Tone Poems / Pini Di Roma [Box set, Original recording remastered]

Strauss (Artist), Respighi (Artist), Swr Sgro (Artist), Celibidache (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 18, 2000)
• SPARS Code: ADD
• Number of Discs: 3
• Format: Box set, Original recording remastered
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Deutsche Grammophon
• ASIN: B00002DF31
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #327,643 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Don Juan Op. 20: Don Juan, Op. 20 (Tone-Poem After) - Sergiu Celibidache

2. Death and Transfiguration, Op. 24: Death and Transfiguration, Op. 24 (Tone-Poem For Large Orchestra); Largo - Allegro molto agitato - Etwas breiter - Tempo I. Sehr breit - Allegro molto agitato - Moderato - Sergiu Celibidache

3. The Pines Of Rome: The Pines Of The Villa Borghese. Allegretto vivace - Vivace - Sergiu Celibidache

4. The Pines Of Rome: Pines Near A Catacomb - Sergiu Celibidache

5. The Pines Of Rome: The Pines Of The Janiculum - Sergiu Celibidache

6. The Pines Of Rome: The Pines Of The Appian Way - Sergiu Celibidache

Disc: 2

1. A Hero's Life: The Hero - Richard Strauss

2. A Hero's Life: The Hero's Adversaries - Richard Strauss

3. A Hero's Life: The Hero's Companion - Richard Strauss

4. A Hero's Life: The Hero's Battlefield - Richard Strauss

5. A Hero's Life: The Hero's Works of Peace - Richard Strauss

6. A Hero's Life: The Hero's Retreat and Fulfilment - Richard Strauss

Disc: 3

1. Death Aand Transfiguration, Op. 2 (Rehearsal): Death And Transfiguration, Op. 24 (Rehearsal) - Sergiu Celibidache

2. The Pines of Rome (Rehearsals) - Sergiu Celibidache

Customer Reviews

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4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Good, January 9, 2005

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Record collector "rainer2020" (Salzburg, Austria) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tone Poems / Pini Di Roma (Audio CD)

As usual, Celibidache does not disappoint. The playing is secure and the interpretation is `pre Munich Celi,' which means that the uncanny `insight' is not yet there. But still, better than most.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great Tod und Verklärung, June 18, 2009

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Markian Gooley (Hawthorne, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tone Poems / Pini Di Roma (Audio CD)

I got this mostly for Tod und Verklärung: I like the Respighi pieces enough that I wouldn't shut them off if they came on the radio, but I don't often seek them out.
I'll stick with reviewing T&V, although I gave the rest of this set a listen and can't fault it.

The recording I'm most familiar with is an oldish Karajan/BPO one, also on DG, that lasts a leisurely 27 minutes. Karajan forces a slow pace but doesn't risk wallowing in sentimentality and schmaltz. I used to think the Karajan version the best, but this recording is arguably better. Celibidache goes nearer the edge, risks being sentimental, flirts with schmaltz. It's a riskier approach, but I'd say that he pulls it off: I find the performance more moving than the Karajan, yet not excessive.