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Boston Conservatory Orchestra, at Mechanics Hall, Worcester MA
I. I pini di Villa Borghese (The Pines of the Villa Borghese) – Allegretto vivace
II. Pini presso una catacomba (Pines Near a Catacomb) – Lento
III. I pini del Gianicolo (The Pines of the Janiculum) – Lento
IV. I pini della via Appia (The Pines of the Appian Way) – Tempo di marcia
Ottorino Respighi was an Italian Romantic composer known for picturesque compositions and revival of Italian symphonic music. Born July 9, 1879, Respighi began studies in violin, viola, piano, and composition at a young age. Though gaining mild success as a violist, he turned to composition full-time after lessons with Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844–1908). It was not until Respighi’s symphonic poem, Fountains of Rome (1916), that he found success; following this, he composed two similar works, Pines of Rome (1923–24) and Festivals of Rome (1928), that share similar imagery of the vivacity and history of Rome, through, as Respighi describes, “the maximum of orchestral sonority and color.” Respighi’s symphonic poem Pines of Rome (1924) follows the scenery surrounding the iconic pines found across Rome. Respighi described this piece as using “nature as a point of departure, to recall memories and visions. The century-old trees which dominate the Roman landscape become testimony for the principal events in Roman life.” The first movement, The Pines of the Villa Borghese, illustrates children playing with curious excitement with the woodwinds’ joyful melody. Conversely, The Pines Near a Catacomb depicts dark shadows with offstage trumpets playing a Kyrie and Sanctus Gregorian chant that emerges from these tombs. Next is The Pines of Janiculum, a nocturne of a serene moonlight scene of nightingales. Respighi employs a phonograph recording of nightingales in this movement, as no combinations of instruments could produce this authentically, according to Respighi. Finally, The Pines of Appian Way recalls the military glory of Italy’s southward expansion in 312 BC. Respighi honors this success with unceasing rhythmic footsteps, resurrecting the military men walking the Appian Way to triumphant trumpet calls.