & David Hinitt – Fontane di Roma: IV. La fontana di Villa Medici al tramonto (05:53)


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