Composer: Ottorino Respighi
Performer: Ian Bostridge, Saskia Georgini
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Pentatone
Catalogue: PTC5186872
Release: 2021
Size: 2.23 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Deità silvane, P. 107
01. No. 1, I fauni
02. No. 2, Musica in horto
03. No. 3, Egle
04. No. 4, Acqua
05. No. 5, Crepuscolo
6 Liriche, Series 1, P. 90
06. No. 1, O falce di luna
07. No. 3, Au milieu du jardin
08. No. 6, Pioggia
6 Liriche, Series 2, P. 97
09. No. 1, Notte
10. No. 3, Le repos en Égypte
11. No. 4, Noël ancien
12. Nebbie
13. La statua (1919)
4 Liriche, P. 125
14. No. 2, La naiade
15. No. 3, La sera
6 Pieces for Piano, P. 44
16. No. 3, Notturno
5 Canti all’antica, P. 71
17. No. 4, Bella porta di rubini
18. Stornellatrice
4 Scottish Songs, P. 143
19. No. 1, When the Kye Come Hame
20. No. 2, Within a Mile of Edinburgh
21. No. 3, My Heart’s in the Highlands
22. No. 4, The Piper of Dundee
23. Canzone sarda, P. 155
24. Le funtanelle, P. 164 (Canzone dell’abruzzo)
After their acclaimed recording of Schubert’s Die schöne Müllerin, Ian Bostridge and Saskia Giorgini present a programme of rarely-recorded songs by Ottorino Respighi. This selection of songs demonstrates Respighi’s stylistic versatility and broad literary inspiration, from settings of Ada Negri’s compact verses to florid, Symbolist d’Annunzio poems as well as folk melodies, including Scottish songs. Respighi’s Liriche unveil a fascinating, little-known Italian branch of musical Impressionism. What binds them together is a longing for a past still so close, but at the same time inevitably gone.
Ian Bostridge is one of the most celebrated tenors and lied interpreters of his generation. His PENTATONE recording of Schubert’s Winterreise (2019) was crowned with the ICMA Vocal Music Award 2020. He continues his congenial collaboration with pianist Saskia Giorgini on PENTATONE.
Flord impressionism and folk songs. After their acclaimed recording of Schubert’s Die schöne Müllerin, Ian Bostridge and Saskia Giorgini present a programme of rarely-recorded songs by Ottorino Respighi. This selection of songs demonstrates Respighi’s stylistic versatility and broad literary inspiration, from settings of Ada Negri’s compact verses to florid, Symbolist d’Annunzio poems as well as folk melodies, including Scottish songs. Respighi’s Liriche unveil a fascinating, little-known Italian branch of musical Impressionism. What binds them together is a longing for a past still so close, but at the same time inevitably gone.