Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936) based this ballet suite on the earlier opera music of Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868). The suite of three movements opens with a spirited Can-Can, in the traditional style...
Roman Festivals is a symphonic poem composed in 1928, and the third orchestral work from Respighi's Roman Trilogy. Each of the four movements describes a scene from ancient Rome. The first movement, C...
Respighi's first published work is a set of six solo piano pieces composed between 1903 and 1905. These independent salon pieces draw upon different musical styles, forms, and composers. They are not...
A newly published piece by the composer of The Pines of Rome. In three movements: Allegro - Lento - Allegretto.
for Flute and Piano. Berceuse, Melodia, Aria, and Valse caressante Composed in 1905 as part of 'Six Pieces' for violin and piano, each of these works has a distinct personality and a sense of spontane...
