Respighi: Belfagor

1. Belfagor, comic opera in 2 acts, P. 137
Composed by Ottorino Respighi
Performed by Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra with Giorgio Lamberti , Lajos Miller , Jozsef Moldvai , Laszlo Polgar , Sylvia Sass , Klara Takacs , Janos Toth , Magda Kalmar
Conducted by Lamberto Gardelli

Respighi: Belfagor,Jozsef Moldvai,Lajos Miller,Janos Toth,Laszlo Polgar,Ottorino Respighi,Lamberto Gardelli,Klara Takacs,Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra,Magda Kalmar,Maria Zempleni,Sylvia Sass,Giorgio Lamberti,Hungaroton,Classical,Classical Music,Italian 20th/21st Century Opera,Opera,Opera / Operetta / Oratorio,Opera/Operetta

Average customer rating: A Lot on 2 CDs

Ottorino Respighi: Orchestral Works Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Respighi | Respighi, Ottorino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Tone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Ottorino Respighi: Church Windows/Brazilian Impressions/Roman Festivals Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade/Capriccio Espagnol Mel Gibson's Apocalypto (Widescreen Edition) Babel ASIN: B000002SEB Release Date: 1996-08-13

Tracks:

1. Overture 'Belfagor' - Respighi
2. The Pines Of Rome - Pini Di Roma: I - The Pines Of The Villa Borghese - Respighi
3. The Pines Of Rome - Pini Di Roma: II - Pines Near A Catacomb - Respighi
4. The Pines Of Rome - Pini Di Roma: III - The Pines Of The Janiculum - Respighi
5. The Pines Of Rome - Pini Di Roma: IV - The Pines Of The Appian Way - Respighi
6. The Fountains Of Rome - Fontane Di Roma: I - The Valle Giulia Fountain At Dawn - Respighi
7. The Fountains Of Rome - Fontane Di Roma: II - The Triton Fountain In The Morning - Respighi
8. The Fountains Of Rome - Fontane Di Roma: III - The Trevi Fountain At Midday - Respighi
9. The Fountains Of Rome - Fontane Di Roma: IV - The Villa Medici Fountain At Sunset - Respighi
10. The Birds - Gli Uccelli: I - Prelude - Respighi
11. The Birds - Gli Uccelli: II - The Dove - Respighi
12. The Birds - Gli Uccelli: III - The Hen - Respighi
13. The Birds - Gli Uccelli: IV - The Nightingale - Respighi
14. The Birds - Gli Uccelli: V - The Cuckoo - Respighi

Tracks:

1. Three Botticelli Pictures - Trittico botticelliano: I - La Primavera - O. Respighi
2. Three Botticelli Pictures - Trittico botticelliano: II - The Adoration Of The Magi - O. Respighi
3. Three Botticelli Pictures - Trittico botticelliano: III - The Birth Of Venus - O. Respighi
4. Ancient Airs And Dances - Antiche Arie Ed Danze: Suite No.1: I - Ballet 'Il Conte Orlando' - O. Respighi
5. Ancient Airs And Dances - Antiche Arie Ed Danze: Suite No.1: II - Gagliard - O. Respighi
6. Ancient Airs And Dances - Antiche Arie Ed Danze: Suite No.1: III - Villanelle - O. Respighi
7. Ancient Airs And Dances - Antiche Arie Ed Danze: Suite No.1: IV - Passo Mezzo E Mascherada - O. Respighi
8. Ancient Airs And Dances - Antiche Arie Ed Danze: Suite No.2: I - 'Laura Soave' Balletto Con Gagliarda, Saltarello E Canario - O. Respighi
9. Ancient Airs And Dances - Antiche Arie Ed Danze: Suite No.2: II - Rustic Dance - O. Respighi
10. Ancient Airs And Dances - Antiche Arie Ed Danze: Suite No.2: III - Campanae Parisiensis & Aria - O. Respighi
11. Ancient Airs And Dances - Antiche Arie Ed Danze: Suite No.2: IV - Bergamasque - O. Respighi
12. Ancient Airs And Dances - Antiche Arie Ed Danze: Suite No.3: I - Italiana - O. Respighi
13. Ancient Airs And Dances - Antiche Arie Ed Danze: Suite No.3: II - Arie Di Corte - O. Respighi
14. Ancient Airs And Dances - Antiche Arie Ed Danze: Suite No.3: III - Siciliana - O. Respighi
15. Ancient Airs And Dances - Antiche Arie Ed Danze: Suite No.3: IV - Passacaglia - O. Respighi

Customer Reviews:

A Lot on 2 CDs.......2002-01-05

Belfagor is interesting for its rarity. Rousing overture. Pines and Fountains acceptable. Acceptable is OK for Fountains, but Pines call out for outstanding Triptych and Ancient Airs and Dances are excellent. Considering the bargain price, this 2-fer is a winner.

