A highly sought-after RCA shaded dog Living Stereo title, the performance and sonics found within rate a 10/10. A must have the dynamics are monstrous! Whichever other Respighi tone poem recordings you ultimately purchase, you MUST own this one. Since the early 60s it has been the standard by which all others have been judged, and in terms of both sound and performance, it has never really been surpassed. The final march of Pines is simply incredible: Thundering bass drum, crashing cymbals and gongs, bellowing brass nobody since has brought the whole thing off with the same combination of excitement and discipline.
"...I'd have to say that the usual stumbling blocks have been sidestepped. Great care has been taken to do the right things, starting with the way the decision to remaster these RCAs was made." - Jonathan Valin, theabsolutesound.com, June 11, 2013
Tracklist:
Pines Of Rome
1 The Pines Of Villa Borghese
2 The Pines Near A Catacomb
3 The Pines Of The Janiculum
4 The Pines Of The Appian Way
Fountains Of Rome
5 The Fountain Of Valle Giulia At Dawn
6 The Triton Fountain At Morn
7 The Fountain Of Trevi At Mid-day
8 The Villa Medici Fountain At Sunset
Recording information:
Title: Pines Of Rome, Fountains Of Rome
Composer: Ottorino Respighi
Conductor: Fritz Reiner
Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Genre: Classical
Media: 1x Hybrid SACD 3-channel Stereo , Remastered, . Playable on SACD player or standard CD player
Label: Analogue Productions
Cat#: CAPC2436SA
Released: 2014 in US
Original release: 1960 by RCA Victor LSC-2436
EAN: 753088243660
Discogs rel.#: 8748228
