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Respighi: Concerto All'antica; Ancient Airs and Dances
8.573901 (Naxos, CD)
DDD
NEW RELEASE (26 February 2021)
Playing time: 81'34"
Tracks: 15
Booklet pages: 12
℗ 2021 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
© 2021 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
Main country of recording: United States of America
Country of manufacture: Germany
Reviewer: Gerald Fenech
Review of Respighi: Concerto All'antica; Ancient Airs and Dances published on 13 March 2021
Davide Alogna, Violin (tracks 1-3)
Chamber Orchestra of New York
Salvatore Di Vittorio, conductor
Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936):
1-3 Concerto all'antica, P 75 (1908) (first recording)
Antiche danze ed arie per liuto ('Ancient Airs and Dances')
4-7 Suite No 1, P 109 (1917)
8-11 Suite No 3, P 172 (1931)
12-15 Suite No 2, P 138 (1923)
Recorded 24-28 June 2019 at the Concert Hall, Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, New York, USA