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Italian Perspectives

Bamberger Symphoniker, Riccardo Frizza

Label
Pentatone
EAN / barcode
8720929574193
Release date
6 February 2026
Format
Digital
In "On Italian Perspectives" the Bamberg Symfonieorkest and Riccardo Frizza sketch the rediscovery and development of Italian instrumental music. Giuseppe Martucci's Symphony No. 1 in D minor, completed in 1895, sheds light on the Italian symphonic tradition, which is often overshadowed by opera, and combines the strict discipline of Johannes Brahms with impressive, impassioned outbursts. Ottorino Respighi's "Trittico Botticelliano" brings Renaissance paintings to life with clear chamber orchestration, while his masterful orchestrations of Sergei 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, thrilling tale of Little Red Riding Hood and the wolf, Respighi transforms piano works into vivid orchestral landscapes, preserving every nuance of Rachmaninoff's originals. Riccardo Frizza, also heard in "The Three Queens" and "Signor Gaetano" (2022), conducts the Bamberg Symphonie Orkest and brings these works to life with precision, color and expressive intensity.
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Tracklist

  1. 01 5 Études-tableaux (Arr. for Orchestra by O. Respighi): No. 1, La Mer et les Mouettes 08:16
  2. 02 5 Études-tableaux (Arr. for Orchestra by O. Respighi): No. 2, La Foire 01:53
  3. 03 5 Études-tableaux (Arr. for Orchestra by O. Respighi): No. 3, Marche funèbre 06:34
  4. 04 5 Études-tableaux (Arr. for Orchestra by O. Respighi): No. 4, Le chaperon rouge et le loup 03:00
  5. 05 5 Études-tableaux (Arr. for Orchestra by O. Respighi): No. 5, Marche 03:41
  6. 06 Trittico Botticelliano: No. 1, La Primavera 05:49
  7. 07 Trittico Botticelliano: No. 2, L'adorazione dei Magi 10:01
  8. 08 Trittico Botticelliano: No. 3, La nascita di Venere 05:30
  9. 09 Symphony No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 75: I. Allegro 11:59
  10. 10 Symphony No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 75: II. Andante 08:08
  11. 11 Symphony No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 75: III. Allegretto 05:28
  12. 12 Symphony No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 75: IV. Mosso - Moderato - Allegro risoluto 13:12

Source: MusicBrainz

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