Respighi - The Adoration of the Magi - Three Botticelli Pictures (2/3)

[CelestialChoir]

Thank you, billystewart4, for uploading this musical gem! Can't get enough of it...and Joyous Epiphany to you and yours!

[CelestialChoir]

A lovely, sublime, tone poem--one of my favorites! I've always loved how "Veni, veni Emmanuel" was interwoven into the composition. Superb writing for woodwinds and strings--an evocative piece that makes you "see" the Magi and their camels traipsing through deserts; a sweet, starry sky over the hills (catch the violin solo!); and generally stirs your

imagination to reflect back to that Epiphany of 2000 years ago...peaceful travellers on their

way to find the prophesied Messiah...ahhhh!!

[darkblueangel1956]

Di incredibile bellezza la scelta di particolari combinazioni strumentali, ottenendo così atmosfere evocative ma anche di stile elegante, raffinato e originale. Leggerezza e soavità nella presenza di archi e percussioni, e ancora tante prelibate meraviglie timbriche !!!

[MsPandaRosa]

One of the earliest pieces of music I remember, and still a favorite.

[peachmelba16]

At 4:22 starts a melody that truly is sublime.

[peachmelba16]

That is Botticelli, himself, on the lower right hand corner, looking out at the viewer.

[peachmelba16]

I had to stop in my tracks, drop everything to listen to this. It has the feeling of the ancient...a feel of ancient Rome. Great orchestral coloring and true genius.

[buchadolph]

Respighi should be closely studied for the wonderous orchestral color introduced to the repetoire. He who wrote this had to hear it first. Truly timeless.

[8888haydn8888]

1st flute: Ken Smith. 1st oboe: John Anderson. 1st bassoon: Meyrick Alexander

[billyguns2]

This music is sublime and surely divinely inspired, my favorite composition by the genius Ottorino Respighi.

[83gemis]

I've played it once and dream to play it again!

[doublecola1]

A Musical Masterpiece.....