SACD, 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... —
Awards:
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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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Respighi: Vetrate di chiesa, Il tramonto & Trittico botticelliano
RecommendedAnna Caterina Antonacci (soprano)
John Neschling
What a glorious work, and what a find! Anyone inured to Respighi’s gaudy colours and thumping rhythms will be astonished by the musical and emotional range of this economical score. Neschling,... —
Awards:
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Presto Recording of the Week, 23rd February 2018
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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Diapason d’Or, March 2018, Nouveauté
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Special offer. Respighi: Orchestral Works
Anna Caterina Antonacci (soprano), São Paulo Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège, John Neschling
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Neschling admirably sustains the fever pitch throughout – nothing becomes overblown or unduly hysterical – and the playing is first-rate in its dark intensity and force. The filler is the Belfagor... —
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The performances by Timothy Fallon and Ammiel Bushakevitz on Crepuscolo are superb. [Fallon] He is a polished and highly accomplished singer; his lovely voice is even and secure throughout the... —
Awards:
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Presto Editor's Choice, July 2022
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Neschling and the Liège players hit just the right stride and tone in each of the pieces, and BIS’s recording, as expected, provides the perfect ambiance for this music. Very strongly recommended. —
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In the five Études-Tableaux by Rachmaninov, Respighi’s alchemy lends coloristic allure and an amplified sense of atmosphere to the piano originals. Rachmaninov found the results ‘amazing’, and... —
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Rarely has this music sounded so well on CD...The Trevi fountain dénouement and climax section of Pines let rip, but Neschling also unearths startling subtleties. Festivals tends to be played... —
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Under violinist-conductor Henry Raudales, the Munich Radio Orchestra approach Respighi’s Baroque reworkings with fastidious care and exquisite attention to detail…his approach to Gli uccelli,... —
