Ottorino Respighi (1879 - 1936)
A Nightingale Sang
Friday 8 July 2005 12:00-13:00 (Radio 3)
Repeated: Friday 15 July 2005 0:00-1:00 (Radio 3)
Donald Macleod explores Respighi's final years, including a stroll amongst the pines of Rome as depicted by one of the composer's greatest musical legacies.
Playlist
Belkis, Regina di Saba: Orgiastic Dance
Philharmonia Orchestra, Geoffrey Simon (conductor)
CHANDOS CHAN 8405 t4
Il Tramonto
Magdalena Kožená (soprano), Henschel Quartett
DG 4715812 t9
Notturno
Sergei Babayan (piano)
PRO PIANO PPR224517 t.7
Pini di Roma
NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini (conductor)
RCA GD60262 t1-4
Stornellatrice
Elsa Respighi (soprano), Ottorino Respighi (piano)
ADRIANO ADR E5 t3