Thursday, June 16, 2011

Ottorino Respighi - Fontane di Roma

Fontane di Roma (or Fountains of Rome in English) is a symphonic poem by Ottorino Respighi, Italian composer, conductor, and musicologist. Heartfelt works of Respighi suggest that he was a supporter of impressionist tradition, and indeed he was: this sentimental and sensitive man had never remained indifferent to the beauty of environment, and his visits to Brazil and Italy led to composing of two compositions – Brazilian Impressions and the one we're talking about accordingly. Inspired by Rome's fountains, his most famous piece can be downloaded here: Fontane di Roma. Symphonic Poem (full score).

Haydn's Miracle Symphony No.102

They call Joseph Haydn the father in music. He is considered to be, indirectly, the father of both the symphony and the string quartet, hav...