Ottorino Respighi (1879 - 1936)
On Tour
Thursday 7 July 2005 12:00-13:00 (Radio 3)
Repeated: Thursday 14 July 2005 0:00-1:00 (Radio 3)
Despite an awkward run-in with a ravenous press pack, Respighi's trans-Atlantic tours did much to bolster his reputation. Donald Macleod charts his travels and the music which they helped to inspire.
Playlist
Concerto in Modo Misolidio: 3rd mvt
Geoffrey Tozer (piano), BBC Philharmonic, Sir Edward Downes (conductor)
CHANDOS CHAN9285 t6
Maria Egiziaca (excerpts)
Veronika Kincses (Maria), Katalin Farkas (Voice of the Angel), Hungarian Radio and Television Chorus, Hungarian State Orchestra, Lamberto Gardelli (conductor)
HUNGAROTON HCD31118 t14-15
Impressioni brasiliane: Notte Tropicale
Cincinnati SO, Jesús López-Cobos (conductor)
TELARC CD-80356 t5
Passacaglia and Fugue (after Bach)
BBC Philharmonic, Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
CHANDOS CHAN9835 t1-2
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