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Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 9:13 pm
by GC
There's a Philadelphia/Ormandy CD that has Pines, Fountains, and Festivals. It was recorded in 1958 & 1961 and was released on CD in 1992. The performances are quite good. The catalog number is SBK 48 267, and it was part of the Sony Essential Classics series.
I've never come across Church Windows, though.
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 10:26 pm
by JHardisk
THE recording of church windows, IMO.
http://www.amazon.com/Ottorino-Respighi ... B000003CZV
Cincinnati with Jesús López-Cobos conducting. The brass playing is superhuman.
This disc also includes Roman Festivals.
You MUST own this disc!
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 10:50 pm
by eupher61
Second on the Cincy Church Windows. Amazing.
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 4:37 pm
by MileMarkerZero
This one:
doesn't have Church Windows, but Micheal Moore is a beast on the Fountains excerpt...
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 6:07 pm
by peter birch
eupher61 wrote:Second on the Cincy Church Windows. Amazing.
third on this one as well, and its available at bargain price in the UK
however whilst Respighis music does have a wide dynamic range with plenty of rhythmic excitement, I would hesitate to call it aggressive music.
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 6:09 pm
by sc_curtis
Favorite recording of Church Windows:
http://tinyurl.com/2to9hd
Favorite recording of "Roman Trilogy":
http://tinyurl.com/3dw8mg
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 9:29 pm
by LoyalTubist
I don't know about CDs, but I still have vinyl LPs in my collection and I have three of these.
That would be a grueling concert if you heard these all in one shot (or had to play them!)
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 9:35 pm
by Easty621
Does anyone here have this cd:
http://www.amazon.com/Respighi-Fontane- ... 664&sr=8-2
What can you tell me about it? Is it worth getting? (It's Deck and Harwood, it has to be loud!)
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 11:05 pm
by sc_curtis
tuben wrote:
In my opinion, it's only worth the four notes in Roman Festivals. In general the recording is kinda boring and the electronic organ in Fountains of Rome is TOO DAMNED LOUD, just covers everything.
Want to hear Deck play the snot out of Fountains? Go
here
RC
Agreed. This CD is in my collection. The recording sounds like the engineers jacked with the balance levels. Some spots sound really good. Fountains is disappointingly poorly recorded.