RespighiMetamorphoseon [John Neschling, Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Lige]

Description: Home About Us Postage & Payment Returns Contact Add The Pom Shop to your Favorites and receive our email newsletters about new items and special promotions. General Interest Respighi:Metamorphoseon [John Neschling, Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège] [BIS: BIS2130] Three orchestral works by Ottorino Respighi are gathered here. Ballata delle gnomidi ('The Ballad of the Gnomes') was composed in 1920 and was inspired by a poem depicting satanic rituals, sexual abandonment and blood sacrifice. The Ballata is here framed by two later and longer works. Respighi composed Metamorphoseon in 1930, for the fiftieth anniversary of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and it is in fact something of a concerto for orchestra, the 30-minute long work consisting of a theme and twelve variations or 'modes'. The disc closes with the suite from Belkis, Regina di Saba, a full-length ballet depicting the encounter between the Queen of Sheba and Solomon. The original score involved a massive orchestra including zithers, wind machine, choir, soloists and narrator as well as an off-stage brass ensemble, but Respighi omitted the vocal parts and the exotic instruments when he prepared a suite for concert use. John Neschling has previously recorded two acclaimed discs of Respighi's music for BIS. The latest instalment also featured l'Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Lige, in a performance of Impressioni brasiliane. Review Respighi was said not to have rated his Metamorphoseon highly, though it s unclear why. It's even more unclear listening to this excellent new recording, which catches evocatively the work's brooding, murky tints and its tendency to sudden irruptions of temperament. Modus II has one of these, and shows Neschling and his Liege musicians sharply responsive to Respighi's abrupt flexing of muscle. Performance **** Recording ***** --BBC Music Magazine, Oct'15 The scoring has all Respighi's usual glamour but is thicker and darker in colour than much of his work, which may have been a source of his dissatisfaction. Its dazzlingly done here, with plenty of grace and panache, by Neschling and his Belgian orchestra. --Gramophone, Awards issue'15 Shipping Shipping is free for all customers in Australia. Your package will be safely taken care of & posted from England by means of Priority Airmail, which is air freighted to your nearest Australia Post Distribution Center (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, or Perth), from where they are delivered to your address by Australia Post. Returns and refunds We operate a 30 day money back guarantee. If you are unhappy with the product for whatever reason, please contact us to arrange a return and refund. As shipping costs are not retrievable, we are unable to refund shipping costs. Feedback We use an automated eBay feedback response system. If you are happy with the product, please leave positive feedback and we will automatically leave positive feedback for you. If you are unhappy with the transaction for any reason, please contact us first to resolve. If you do leave negative or neutral feedback you waive your rights for support regarding any problems with us and open yourself up for possible retaliatory negative feedback. Please avoid making negative feedback remarks, contact us first if you have any problems! We are here to help! Contact Us Please contact us via eBay messages if you have any questions and our Customer Service team will be happy to assist you with any queries. Thank you. Home About Us Postage & Payment Returns Contact Copyright © 2017 - 2024 The Pom Shop. All rights reserved.

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