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Composer of the Week Resptghi

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

With Verity Sharp.
Critics have not agreed on the artistic worth of Respighi's music. He felt he was best at writing songs and also hoped to be remembered for works such as the Concerto gregoriano.
Nebbie Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra, conductor
Richard Bonynge
Adagio con variazioni
Alexander Baillie (cello) Philharmonia, conductor
Geoffrey Simon II tramonto
Christopher Trakas (baritone) Quartetto di Venezi
Orgiastic Dance (Belkis, Queen of Sheba) Philharmonia, conductor Geoffrey Simon Finale alleluia (Concerto gregoriano)
Lydia Mordkovitch (violin) BBC Philharmonic, conductor Edward Downes
Repeated next Friday 12 midnight

Contributors

Unknown:
Verity Sharp.
Tenor:
Nebbie Luciano Pavarotti
Conductor:
Richard Bonynge
Cello:
Alexander Baillie
Conductor:
Geoffrey Simon
Conductor:
Geoffrey Simon
Violin:
Lydia Mordkovitch
Conductor:
Edward Downes
Source: Radio Times

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