Concerto gregoriano
The Concerto gregoriano is a violin concerto by Ottorino Respighi.[1] It is inspired by the history and music of early Christianity, such as plainsong and Gregorian chant.[2][3] It was written in 1921 and premiered the following year in Rome.[4]
Structure[]
The work is in three movements:
- Andante tranquillo – Allegro molto moderato – Tempo I – Cadenza (attacca)
- Andante espressivo e sostenuto
- Finale (Alleluja). Allegro energico
Discography (selection)[]
Notable recordings have been made by violinists Lydia Mordkovitch for Chandos, Pierre Amoyal for Decca, Domenico Nordio for Sony Classical, for , for Koch Schwann, and Takako Nishizaki for Marco Polo.[5][1]
- Pierre Amoyal with the Orchestre National de France under Charles Dutoit, Decca 0289 443 3242 1 DH.
- Lydia Mordkovitch with the BBC Philharmonic under Sir Edward Downes, Chandos Records CHAN 9232.
- with the under , BR 100183 CD.
- with the Philharmonia Orchestra under Matthias Bamert, Koch Schwann 3-1124-2.
- Domenico Nordio with the under Muhai Tang, Sony Classical 88765-433872.
- with the under , MARQUIS81407.
- Vadim Brodsky with the Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma under Francesco La Vecchia, Brilliant Classics 94394 BR.
- Takako Nishizaki with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra under Choo Hoey, Marco Polo 8.220152.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Lambton, Christopher. "Respighi: Concerto gregoriano; Poema autunnale; Ballata delle Gnomidi". BBC Music Magazine. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ^ Paolo Petrocelli (1 February 2008). William Walton and the Violin Concerto in England between the 1900 and 1940: from Elgar to Britten. Universal-Publishers. p. 2. ISBN 978-1-59942-654-9.
- ^ Richard Taruskin (24 June 2009). Music in the Early Twentieth Century: The Oxford History of Western Music. Oxford University Press. p. 750. ISBN 978-0-19-979601-4.
- ^ Siepmann, Jeremy. "Respighi: Concerto gregoriano · Poema autunnale · Ballata delle Gnomidi (sleevenotes)" (PDF). Chandos Records. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ^ Nicolas Soames (3 May 2012). The Story Of Naxos: The extraordinary story of the independent record label that changed classical recording for ever. Little, Brown Book Group. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-7481-3110-5.
External links[]
- Concerto gregoriano: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Chandos Records recording (booklet pdf download available)
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