Download, Respighi (composer)
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Wilson takes an altogether more balletic approach [than Tortelier]. But there is no lack of wallop: the opening of ‘Circenses’ has tremendous adrenaline…The Triton Fountain sparkles with vitality…There... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 31st January 2020
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2020, Orchestral Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2020, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2021, Winner - Orchestral
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Orchestral
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New. Respighi: Sinfonia drammatica
RecommendedOrchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, Robert Trevino
The engineering captures plenty of detail... the brass make plenty of impact, thundering their oration in the Lento religioso... [Trevino]’s grasp of the symphony’s structure is firm and he... —
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Record Review, 13th June 2026, Record of the Week
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Presto Recording of the Week, 5th June 2026
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Freddie De Tommaso - Passione
RecommendedFreddie De Tommaso (tenor), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Renato Balsadonna
Listen to Freddie De Tommaso at full throttle and you’ll need to lie down in a darkened room. Passione is singing in the tradition of De Tommaso’s hero Franco Corelli: stylish and heartfelt,... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, Critics' Choice 2021
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Presto Recording of the Week, 2nd April 2021
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2021, Opera Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2022, Winner - Newcomer
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The BBC Philharmonic under principal conductor Gianandrea Noseda plays it all with a straight face and makes a real success of things… —
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2003, Editor's Choice
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Building A Library, April 2026, Top Choice (La Boutique Fantasque)
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Gramophone Awards, 1990, Winner - Chamber
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The strengths of this performance immediately leap out in the warm, sinuous opening to Fountains of Rome, with elegant, sensuous woodwind solos and, at the opening of the second movement, in... —
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2023, Editor's Choice
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Momentum [1]: Walton, Respighi
RecommendedLiya Petrova (violin), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Duncan Ward, Adam Laloum (piano)
Liya Petrova’s new recording of Walton’s Violin Concerto grips you from the outset. Her phrasing of the opening material ideally combines singing tone with subtle inflections of pulse and dynamic,... —
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2023, Concerto Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2023, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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Performances of all four works are outstanding, with the Chandos sound bringing out the full richness of Respighi's writing. —
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Bonitatibus’s interpretations go to the heart of these extraordinary pieces. Collaborative pianist Adele D’Aronzo, meanwhile, presents some demanding accompaniments to impressive effect , while... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th December 2023
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Presto Editor's Choice, May 2023
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