Respighi: 'Fontane di Roma' (1916)
1. La Fontana di Valle Giulia all'alba
(Toscanini)
"La prima parte del poema, ispirata alla fontana di Valle Giulia, evoca un paesaggio pastorale: mandrie di pecore passano e dileguano nella bruma fresca e umida di unalba romana".
wonderfully idyomatic!
piesseesse 4 months ago
Saw the Bournemouth Symphony orchestra play this last night. A wonderful piece indeed. Pure magic
wyrdwych 2 years ago
Magical, the piece gives me wings and makes me soar!
magicalfaeriesmoon 2 years ago
Toscanini was a big director... This performance is wonderful for the mystic sound...
compositore92 2 years ago
Toscanini gave of his best in the Respighi tone poems; I also felt he got closer to the spirit of this music than any other conductor. Thanks for sharing this wonderful performance, captured in very fine sound.
billyguns2 2 years ago