Roman Festivals (Respighi)
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Roman Festivals (Italian: Feste Romane), P 157 is a tone poem in four movements for orchestra completed in 1928 by the Italian composer Ottorino Respighi.[1] It is the last of his three tone poems about Rome, following Fountains of Rome (1916) and Pines of Rome (1924), which he referred to as a triptych.[2] Each movement depicts a scene of celebration in ancient and contemporary Rome, specifically gladiators battling to the death, the Christian Jubilee, a harvest and hunt festival, and a festival in the Piazza Navona. Musically, the piece is the longest and most demanding of Respighi's Roman trilogy.[3]
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Feste Romane Roman Festivals | |
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Tone poem by Ottorino Respighi | |
Catalogue | P 157 |
Composed | 1928 (1928) |
Duration | Approx. 25 minutes |
Movements | 4 |
Premiere | |
Date | 21 February 1929 (1929-02-21) |
Location | New York City, United States |
Conductor | Arturo Toscanini |
Performers | New York Philharmonic |
The premiere was held on 21 February 1929 at Carnegie Hall in New York City, with Arturo Toscanini conducting the New York Philharmonic.[4] The piece was published by Casa Ricordi in the same year.