Quartetto dorico

Descriptions like 'thematic integrity' and 'sober passion' fit this work well. Respighi revels in his familiar world of impalpable images: hearing it is like crossing a series of successive rooms in an old, great mansion, exquisitely decorated and variously lit. While passing from one room to another, one does not for a moment forget that one is in the same building, watching through its windows different aspects of the same, ever enchanting view.
Klassik-heute 10/10/10, highest rating; Music Web: recommended.