Respighi - The Birds, Ancient Dances and Airs
£13.25
In stock - available for despatch within 1 working day
Despatch Information
This despatch estimate is based on information from both our own stock and the UK supplier's stock.
If ordering multiple items, we will aim to send everything together so the longest despatch estimate will apply to the complete order.
If you would rather receive certain items more quickly, please place them on a separate order.
If any unexpected delays occur, we will keep you informed of progress via email and not allow other items on the order to be held up.
If you would prefer to receive everything together regardless of any delay, please let us know via email.
Pre-orders will be despatched as close as possible to the release date.
Label: BIS
Cat No: BIS2540
Format: Hybrid SACD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Orchestral
Release Date: 7th April 2023
Contents
Works
Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite no.1, P109Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite no.2, P138
Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite no.3, P172
Gli uccelli (The Birds), P154
Artists
Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de LiegeConductor
John NeschlingWorks
Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite no.1, P109Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite no.2, P138
Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite no.3, P172
Gli uccelli (The Birds), P154
Artists
Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de LiegeConductor
John NeschlingAbout
The immense popularity of the Roman Trilogy has had the effect of obscuring many parts of Respighi’s oeuvre, including arrangements of pieces from the Renaissance and Baroque periods. These arrangements, a genuine declaration of love for this music, were less an attempt at musicological reconstruction than ‘free transcriptions for orchestra’ as the composer described them.
The four suites on this album, Gli Uccelli (The Birds) and the three entitled Ancient Dances and Airs, bear witness to this art. Gli Uccelli consists of five pieces originally written for harpsichord or lute which, as the title suggests, evoke birds set in colourful soundscapes. The Ancient Dances and Airs are suites each made of four pieces for lute or guitar from the Italian and French repertoire of the late 16th and early 17th centuries adorned with new orchestral colours. The success of these suites owes much to their orchestration: subtle and sober with timbres of rare sophistication. A refined treat from the Italian master of orchestration.
Error on this page? Let us know here
Need more information on this product? Click here