Music again: fragile beauty and monumental force

Skybird · 09-13-08, 07:12 AM

A quite popular piece of classical music, by Respighi. Part two and three are part of my list of all time favourites.

If you do not know it, it is called "The Pines of Rome", it is the third quadrology of Resphigi's "Roman Trilogy", and what you hear in the first part is a musical description of the pines near Villa Borghese, and then moving over to the Catacombs of Rome. Part two displays the Janiculum (I love it), and in the final third part you then see the legions of Rome marching down the via Appia - if this leaves you sitting on your chair when listening to that, you can let yourself bury safely, for you are already dead.

Karajan all nice and well, but the Via Appia part he does too slow, imo, I have a recording by the Royal Philharmonic orchestra (Ireland) conducted by Enrique Batiz, and this is my reference recording. ironically it was a very cheap CD, from the much-hated Naxos-label.

Also very beautiful is the middle quadrology called "Fountains of Rome":

You "see" the fountain at Valle Giulia at dawn, Triton fountain in the mordning, the Trevi fountain and midday, and the Villa Medici at sunset.

the third part of the Roman Trilogy, "Roman Festivals", is wild and a bit chaoptic, which is okay since it is about circus, and Epiphany, but I do not like it as much as the Fountains and Pines.

It can't get any more Roman without actually going there. Hope you enjoy!

09-13-08, 07:12 AM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Music again: fragile beauty and monumental force A quite popular piece of classical music, by Respighi. Part two and three are part of my list of all time favourites. If you do not know it, it is called "The Pines of Rome", it is the third quadrology of Resphigi's "Roman Trilogy", and what you hear in the first part is a musical description of the pines near Villa Borghese, and then moving over to the Catacombs of Rome. Part two displays the Janiculum (I love it), and in the final third part you then see the legions of Rome marching down the via Appia - if this leaves you sitting on your chair when listening to that, you can let yourself bury safely, for you are already dead. Karajan all nice and well, but the Via Appia part he does too slow, imo, I have a recording by the Royal Philharmonic orchestra (Ireland) conducted by Enrique Batiz, and this is my reference recording. ironically it was a very cheap CD, from the much-hated Naxos-label. Also very beautiful is the middle quadrology called "Fountains of Rome": You "see" the fountain at Valle Giulia at dawn, Triton fountain in the mordning, the Trevi fountain and midday, and the Villa Medici at sunset. the third part of the Roman Trilogy, "Roman Festivals", is wild and a bit chaoptic, which is okay since it is about circus, and Epiphany, but I do not like it as much as the Fountains and Pines. It can't get any more Roman without actually going there. Hope you enjoy! __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.