Respighi: Feste Romane; Fontane di Roma; Pini di Roma [Original recording remastered]

Ottorino Respighi (Composer), Daniele Gatti (Conductor), Saint Cecilia Academy Orchestra (Orchestra), Santa Cecilia National Academy Orchestra Rome (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: Saint Cecilia Academy Orchestra, Santa Cecilia National Academy Orchestra Rome
• Conductor: Daniele Gatti
• Composer: Ottorino Respighi
• Audio CD (July 13, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B0002DD67O
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #316,759 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you love Respighi's Roman trilogy, get this version., October 4, 2008

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Dave Yost (Silicon Valley) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Respighi: Feste Romane; Fontane di Roma; Pini di Roma (Audio CD)

You will fall in love with these pieces all over again. The performances are expressive and exciting, and the tempi are great. (How could I write 'tempos' in a review of Italian music?) The recording is lucid and doesn't squash the true dynamics -- Feste III has some marvelously quiet parts as well as full-out powerful parts. You'll love it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wow, July 20, 2008

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For years the Maazel/Cleveland recording of the Roman Festivals has been a classical guilty pleasure of mine. Very exciting music, played extraordinarily well, and despite the piece's reputation as "classical junk food" I found it a wonderful listening experience.

When I saw that the Penguin Guide made the relatively unknown Gatti/St. Cecilia recording one of their top picks (the only drawback of the recording being a too-wide dynamic range!) I thought "Yeah, right...". But the whole disc is an amazing accomplishment- Festivals, Fountains and Pines. I had no idea this orchestra could play like this.

Gatti's performance of Festivals lacks a tiny bit of the adrenaline rush and raw ferocity that Maazel brings, but only a tiny bit. Gatti's is a more "rounded" performance; little touches make it feel more paced and less "assaultive", if you will. But it lacks no excitement. It's perhaps more highly detailed than Maazel's, and in every way it's compelling and ultimately satisfying. Highly recommended!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I've Heard (most of) The Rest, July 2, 2009

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johcafra (New Jersey, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Respighi: Feste Romane; Fontane di Roma; Pini di Roma (Audio CD)

...and if I want my socks blown off, I choose Reiner/Chicago, Muti/Philly, and Batiz/RPO. All the powerhouses feel compelled to pull all the stops, and you can't blame them. But I appear eminently able to lose my socks without having to set that to music. Simply put, Maestro Gatti and this orchestra speak Respighi's best-known tone poems with love. Try this one.