Gianandrea Noseda takes the audience on a vivid tour of Rome, the Eternal City! Respighi’s lavishly orchestrated triptych invokes a vibrant, sun-dappled Italy, moving from cinematic grandeur to ...

Composed in 1924 by Ottorino Respighi, “Pines of Rome” is the second orchestral work in Respighi’s “Roman trilogy.” “Fountains of Rome” (1917) is the first and “Roman Festivals” (1926) is the third.

Composed over the course of 12 tumultuous years – from Italy’s disastrous participation in the First World War (1915-6) to the consolidation of Mussolini’s regime (1928) - the Roman Trilogy shows the ...

“Orchestral Blockbuster.” “Stereo Spectacular.” Such were the words used, in the heyday of hi-fi, to push records of the Italian composer Ottorino Respighi’s so-called “Roman Trilogy” of tone poems: ...