Respighi, Ottorino > Decca Import

Respighi: Pini di Roma; Fontane di Roma; Rossini/Respighi: La boutique fantasque

1 CD / Decca Import / 2010-01-26

Works: Ottorino Respighi: Pines of Rome; Fontane di Roma, for piano, 4 hands (arr. from the orchestral piece), P. 115; La boutique fantasque
Conductors: Ansermet, Ernest

This release gathers together - under the perceptive and sympathetic musicianship of Ernest Ansermet - a selection of music by (and refashioned by) Ottorino Respighi...continue...

Pavarotti in Concert - Songs by Bononcini, Scarlatti, etc

1 CD / Decca Import / 2007-10-23

Works: Giovanni Bononcini: Griselda; George Frederick Handel: Atalanta; Alessandro Scarlatti: L'honestà negli amori; Vincenzo Bellini: Ma rendi pur contento; Dolente immagine di figlia mia, for voice...
Performers: Mantovani, Alberto; Pavarotti, Luciano
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard
Ensemble: Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra

Relaxing Adagios

2 CD / Decca Import / 2006-09-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt," (Hunt Cantata), BWV 208 (BC G1, G3); Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Léo Delibes...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bennett, William; Berbié, Jane; Bolet, Jorge; Bonell, Carlos [Guitar]; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Hasson, Maurice; Kipnis, Igor [Harpsichord/Piano]; Kulka, Konstanty; Lab&eg...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Bonynge, Richard; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Munchinger, Karl; Solti, Sir Georg; Dutoit, Charles; ; Karajan, Herbert von; Cleobury, Nicholas; Masur, Kurt; Jorda, Enrique
Ensemble: ; Capricorn (Ensemble); Du Brassus; I Musici; Lausanne Pro Arte

This CD includes a great selection of "soothing and relaxing" music as well as a great introduction to the classics....continue...

The Essential Respighi

2 CD / Decca Import / 1995-01-02

Works: Ottorino Respighi: Fountains of Rome; Gli uccelli "The Birds"; Trittico botticelliano (Three Botticelli Pictures) for orchestra, P. 151; Feste romane; Ancient Airs and Dances, Set 1; Ancient Airs and...
Conductors: Ansermet, Ernest; Kertész, István; Heltay, Laszlo; Dutoit, Charles; López-Cobos, Jesús; Maazel, Lorin