The younger Respighi fledging his wings with an early example of his growing orchestral confidence. I love the brass in the Corale and the effortless flow of the Fuga.
Respighi was a great admirer of Rimsky-Korsakov (under whom he studied orchestration for five years), and this work, published in 1901, was composed in 1900 when Respighi was taking lessons from the older master in St. Petersburg (and under his supervision). Not only is the Preludio, corale e fuga an homage to Rimsky-Korsakov (and the Russian tradition), but a true masterpiece in its own ranks. This superb recording was made on 15 & 16 September 2005 in Studio 7, New Broadcasting House, Manchester and released in 2006 as Chandos 10388; the recording engineers were Stephen Rinker & Sharon Hughes, and it was produced by Brian Pidgeon & Mike George. The only other extant recording also happens to be posted here at UA-cam: ua-cam.com/video/bt4I3UUu6Bo/v-deo.html (Adriano and the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, originally released in 1992 as Marco Polo 8223348).
The orchestration is very Russian, especially the last 5 minutes. Tchaikovskian gravitas at the end. Very beautiful, profound work. The fugue is not dead!
The younger Respighi fledging his wings with an early example of his growing orchestral confidence. I love the brass in the Corale and the effortless flow of the Fuga.
Another very beautiful piece of Respighi totally unknown to me.The finale is Maestoso.Thanks for sharing
Another fantastic work by Respighi. Beautiful colors/themes/dynamics!
Respighi was a great admirer of Rimsky-Korsakov (under whom he studied orchestration for five years), and this work, published in 1901, was composed in 1900 when Respighi was taking lessons from the older master in St. Petersburg (and under his supervision). Not only is the Preludio, corale e fuga an homage to Rimsky-Korsakov (and the Russian tradition), but a true masterpiece in its own ranks.
This superb recording was made on 15 & 16 September 2005 in Studio 7, New Broadcasting House, Manchester and released in 2006 as Chandos 10388; the recording engineers were Stephen Rinker & Sharon Hughes, and it was produced by Brian Pidgeon & Mike George.
The only other extant recording also happens to be posted here at UA-cam:
ua-cam.com/video/bt4I3UUu6Bo/v-deo.html (Adriano and the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, originally released in 1992 as Marco Polo 8223348).
The orchestration is very Russian, especially the last 5 minutes. Tchaikovskian gravitas at the end. Very beautiful, profound work. The fugue is not dead!
Respighi studied orchestration with Rimsky-Korskakov
Ottorino Respighi:Prelúdium,Korál és Fúga
BBC Filharmonikus Zenekara
Vezényel:Gianandrea Noseda