Whatever became of Respighi?

Whatever became of Respighi?

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norman lebrecht

December 23, 2010

Free classical downoad #4 is the Dream of Solomon from the Onyx recording of Respighi’s Queen of Sheba. It is played by the Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra and, unless you were specifically looking for the piece, you would never know it existed.

To say it has an eastern flavour is like questioning the Pope’s Catholicism. Seldom has an orchestra sounded more attuned to the work in hand.
Here’s the link:
http://www.onyxclassics.com/normanlebrecht/ONYX4048-1.mp3.zip

Respighi: Belkis, Queen of Sheba – I The Dream of Solomon
Borusan
Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra, Sascha Goetzel




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