Ancient Dances and Airs for Lute Suites 1, 2 & 3

Album by Ottorino Respighi & Philharmonia Hungarica & Antal Doráti

Ancient Dances and Airs for Lute Suites 1, 2 & 3 is a set of orchestral suites by Italian composer Ottorino Respighi, composed in 1917, 1923 and 1931. They arrange Renaissance and early Baroque lute pieces for small orchestra, characterised by modal melodies, transparent textures and colourful orchestration, and they represent Respighi's sustained interest in reviving early music within a twentieth-century orchestral idiom.
First released: August 1959

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Ancient Dances and Airs for Lute, Suite no. 1 (for Orchestra): I. Balletto detto "Il Conte Orlando"
    3:09
  2. 2.
    Ancient Dances and Airs for Lute, Suite no. 1 (for Orchestra): II. Gagliarda
    3:54
  3. 3.
    Ancient Dances and Airs for Lute, Suite no. 1 (for Orchestra): III. Villanella
    5:13
  4. 4.
    Ancient Dances and Airs for Lute, Suite no. 1 (for Orchestra): IV. Passo mezzo e Mascherada
    4:14
  5. 5.
    Ancient Dances and Airs for Lute, Suite no. 2 (for Orchestra): I. Laura soave: balletto con gagliarda, saltarello e canario
    4:07
  6. 6.
    Ancient Dances and Airs for Lute, Suite no. 2 (for Orchestra): II. Danza rustica
    4:13
  7. 7.
    Ancient Dances and Airs for Lute, Suite no. 2 (for Orchestra): III. Campanae parisienses - Aria
    5:10
  8. 8.
    Ancient Dances and Airs for Lute, Suite no. 2 (for Orchestra): IV. Bergamasca
    5:44
  9. 9.
    Ancient Dances and Airs for Lute, Suite no. 3 (for Strings): I. Italiana
    3:43
  10. 10.
    Ancient Dances and Airs for Lute, Suite no. 3 (for Strings): IIa. Arie di corte, Andante cantabile
    1:57
  11. 11.
    Ancient Dances and Airs for Lute, Suite no. 3 (for Strings): IIb. Arie di corte, Allegretto
    0:26
  12. 12.
    Ancient Dances and Airs for Lute, Suite no. 3 (for Strings): IIc. Arie di corte, Vivace
    0:44
  13. 13.
    Ancient Dances and Airs for Lute, Suite no. 3 (for Strings): IId. Arie di corte, Lento con grande espressione
    1:28
  14. 14.
    Ancient Dances and Airs for Lute, Suite no. 3 (for Strings): IIe. Arie di corte, Allegro vivace
    0:15
  15. 15.
    Ancient Dances and Airs for Lute, Suite no. 3 (for Strings): IIf. Arie di corte, Vivacissimo
    0:41
  16. 16.
    Ancient Dances and Airs for Lute, Suite no. 3 (for Strings): IIg. Arie di corte, Andante cantabile
    2:13
  17. 17.
    Ancient Dances and Airs for Lute, Suite no. 3 (for Strings): III. Siciliana
    3:05
  18. 18.
    Ancient Dances and Airs for Lute, Suite no. 3 (for Strings): IV. Passacaglia
    4:08

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