Ancient Airs and Dances

Album by Ottorino Respighi & Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra & Sir Neville Marriner

Ancient Airs and Dances is an orchestral suite by Italian composer Ottorino Respighi, composed in 1917. The suite adapts Renaissance and early Baroque lute and vocal pieces into richly coloured, neoclassical orchestral settings, reflecting Respighi's interest in reviving historical repertoire through modern orchestration and marking a key moment in his exploration of orchestral tone colour.
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  1. 1.
    Ancient Airs and Dances: Suite no. 1 (1917): I. Balletto, "Il Conte Orlando"
    2:24
  2. 2.
    Ancient Airs and Dances: Suite no. 1 (1917): II. Gagliarda
    3:27
  3. 3.
    Ancient Airs and Dances: Suite no. 1 (1917): III. Villanella
    5:18
  4. 4.
    Ancient Airs and Dances: Suite no. 1 (1917): IV. Passo mezzo e mascherada
    4:06
  5. 5.
    Ancient Airs and Dances: Suite no. 3 (1932): I. Italiana
    1:56
  6. 6.
    Ancient Airs and Dances: Suite no. 3 (1932): II. Arie di corte
    6:43
  7. 7.
    Ancient Airs and Dances: Suite no. 3 (1932): III. Siciliana
    3:40
  8. 8.
    Ancient Airs and Dances: Suite no. 3 (1932): IV. Passacaglia
    2:30
  9. 9.
    Ancient Airs and Dances: Suite no. 2 (1923): I. Laura soave
    3:52
  10. 10.
    Ancient Airs and Dances: Suite no. 2 (1923): II. Danza rustica
    3:41
  11. 11.
    Ancient Airs and Dances: Suite no. 2 (1923): III. Campanae parisienses & Aria
    5:10
  12. 12.
    Ancient Airs and Dances: Suite no. 2 (1923): IV. Bergamasca
    5:04

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