Ancient Airs & Dances / The Birds

Respighi (Artist), Gee (Artist), Australian Chamber Orchestra (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 7, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Omega Classics
• ASIN: B000002398
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #246,909 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Gli uccelli (The Birds), suite for orchestra, P. 154: Preludio

2. Gli uccelli (The Birds), suite for orchestra, P. 154: La Colomba (The Dove)

3. Gli uccelli (The Birds), suite for orchestra, P. 154: La Gallina (The Hen)

4. Gli uccelli (The Birds), suite for orchestra, P. 154: L'Usignuolo (The Nightingale)

5. Gli uccelli (The Birds), suite for orchestra, P. 154: Il Cuccu (The Cuckoo

6. Ancient Airs and Dances, Set 1, arrangements (4) for orchestra, P. 109: Balletto, Il Conte Orlando

7. Ancient Airs and Dances, Set 1, arrangements (4) for orchestra, P. 109: Gagliarda

8. Ancient Airs and Dances, Set 1, arrangements (4) for orchestra, P. 109: Villanella

9. Ancient Airs and Dances, Set 1, arrangements (4) for orchestra, P. 109: Passo Mezzo E Mascherada

10. Ancient Airs and Dances, Set 2, arrangements (4) for orchestra, P. 138: Laura Soave: Andantino-Gagliarda-Saltarel

11. Ancient Airs and Dances, Set 2, arrangements (4) for orchestra, P. 138: Danza rustica

12. Ancient Airs and Dances, Set 2, arrangements (4) for orchestra, P. 138: Companae Parisiensis And Aria

13. Ancient Airs and Dances, Set 2, arrangements (4) for orchestra, P. 138: Bergamasca

14. Ancient Airs and Dances, Set 3, arrangements (4) for strings, P. 172: Italiana

15. Ancient Airs and Dances, Set 3, arrangements (4) for strings, P. 172: Aria Di Corte

16. Ancient Airs and Dances, Set 3, arrangements (4) for strings, P. 172: Siciliana

17. Ancient Airs and Dances, Set 3, arrangements (4) for strings, P. 172: Passacaglia

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb, January 9, 2002

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DWPC (Ventura, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ancient Airs & Dances / The Birds (Audio CD)

All too infrequently can one find a superb performance of classical work that is equally well recorded. This disk is one of them. Gee's treatment of Resphigi's airs is wonderful, as is the playing. This ensemble should get much more exposure.

It's really too bad Resphigi didn't apply his rich, more modern touch to more baroque pieces than these and those few Bach works he transcribed. A throughly enjoyable cd worthy of the most revealing audio equipment.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Find this if you can, June 2, 2000

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J. Buxton "cantabile" (Waltham, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ancient Airs & Dances / The Birds (Audio CD)

It is a shame this disc is no longer available through Amazon, because it is superb. Also, the current picture of the cd cover used by Amazon is not the correct cover. I was only familiar with Respighi's Roman triptych until I stumbled upon this cd. "The Birds" is lovely music, melodic and peaceful and the "Ancient Airs and Dances" is equally pleasing. The Australian Chamber Orchestra sounds world class here, and the sound quality is excellent. Again, it is a mystery why so many quality recordings like this are not available. Note to Omega Records: Please bring this one back.