Da Vinci Ensemble - Respighi: Pno Quintet Quartetto Dorico Doppio (CD) (New (N)) Parliament and the quiet violence of

and the quiet violence of social fracture-finding the political in the personal and the extraordinary in the mundane

Label: ATL/Atlantic

“and I was ruled by my emotions – and the harder I tried not to be

reissued with a recent recording of the four-hands repertoire to make the most complete available set of the composer's piano music - and

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Da Vinci Ensemble - Respighi: Pno Quintet Quartetto Dorico Doppio (CD) (New (N)) Parliament and the quiet violence ofOttorino Respighi (1879 1936) is best known today for his vividly orchestrated symphonic poems, especially the Roman Trilogy (Fountains of Rome, Pines of Rome, and Roman Festivals). Yet his reputation as a composer rests not only on orchestral color but also on a deep historical awareness and a refined command of chamber music. Trained in Bologna and later influenced by his studies with Rimsky Korsakov in Russia, Respighi combined Italian lyricism