Italian Perspectives

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Italian Perspectives

Instrumental in Italy: Martucci & Respighi Illuminate the Way.

Label Pentatone

Artists Bamberg Symphony, Riccardo Frizza

€29,99 EUR

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On Italian Perspectives, the Bamberger Symphoniker and Riccardo Frizza trace the revival and evolution of Italian instrumental music. Giuseppe Martucci’s Symphony No. 1 in D Minor, completed in 1895, illuminates the Italian symphonic tradition often overshadowed by opera, blending Brahmsian rigor with striking, passionate outbursts. Respighi’s Trittico Botticelliano brings Renaissance paintings to life with luminous chamber orchestration, while his masterful orchestrations of Rachmaninoff’s 5 Études-Tableaux reveal a rare synthesis of Italian color and Russian narrative depth. From desolate seascapes and dramatic funeral marches to the playful, suspenseful tale of Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf, Respighi transforms piano works into vivid orchestral landscapes, preserving every nuance of Rachmaninoff’s originals. Bamberger Symphoniker Riccardo Frizza, Conductor

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Total time: 01:23:31

1. 5 Etudes tableaux (Arr. for Orchestra by O. Respighi) No. 1 La Mer et les Mouettes

08:16

2. 5 Etudes tableaux (Arr. for Orchestra by O. Respighi) No. 2 La Foire

01:53

3. 5 Etudes tableaux (Arr. for Orchestra by O. Respighi) No. 3 Marche funebre

06:34

4. 5 Etudes tableaux (Arr. for Orchestra by O. Respighi) No. 4 Le chaperon rouge et le loup

03:00

5. 5 Etudes tableaux (Arr. for Orchestra by O. Respighi) No. 5 Marche

03:41

6. Trittico Botticelliano No. 1 La Primavera

05:49

7. Trittico Botticelliano No. 2 L'adorazione dei Magi

10:01

8. Trittico Botticelliano No. 3 La nascita di Venere

05:30

9. Symphony No. 1 in D Minor Op. 75 I. Allegro

11:59

10. Symphony No. 1 in D Minor Op. 75 II. Andante

08:08

11. Symphony No. 1 in D Minor Op. 75 III. Allegretto

05:28

12. Symphony No. 1 in D Minor Op. 75 IV. Mosso Moderato Allegro risoluto

13:12

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Additional Information

Label

Pentatone

SKU

PTC5187419

Qualities

DSD 512, DSD 256, FLAC 192 kHz, DSD 128, FLAC 96 kHz, DSD 64, DXD 24 Bit

Channels

2ch Stereo

Artists

Bamberg Symphony, Riccardo Frizza

Composers

RACHMANINOFF, Respighi, Martucci

Conductors

Riccardo Frizza

Genres

PENTATONE

Original Recording Format

PCM 96k

Producer

Dagmar Birwe

Recording Engineer

Christian Jaeger

Release Date

February 06, 2026

Higher Rates Program
Not Available on SACD

Italian Perspectives

Italian Perspectives

€29,99 EUR

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