Average customer rating:

Respighi: Belfagor Overture; Pines of Rome; Fountains of Rome; etc. Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Respighi | Respighi, Ottorino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Tone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B0007RO58O Release Date: 2005-05-24

Tracks:

1. Overture 'Belfagor' - London Symphony Orchestra
2. I. The Pines Of The Villa Borghese - London Symphony Orchestra
3. II. Pines Near A Catacomb - London Symphony Orchestra
4. III. The Pines Of Janiculum - London Symphony Orchestra
5. IV. The Pines Of The Appian Way - London Symphony Orchestra
6. I. The Valle Giulia Fountain At Dawn - London Symphony Orchestra
7. II. The Triton Fountain In The Morning - London Symphony Orchestra
8. III. The Trevi Fountain At Midday - London Symphony Orchestra
9. IV. The Villa Medici Fountain At Sunset - London Symphony Orchestra
10. I. Prelude - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
11. II. The Dove - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
12. III. The Hen - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
13. IV. The Nightingale - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
14. V. The Cuckoo - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields

Tracks:

1. I. Spring - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
2. II. The Adoration Of The Magi - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
3. III. The Birth Of Venus - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
4. I. Ballett 'Il Conte Orlando' - Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
5. II. Galliard - Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
6. III. Villanelle - Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
7. IV. Passo Mezzo E Mascherada - Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
8. I. 'Laura Soave' Balletto Con Gagliarda, Saltarello E Canario - Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
9. II. Rustic Dance - Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
10. III. Campanae Parisienses & Aria - Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
11. IV. Bergamasque - Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
12. I. Italienne - Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
13. II. Arie Di Corte - Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
14. III. Sicilienne - Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
15. IV. Passacaglia - Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

Average customer rating: Give the Devil his due... Weird and fascinating, though nothing to hum... Polytonal Gianni Schicchi

Respighi: Belfagor Manufacturer: Hungaroton ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Respighi | Respighi, Ottorino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000306S Release Date: 1994-04-18

Customer Reviews:

Give the Devil his due..........2003-03-15

From the opening bars of Belfagor, it's clear that the listener is in the hands of an unusual genius. The prelude and opening love music is filled with a strange, tender, introspective beauty that makes the heart bleed. And throughout the opera, it's those moments of passionate feeling between two human beings (or between arch-devil and human being) that bring out the best of Respighi's instincts. The comedic moments have their rewards, too, with the composer's famously colorful orchestral imagination in full flower, but it's still the love music that makes this opera a masterpiece.

The title character is an amusing, down to earth, and fairly benign Devil, who is sent to earth to discover whether matrimony is truly the primary cause of male damnation, as so many new arrivals in hell claimed. It's to the credit of both the librettist and composer, that, while always rooting for Candida and her Baldo, we develop sympathy for this devil, and feel sorry for him when he, against his own intentions, truly falls in love, and loses Candida because of his faith in her. This scene, which closes the second act, is breathtakingly dramatic.

Respighi's musical language is harmonically adventurous, but in a fascinating, romantic way--filled with soaring Italian lyricism. After listening to this opera, I'm desperate to get my hands the composer's other mature operas. Unfortunately, his next effort, "La campana sommersa", one of his most admired and colorful operas, hasn't been commercially recorded, at least in recent history. It must certainly be one of the most gaping holes in the catalogue!

Weird and fascinating, though nothing to hum..........2001-09-24

This is a beautiful recording, technically speaking, and the music is free-flowing, like late Puccini, but without any memorable tunes or melodies. Sylvia Sass's voice is dark and moody and compelling. This is about as good a recording of this piece as we will ever see.

Polytonal Gianni Schicchi.......2000-11-15

Different from his other big operas, but still fascinating. Lyrical moments mixed with more adventurous sections, with the devil presented in a comic light. Worth exploring for Respighi fans.

Average customer rating:

Respighi: Belfagor Overture; Toccata for Piano & Orchestra, etc. Manufacturer: Chandos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Respighi | Respighi, Ottorino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Respighi: Piano Concerto in A minor; Concerto in Modo Misolidio Ottorino Respighi: Belkis, Queen of Sheba (Orchestral Suite) / Metamorphoseon (Theme & Variations) ASIN: B000000AVG Release Date: 1994-10-25

Tracks:

1. 'Belfagor' Overture: Allegro - Allegro Vivacissimo
2. Toccata For Piano & Orchestra: Grave - Allegro moderato
3. Tre Corali: Lento assai
4. Tre Corali: Andante con moto e scherzando
5. Tre Corali: Andante
6. Fantasia Slave For Piano & Orchestra: Andante - Presto - Tempo 1 - Lento - Allegro

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