RESPIGHI: Orchestral Works Vol.4 [CD de audio] Orchestra Sinfonia di Roma, Respighi and Francesco la Vecchia

Ancient songs and dances for lute - Suite n.1, 2 and 3; Rossiniana; Concerto in misolidio mode for piano and orchestra; Metamorphoseon modi Respighi composed the Ancient Songs and Dances for Lute based on the melodies of a collection of Renaissance and Baroque dances, some of popular origin and by anonymous author and others taken from works for lute by Simone Molinari, Vincenzo Galilei, Fabrizio Caroso and Lodovico Roncalli. Respighi's brilliant and colorful orchestration gives these works a completely new dimension, maximizing the joyful or melancholic character of these rather simple pages from a technical point of view. The Concerto in Misolidio Tone for Piano and Orchestra is a wide-ranging work imbued with great pathos and intense drama and based on the principles of Gregorian chant (a fact that according to some would make this work the ideal soundtrack for the film adaptation of a novel by Dan Brown!). The first volumes of the complete set of Respighi's orchestral works conducted by the Rome Symphony Orchestra conducted by Francesco La Vecchia have been received with unanimous enthusiasm by the specialized press around the world, which has awarded them highly prestigious recognitions and expressed Laudatory praise for the energy and transparency of the performances. Desiree Scuccuglia, piano; Rome Symphony Orchestra