Respighi: Pines of Rome; Fountains of Rome; Feste Romane

Respighi (1879-1936), whose major "claims to fame" are thrilling orchestral "impressions," is a composer whose works require just the right finesse, just the right coaxing, just the right balance ...because in the wrong hands they can become boisterous, overly similar and coarse. Under the tutelage of a master conductor, however, a conductor whose depth of understanding and persuasion reveals detail that we never realized existed... we hear afresh.