Respighi - Botticelli Triptych (Trittico Botticelliano) | Three Botticelli pictures for orchestra

[@dennisbraun5747]

It's all lovely, but the ending of The Adoration of the Magi..... oh my. I can't describe how beautiful that is.

[@sergio_el_requete.]

Respighi is arguably one of the most underrated coposers ever. I met his music back in the late 90s, when I first listened to The Pines of Rome. After that came a series of masterpieces that blew my mind and elevated my spirit to hieghts never reached before. Here, in L'Adorazione dei Magi, which portraits the moment when the Thre Kings of Orient found Our Lord Jesus Christ, Respighi takes two Christmas Carols, one at minute 7.20 whose name is Veni, veni Emanuel (Come, come Emmanuel), and the second is a traditional italian Christmas carol called Tu scendi dalle stelle, which means "You come down from the stars", at minute 13.20. Thanks for sharing. Greetings from Chile.

[@dougjohnson3299]

Yes. His music lifts the audience up!

[@ukdavepianoman]

Love this work. It's a real masterpiece. Magical, fragrant, dreamy. I particularly love the last movement - I could listen to it for hours and be totally entranced.

[@dougjohnson3299]

Yes, I have just discovered this uplifting composition, beautiful and spiritual and bright!

[@ogredad55]

Being curious (and having heard of this guy) I decided to listen... I'm glad I did! This is very soothing. Thanx 4 sharing, Pal!

[@dougjohnson3299]

This is beautiful, spiritual and bright! Thank you for sharing Respighi with us.

[@steveegallo3384]

FOREVER Sensational......BRAVI TUTTI...and....Thanks, from Acapulco!

[@elisalatson8383]

I hope one day that your Orchestra and you come to Long Island I will request this song for sure I would want to see y'all live to do it in person I love this song so much❤❤❤❤❤

[@edwardmontoya50]

Excellent treatment and understanding of bassoon.

[@mgarraha]

Glad to see all three paintings with the music, but the first two appear in reverse order.

[@elliot1854]

0:01 La Primavera 6:09 L' Adorazione dei Magi 16:42 La Nascita di Venere

[@elisalatson8383]

9 this is my favorite song ever this is one beautiful song I keep it in my playlist when I hear it on the radio wqxr classical radio station here in Long Island 105.9 I turn that song up this is how I feel about it about it❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@philnewton3096]

I ll never forget the thrill of plying this [and Carmina Burana ] under BBC Staff conductor Gerald Gentry in a school at Doncaster in Oct 1966- My 1st teaching job with the Yorkshire Wst Riding music service inits staff Orchestra -

[@bobpuharic3415]

I never heard this until a week or so ago, when KSTX here in San Antonio played it. Just wonderful

[@gorankatic40000bc]

I adore this composition for the last 17 years of my life and I am wondering why it isn't more present on the concert repertoire, because, in my opinion, this composition is an absolute masterpiece. It is so imaginative, colorful and crafted in a manner of only few musical perfectionists like Ravel or Korsakov. For me, although master of the craft, Korsakov's music is a bit empty but his disciples like Ravel and especially Respighi bring the full colors up, not only as a display of the craft but also as a display of emotions. That is why ''Botticelli's Triptych'' is the complete work of art. Who are the performers and who is conducting?

[@TheVaughan5]

"Why it isn't more present on the concert repertoire" You could ask that question of numerous first rate works that are either totally or almost totally ignored by concert organizers who are busy promoting new "music" that is as boring as hell and totally irrelevant to just about everyone except the composer and his/her camp followers.

[@gorankatic40000bc]

True.

[@Renee2004lr]

I'm also surprised that the conductor and orchestra's names are left out. Ironically the three composers who excelled in orchestration were Berlioz, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Ravel and not one of these great orchestrators could play an instrument (Ravel had a difficult time playing some of his "easy" piano music.) Berlioz and Korsakov both wrote books on Orchestration but they are out of date now.

[@jillspady6450]

I agree. Where is this and the Fountains, Pines and Birds of Rome? I was just thinking the same thing!

[@shin-i-chikozima]

This is supreme and off the charts

[@edwardmontoya50]

Life changing

[@babskal8180]

13:30-15:10 "tu scendi dalle stelle" ("Child,descending from Heaven" , the most ancient and popular of the Italian Christmas songs is inserted by Respighi in this work

[@AndrewRudin]

One reason why it's not heard more frequently, is that it's not scored for the same large orchestra as the Roman Trilogy pieces, but rather a chamber orchestra.

[@paullewis2413]

Hmm seems a strange reason. Mozart is also scored for a chamber sized orchestra.

[@shin-i-chikozima]

Who cares about Respighi？ Are you？ The depths of Respighi’s diversity is immeasurable, full of admiration and emotion The musical aesthetics of Respighi is beyond description This splendor of words can not arrive From Tokyo Who has a heart for Japan ？ Is it you？

[@johannbrandstatter7419]

What a wealth of information ! Two tiny details are missing though - what orchestra is playing and who is the conductor ? I have a sneaking suspicion without these two entities all the above information is superfluous !

[@paullewis2413]

I`ve a sneaking suspicion that the omission could be because of copyright?

[@TheEternalWayfarer]

It's the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (based in NY). They don't have a conductor and it is very likely that their recording is the only one (or one of the very few) available. They recorded the Botticelli Triptych for DG along with the 1st and 3rd suite of the Ancient Airs and Dances and the suite The Birds.

[@MuseDuCafe]

The pop-up ads, in the middle of a movement, Kill this. Regrettable.

[@caseypride]

Adblock works pretty well. Advertising is inherently offensive; always block it in all media.

[@johannesbluemink4581]

10:20, my guess is Alex North 'borrowed' a tiny portion for 'Cleopatra' (Liz Taylor).

[@albertbonabirra927]

Qui són els intèrprets d'aquesta versió? - who are the performers of this version?

[@lorenzoimperialeurbinati4626]

Certo che confondere l'Adorazione dei magi con la Primavera è una cafonata quantomeno cosmica

[@Joker25076]

Who is playing? Conducting? When? Where?

[@tylerpatti9038]

Good video but You put the first two in the wrong order.

[@lukedaniell]

7:28 13:19 Transcendental

[@ashplummer3921]

6:00

[@lukasmiller486]

I wish I could find a piano arrangement of these enchanting pieces.

[@davidbeatty3540]

Likely not in the Public Domain (PD) in the US imslp.org/wiki/Trittico_Botticelliano_(Respighi%2C_Ottorino) but that depends on whether you are in the USA or not anyway. See above. And no 'piano arrangement' popped up either. Unfortunate.

[@liseatonadams]

Mmmmmmmm

[@artmasters4016]

How? Bad or good, need critics. @

[@charlesdoria2290]

1st movement transcedent musical myth making, next 2 not so much. Che peccato!

[@alger3041]

All subjective. My favorite is the third movement.