| Ottorino Respighi: Belkis, Queen of Sheba (Orchestral Suite) / Metamorphoseon (Theme & Variations) | 
| Artists: Ottorino Respighi, Geoffrey Simon, Philharmonia Orchestra
Label: Chandos
Category: Music
List Price: $20.98
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Seller: Classical Music Superstore
Sales Rank: 140,541
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 095115840528
EAN: 0095115840528
ASIN: B000000ADG
Release Date: October 28, 1992
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| Tracks:
| • | Belkis, Queen Of Sheba: 1. The Dream Of Solomon (II sogno di Salomone) | | • | Belkis, Queen Of Sheba: 2. War Dance (Danza guerresca) | | • | Belkis, Queen Of Sheba: 3. The Dance Of Belkis At Dawn (La Danza di Belkis all'aurora) | | • | Belkis, Queen Of Sheba: 4. Orgiastic Dance (Danza orgiastica) | | • | Metamorphoseon: Theme (Andante moderato) | | • | Metamorphoseon: Modus I (Moderato non troppo) | | • | Metamorphoseon: Modus II (Allegretto) | | • | Metamorphoseon: Modus III (Lento) | | • | Metamorphoseon: Modus IV (Lento espressivo) | | • | Metamorphoseon: Modus V (Molto vivace) | | • | Metamorphoseon: Modus VI (Vivo) | | • | Modus VII (Cadenze) | | • | Metamorphoseon: Modus VIII (Andantino mosso) | | • | Metamorphoseon: Modus IX (Lento non troppo) | | • | Metamorphoseon: Modus X (Molto allegro) | | • | Metamorphoseon: Modus XI (Molto allegro) | | • | Metamorphoseon: Modus XII (Vivo non troppo) |
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Belkis, Queen of Sheba was the Romantic musical equivalent of those Hollywood Roman empire/Bible epics like The Ten Commandments or Spartacus. It has never been recorded complete, but the suite of four movements extracted by the composer gives a good idea of what a spectacle it must have been. It sounds a lot like movie music, in fact, and that's a complement. Metamorphoseon, by contrast, is a brilliant theme and variations on a Gregorian tune that was commissioned for the 50th anniversary of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Its neglect is inexplicable, unless it's due to the fact that it requires an organ at the end, which makes it impractical for many orchestras. These performances are thrilling, and so is the sound. --David Hurwitz
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Respighi (1879-1936) is probably the greatest Italian composer of the first half of the 20th century. Respighi's music is highly ornamental, descriptive, and, as in these works here, programmatic. Belkis, Regina di Saba (1931) is the suite taken from the fuller ballet he wrote. It has all the Oriental coloring that Scheherazade has, but this time it's paced more effectively as a ballet. Metamorphosen (1930) is a set of themes and variations that have no programme, but they do show just how melodically adroit Respighi was, as well as showing the depths of his ability for orchestration. Surprisingly good stuff. --Paul Cook
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