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Introduce: Leopold & the 32 | Introduce: Leopold & the 32 | ||
The musical evening of the [[ | The musical evening of the Fisk [[?]] | ||
*Eminent in the musical life of Rome, | *Eminent in the musical life of Rome, | ||
and Director of Santa Cecilia, was Ottorino | and Director of Santa Cecilia, was Ottorino | ||
Respighi. [[crossed out: whose years in Russia gave him, | |||
not to say that Respighi was either understood or appreciated | for me, a special attraction as a person]] This is | ||
in Italy for he was neither. I do not remember just when | not to say that [[crossed out: he]] Respighi was either understood or appreciated | ||
"The | [[^in Italy]] for he was neither. I do not remember just when | ||
tired of castigating the | "The Pines" was first played but in 1926 nobody | ||
of the real | tired of castigating [[crossed out: him]] the composer for his use of a recording | ||
of the [[^real]] nightingale's song. Respighi was [[crossed out skilful good as]] | |||
a master of orchestral color, and the results were | a master of orchestral color, and the results were | ||
often rather nice, people said but it wasn't | often [[crossed out: very]] [[^rather]] nice, people said but it wasn't | ||
really music: and he had to take his themes | |||
from Gregorian chants because he couldn't | from Gregorian chants because he couldn't | ||
think up any of his own. | think up any of his own. And the gallery | ||
booed and whistled vigorously when music | booed and whistled vigorously when music | ||
by Respighi was played. | by Respighi was played. | ||
He died a number of years ago and now | |||
his nightingale sings from all the concert | his nightingale sings from all the concert | ||
platforms of the occident even in Rome, without | platforms of the occident even in Rome, without | ||
Latest revision as of 05:07, 9 December 2022
Introduce: Leopold & the 32 The musical evening of the Fisk ?
- Eminent in the musical life of Rome,
and Director of Santa Cecilia, was Ottorino Respighi. [[crossed out: whose years in Russia gave him, for me, a special attraction as a person]] This is not to say that crossed out: he Respighi was either understood or appreciated ^in Italy for he was neither. I do not remember just when "The Pines" was first played but in 1926 nobody tired of castigating crossed out: him the composer for his use of a recording of the ^real nightingale's song. Respighi was crossed out skilful good as a master of orchestral color, and the results were often crossed out: very ^rather nice, people said but it wasn't really music: and he had to take his themes from Gregorian chants because he couldn't think up any of his own. And the gallery booed and whistled vigorously when music by Respighi was played.
He died a number of years ago and now
his nightingale sings from all the concert platforms of the occident even in Rome, without